Some positive responses from the History consultees and then a good meeting with Jack Ramply of Southoe before my SLD meeting this evening, where canvassing help for me is being organised and I just need to organise the election address deliveries. The Royal family arrive home after their skiing disaster, Reagan has deepened the Panama crisis over stopping paying canal costs, another arrest over the Guinness scandal and Labour pushing the Tories hard over the NHS on Budget Day
Had a fitful night’s sleep and was then awake early. Had my morning drink and took an early shower and read the paper whilst waiting for breakfast. Then I caught up on yesterday’s journal, the morning mail, and sorted out another couple of history mailings. I continued to get replies today – the Cock Audley chap popped round and I had phone calls from the Birches and old Post Office. The owners seem pleased with the information and each have more to give in return. Then typed up a campaign report for this evening’s election meeting and had a late lunch when I had finished. A pink salmon salad and then off to see Jack Ramply of Southoe. I spent two hours with the old gentleman, who is getting very deaf. In the end, I stopped short of asking him to sign my nomination form, but had another good chat about Little Paxton history. Home in late afternoon, finished my typing and had tea. Spent this evening at the SLD meeting.
They are lining up a hand full of canvassers for my Paxton Ward contest. If I can organise the literature in sequence and we get it delivered to schedule, I reckon we can put up a very creditable contest. Home late and just wrote my journal and unwound for a while before retiring at after midnight. The news today is of the Royal party coming home straight away after the accident. In Panama, Reagan has stopped paying the canal costs and the political crisis thus deepens. Lord Spens is the latest Guinness businessman to be arrested for misdeals and is released on £ ½ million bail. Labour are pushing the Tories hard over Budget Day being an NHS day and the opinion polls show70% of people favouring more spending on the Health Service rather than tax cuts.