A slow start to a fine but chilly day with my injured finger and then completing Michael Pope’s third and last leaflet which ended up quite the best effort that I have made. This afternoon, Percy Meyer came over and we sketched out the Buckden County last leaflet as local news is full of our criticisms of the sitting Tory County and District Councillors for non-attendance at council meetings and the Tories have reacted angrily to these criticisms. Nationally, the news is still full of the Hillsborough Football Ground Disaster and of widespread condemnation over the government over the introduction of ID cards and NHS ‘reforms’ and of 8p per gallon petrol price increases
I was tired this morning and slow to wash and dress due to my injured finger that I had received by accident during post-boarding. After tending the conservatory and fish on a fine, if chilly, day. I spent the morning working on Michael Pope’s third and last leaflet which ended up quite the best effort that I have made. Diana was much distracted today, ferrying Debbie and her friend Philippa to and from the riding school. There are only a few horses left there now and not many owners about to help the girls when they need it. Diana also did some shopping and helped at the local school and Brownies, between running around after the girls all day. This afternoon, Percy Meyer came over and we sketched out the Buckden County last leaflet which I now must lay out. This evening, I was joined by three Democrat workers and we went to Great Gransden to canvas for Des Merrill and Percy Meyer. The result was most encouraging and, if this is anything to go by, the Tories do not stand the prayer of stopping us. The news is full of our criticisms of the sitting Tory County and District Councillors for non-attendance at council meetings and the Tories have reacted angrily to these criticisms, which only further highlights their plight.
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The news is still full of the Hillsborough Football Ground Disaster, several days after the deaths of the victims. The government are ploughing ahead with the ID Card Bill, even though many say this will make crowd crushes worse. They face similar opposition over the NHS reforms which the Royal College of General Practitioners have said will seriously damage patient care and doctor-patient relationships. They condemn the ‘lack of consultation’ and the ‘unreasonable timetable’ as well. Other medical colleges and the Royal College of Nursing and Health Unions are also dead against the plans. BP and Esso have both put the price of petrol up 8.2p to 7.7p a gallon respectively which is bad news for the Chancellor’s anti-inflation strategy.