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Organization and Administration after a late night and early morning planning Sue Sutton’s election campaign and then some time clearing garden leaves and moving my hall fire alarm detector before my journal and to bed
Another late night and then a short one so as to be reluctant to wake up this morning. My chores, some reading, and then I finished off the process of getting my press cuttings right up to date. I then cleared up my office and prepared some information which I then faxed to Sue Sutton at Glisson Road. I spoke to her at length on the telephone and we organised our plans for the forthcoming campaign period.
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A more relaxing day, sleeping in and updating my journal and notes of the previous day’s meetings after a nice friend breakfast. Some afternoon televised sport and Antiques Sho before hearing news of the US loss in the Gulf of a B52 bomber and helicopter
Slow to retire last night and even slower to rise this morning and so I had breakfast in my dressing gown again. A nice fried meal which I enjoyed before getting showered and dressed and then updating yesterday's journal before coffee in the lounge with Diana. I then spent the rest of the time before lunch writing up the notes from yesterday's meeting which looked quite productive on paper even if it was a bit frustrating at the time. A nice lunch of roast beef and then a relaxing afternoon watching televised sport. First Football and then Rugby Union. I also enjoyed "The Antiques Roadshow" whilst having tea in the lounge, The programme was coming from St Ives this time and it was nice to see the place on television and enjoy watching local people's precious possessions being examined and valued by experts.
The Gulf News is of the US losing a B52 bomber and another helicopter and also confirming rumours that a number of their previous marine casualties were due to "own goal" hits from so-called "friendly" aircraft.
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Preparing for chairing this afternoon for a meeting at Glisson Road which I ran on time to plan for party's campaigns for the next fifteen months prior to the next election. This evening to take Debbie over to Hail Weston House for Kate's birthday swimming party and I stayed a while to chat to Nigel and Lynne.
The Gulf War news is of the Alliance talking about not being ready yet for a land offensive but just pounding the Iraqi defensive lines with millions of tons of bombs and eradicating any remaining vestiges of the Iraqi navy.
I actually got to bed soon after 10.00pm last night and found Diana in a receptive mood for once. Slept well and was not so tired this morning but I still got up a bit late. The morning was occupied with my preparations for this afternoon's strategy meeting which set out to plan our. I wrote another letter to the political strategists, enclosing information to hand to them at the meeting and also telephoned a number of people who were coming to make sure that they were also preparing information to make the event useful. The morning had soon gone, and I had an early lunch and then rushed out. Collecting Marion Woodbridge and Percy Meyer on the way, I had arranged to leave early so in case there were any traffic problems, and it was just as well I did.
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A day working at home, catching up with calls and arrangement as Steve Bloom visits with his bad news before reconciling my political colleagues dispute and managing some gardening in between. The Gulf news is both confusing and worrying with Iraqi manoeuvres on the Kuwait/Saudi border
I was tired today from a series of late nights and also from the tension of giving the history talk yesterday evening. Slow to get up this morning and so had breakfast with the family in my dressing gown so that I could see the girls off to school. Some reading and the televised news on the Gulf War and then I got showered and dressed before getting down to some work in my office. A number of calls and visits today during which I organised the work that needed doing for both the Paxton Princess and The Hayling View hall/utility area.
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