Truro and Falmouth Campaign Update (3.4.10)

The fashion seems these days to 'big' up everything. Everyone is doing well, all is on target, the 'positive' is accentuated and the 'negative' is eliminated. So much so it is hard to ever find out the truth.

I do not wish to speak too soon, but we are doing really well here. Our campaign is run on a shoe string budget, and there are a handful of people active in doing things. I do not have any money from Lord Ashcroft or Lord or Lady anyone else for that matter, but so far I can assure supporters the £120 we have invested in leaflets, and the £27 we have raised via selling second hand books on our street stall, has been used to the optimum.

The campaign thus far as consisted of our weekly street stall in either Truro or Falmouth, participating in every hustings event with the other candidates, and writing to the press and participating in the occasional radio interview.

When I got out of bed this morning, and looked outside I really did not feel like driving to Falmouth to stand in the rain and give out leaflets. Yet I summoned up the energy and somehow made it. I keep waiting for the enthusiasm to die down, but people happily take our leaflet, smile, and wish us good luck. When we have the hustings event, there is always a round of applause for at least one response to a question answered. That is often one more than the other candidates-And I do not load the audience with my supporters or Green Party members (We should be so lucky!).It is all very inspiring, and I really hope the message is getting through.

There needs to be a major change in this country. Indeed on this earth if we are to survive. The current situation is unsustainable, the answers offered by the major parties will solve nothing-tinkering around the edges at the most, totally screwing everything up even more at worst. How can they all want to cut public services to death? Why have they all forgotten that the bankers have taken us all to the cleaners? (News today: Bob Diamond at Barclays denies getting £6m a year...it was only £250,000 pa he says)! Why is there still this urge to make the vast majority of us suffer for the financial collapse yet nobody is saying that tax loopholes for big business cost the revenue millions and millions a year in lost revenue?

I do however think the ordinary people walking through Falmouth this morning do realise it. I am ever grateful for the thanks I have received for my letters to the West Briton, and the strong belief that the messages of the main political parties are all the same and that people may..just may vote Green this time around. Let us hope that is the case.

Hustings events:

Truro Town Hall Boscawen Street 6pm 20/4/10 (If you show up say I invited you!)
Hall For Cornwall 7pm 22/4/2010 (contact West Briton for tickets)
All Saints Church, Higher Town Truro 25/4/2010
Any Questions Radio Cornwall 28?/4/2010
Possible date for Election 6/5/2010-please vote in your 1000's!

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