Back in the USA
End of term for Councillors. The final full Council meeting of the current term took place on Tuesday. We all said our goodbyes, some will not return (not standing again), and others may or may not return.
CJC
22 Apr 2010
End of term for Councillors. The final full Council meeting of the current term took place on Tuesday. We all said our goodbyes, some will not return (not standing again), and others may or may not return.
Lord Ashdown - better known as Paddy - will be visiting Totnes on Monday 26th April from 4pm to campaign for the election of Julian Brazil. The Totnes Liberal Democrats would like to invite anyone interested in hearing Paddy speak to join us as we walk from The Plains up to the Civic Square, finishing with an impromptu speech from Paddy.
Julian Brazil would like to thank Transition Town Totnes for hosting last night's Global Cafe event at the Methodist Church in Totnes. This event was a chance for Julian to speak to people directly on the environmental and energy issues that will have such a significant impact on the sustainable future of this constituency. Electors appreciate the chance to hear all the candidates responding to questions and presenting their arguments; candidates enjoy this form of direct campaigning. For many years hustings could not take place, so this opportunity has been very welcome.
A new poll has a startling finding. The latest YouGov poll added this question: "How would you vote on May 6 if you thought the Liberal Democrats had a significant chance of winning the election".
Nick Clegg has received hundreds of messages of support as our campaign meets with firm resistance from certain quarters of the press. We are standing firm in the face of this. We know that it is directly related to the success we are seeing. Nick has asked me to pass on his thanks to all of you who have been in touch and has asked everyone to redouble their efforts.
Yesterday Julian Brazil met with Paddy Ashdown in South Brent to campaign for the re-opening of the local railway station. Since the 1960s successive governments have failed to support Britain's railway system. The Liberal Democrats believe that a rejuvenated railway system will be vital to Britain's future economy in an era of rising fuel costs and concerns over climate change.