Hammersmith & Fulham

Greetings folks,

What a weekend, Sunday was rather bizarre, over to Fulham on another of our now successful campaign weekends, I loved the dry cleaners - see the picture. My kind of shop :-)

The question and answer session by Brian Paddick in the Independent on Saturday was really good, it shows he is a normal person wanting to do a great job for fellow Londoners, ranging over topics including his top priorities for London, the Olympics, the shootingof Jean Charles de Menezes and his views on drugs: http://news.independent.co.uk/people/profiles/article3196273.ece

The other picture is a little giggle, although Will Howells may not think so.

He sat peering over his glasses at me sat in this pose.

Greetings my posse of readers (or is that hello reader)?

Today was a tad busy, up and ready as normal to get into Cowley Street where Chris Leaman and I were training some of our good friends from Ealing, Lewisham, Hillingdon and Camden.

A friend of mine is down under at the moment and is pleased he helped to oust the Aussy PM

AJ is doing really well, although he has yet to meet his two favourite uncles, we will obviously be the favourites.

Politics - I have voted in the Liberal Democrat Leadership election - but aren't allowed to discuss.

See you next week.

About time!

Apologies - I have had computer problems and for some bizarre reason have not been able to access my blog despite wanting to.

Well, for starters baby bubble has now been born and has a name, Aaron James Watts so now instead of buying lots of generic things we can go mad for blue - any comments that I would be buying pink will be frowned upon.

As a Federal Party Employee I am not allowed to comment on the Leadership election - but my ballot paper arrived yesterday and I have voted.

Anyhow, enough for now, busy at the moment and now I know its working again, I will be back!

What a Barking weekend

Most of my Friday was spent preparing and printing the leaflets ready for the Barking campaign weekend. Barking has a Labour run council, and 12 BNP opposition Councillors. So, Saturday morning bright and early armed with the Post Office leaflets I set off for Cowley Street to finish off the printing and bundling.

The first job when I arrived in Cowley Street, was to make the policeman outside a cup of tea! Then a coffee for me. I got everything ready and then at 10am set off for Upney Station to meet the volunteers. Eastbury ward is a nice shape, served by three tube stations (Barking, Upney and Becontree) is well connected transport wise and houses an absolute gem, Eastbury Manor House right in the middle of the ward.

Over half of Eastbury ward was delivered with a residents survey and the remainder with a Save Our Post Offices leaflet.

We had a good turnout of volunteers over the weekend, my sincere thanks to all of those who came out in the cold - although it did warm up nicely.

I also discovered the East London line this weekend, a hidden treasure but for me a star, it sliced an hour each way off my travel time from Dartford to Upney.

Leaves on the line.....

Was a bit late leaving home this morning so missed my normal 7.51am train so went for the 8.13am armed with my coffee, danish and metro, just to find hundreds of people on Dartford station because of delays and cancellations.

Why on earth can Southeastern trains not get to grips with London Bridge station, I am absolutely fed up when I turn up at Charing Cross each morning to hear "we apologise to passengers arriving at platform one this morning, the delay was caused by congestion at London Bridge" what a load of twaddle, you plan the timetable........

Then leaves on the line got blamed, who was right, who was wrong?

I took a nice but bizarre photo two weeks ago of crocuses blooming in St James Park, see above. It's true, climate change has to be tackled!

Ming moves on and now the selection starts

It has been interesting to see the newspapers and hear the news today distancing themselves from the former Leaders age - not us' guv.

The interesting thing in last nights London Lite was that some Labour strongholds were described as amongst some of the worst places to live. And a review of how the Tories have had to give £8million back!

Then this afternoon I was asked to be the guest speaker at Hammersmith & Fulhams AGM next month, very nice to be asked, I am looking forward to it.

A busy weekend coming up in Barking & Dagenham - see you there?