It said on the news today that we were experiencing a perfectly normal English Summer and that it was only the fact that we had a seen a couple of year's of exceptionally fine weather that had lead us to believe that this Summer was truly awful - something about 'rose tinted spectacles'.
Trouble with English Summers is that this makes outdoor events somewhat of a gamble. Today, however, was a day for tea, scone, jam and cream. A truly English, and very Conservative, constituency event. It is when you attend events such as these that you realise that this consitutency that I am fighting really is Conservative. In fact what has been quite remarkable is the way that the sitting Lib Dem MP has been able to paint himself as a Conservative despite his parties overt left wing stance on taxation and Europe - still such is life and I suppose my job is to convince the many that voted for him that true Conservatism can only be found here!
Back to the tea - weather held off and much chat about the weeks by-elections. In fact there was plenty of optimism that the significant Kingston and Surbiton victories at the June elections and the Lib Dems proving their vote is declining in the South and rising in the Labour heartlands will mean a good victory in this part of London.
The party on the ground is actually in good heart ( although too much cream might create bad hearts!) and this is what will be important in Kingston and Surbiton come the General Election.
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