Yesterday I spent all day at Richmond Park. In the morning I was delivering Gazette newspapers in New Malden. Then in the afternoon I joined our very hard-working clerical team in the Kingston office. I bumped into LDV colleague, Mary Reid, who has a crucial top secret role at the Kingston office, which she fulfils every evening. I could tell you what this role involves, but I’d have to eat you afterwards.
It was great to see the streets teeming with orange diamond posters and busy LibDem volunteers.
My picture above shows me with the very serious chain of command at the Kingston office. The office director is “Duck à l’orange”, who has recently been fully trained up by their close relative, Doctor Mark Quack. Also in the photo are Duck à l’orange’s key assistants, Simon Drage and Ashley Day.
Please do plan to come to Richmond Park this weekend if you can, so that we can give a really big last weekend push for Sarah Olney.
The Kingston office is at 110 Canbury Park Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 6JZ, and is conveniently just a few minutes’ walk from Kingston Station. Our other office is at 65a Sheen Lane, Mortlake, SW14 8AD.
So please come and join us at either base – they are both open from 10am to 9pm every day between now and 1st December. You can volunteer here. If that is not an option then please get on the phone – full instructions here (but only for party members).
* Paul Walter is a Liberal Democrat activist and member of the Liberal Democrat Voice team. He blogs at Liberal Burblings.
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Would this be of interest to the voters of Richmond Park?
Tories under Thatcher planned to scrap NHS
“The document stamped “secret” was called, in keeping with films and books of that era, “The Omega Project”.
Civil servants noted that “for the majority it would represent the abolition of the NHS”.
But in spite of what was described as the nearest thing to a Cabinet riot in the history of the Thatcher administration, the prime minister secretly pressed ahead with the plans – before later backing down.”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38101020
Keep up the good work all of you that have been able to get to Richmond Park. I will be doing some phoning this weekend but if you can get there please do so as every little bit of help could make all the difference
Hello,
Live in the area KT2. Had posters put through the door, but no indication of any public meetings being with Sarah Olnay so we, the locals, can get to know her; talk to her; get her personal views on issues both local and national. Not seen or heard of Tim Fallon in the area. Supported Lib Dems all my life, but not since ‘broken promises’ of Clegg et al in election before last.
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/14926870.EXCLUSIVE__Zac_Goldsmith_leads_by_50_per_cent_to_42_per_cent__according_to_senior_Liberal_Democrat/
I remember the Lib Dem’s own polling in the GE massively over stated the Lib Dem strength. However, if it’s true then it gives you a shout at winning.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/nov/26/lib-dems-richmond-byelection-sarah-olney-eu-caroline-lucas-green-party-article-50