There’s a battle on across the country, to elect people who will respond to the needs of their local communities, who will fight to protect vital services for vulnerable people.
Liberal Democrats without local elections don’t have to be spectators. If you do travel to campaign in another area, your help is especially valuable.
It’s not just the help you’ll be giving: knocking on doors and delivering leaflets. Morale is important in a campaign. If you offer help from outside, you’ll give them a real boost. Just by coming and helping, you will make things happen that otherwise wouldn’t have happened.
You are setting a good example. A few stubbornly refuse to cross a ward boundary to help in a target ward. If you’ve travelled ten miles, or thirty miles, maybe that’ll shame them into travelling a hundred yards!
Don’t be shy about ringing up. If you don’t already know someone to call, you can find the phone numbers of nearby local parties on the web.
Be persistent. Some local parties get caught up in the campaign, and they can be terrible at replying to phone messages or emails. Be patient with them, but, if you can’t get through, try another local party.
And if you do travel to help, thank you!
* George Kendall is the acting chair of the Social Democrat Group. He writes in a personal capacity.
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