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In my dreams
Nov. 20th, 2019 10:43 amI dreamed last night that we were canvassed by the Labour party.
In waking life, this has not happened. Each day brings another missive from the LibDems, each carefully drafted, it seems, to stamp out any thought I might have of voting for them. Their latest argument is that in Durham only the LibDems can take the seat from Labour, so I should give them my vote rather than waste it on the Conservative candidate. There was never any risk of that.
I vote for the LibDems in local elections, because my local LibDem councillors support the City against the (Labour) County Council. I voted for Roberta, the retiring Labour MP, because (among other reasons) she does likewise. But Roberta is not standing for re-election, and her successor is an unknown quantity. I would guess that Roberta has a substantial personal vote, and that the LibDems are correct in claiming that they could win the seat: so why are Labour not making more effort to hold it?
The canvasser in my dream was unimpressive. He wasn't keen to stop and talk, but dropped a bunch of leaflets in at the open window (not this house, then, and not this season either). We raced to the front door, and engaged him in conversation: but the leaflets included praise for the benefits brought to the City by the new county headquarters under construction on the Sands... So my dreaming mind does not expect great things of the Labour party, locally, at least. My waking mind thinks I will probably have to hold my nose and vote for them regardless (but this could still change).
In waking life, this has not happened. Each day brings another missive from the LibDems, each carefully drafted, it seems, to stamp out any thought I might have of voting for them. Their latest argument is that in Durham only the LibDems can take the seat from Labour, so I should give them my vote rather than waste it on the Conservative candidate. There was never any risk of that.
I vote for the LibDems in local elections, because my local LibDem councillors support the City against the (Labour) County Council. I voted for Roberta, the retiring Labour MP, because (among other reasons) she does likewise. But Roberta is not standing for re-election, and her successor is an unknown quantity. I would guess that Roberta has a substantial personal vote, and that the LibDems are correct in claiming that they could win the seat: so why are Labour not making more effort to hold it?
The canvasser in my dream was unimpressive. He wasn't keen to stop and talk, but dropped a bunch of leaflets in at the open window (not this house, then, and not this season either). We raced to the front door, and engaged him in conversation: but the leaflets included praise for the benefits brought to the City by the new county headquarters under construction on the Sands... So my dreaming mind does not expect great things of the Labour party, locally, at least. My waking mind thinks I will probably have to hold my nose and vote for them regardless (but this could still change).
