Local politics is different

We have been canvassed, for the first time in these (local) elections. The Labour party turned up on our doorstep this morning. Inevitably, these were people we knew, and they were very supportive of durham_rambler's competing candidature, and offered to take some of his leaflets to distribute with their own - which I'm sure they aren't supposed to do, so I won't identify them further.

We admitted we had already voted (we have postal votes) and not for Labour, and they took it well, and we lingered chatting in the sunshine until all the canvassers had caught up with each other, and there were half a dozen of us standing around, criticising the candidates of other parties. I admitted that I don't have a high opinion of the leading local Green, and suggested that if the Labour party's green policies were stronger I'd be more likely to vote for them - and from there we got on to the shortcomings of the Labour party in general ...

It's canvassing, but not as we know it. Meanwhile, durham_rambler has been out canvassing on his own account: he is very pleased with the response he is getting.