May 1st Blistered feet from delivering election leaflets round the ward.
2nd Delivering leaflets and canvassing all day until Twyford annual parents meeting where I questioned why they did not teach chastity and fidelity in sex education. The governors' chairman said they had children from single parent families etc. I replied it was because they had teachers who could not teach it without hypocrisy.
3rd Election day. On duty at polling stations at Oldfield school. Knocking up non-voters on Medway. Then to the count at the town hall with my parents. When my father died four years later his ticket to the count was in his wallet. He was a life long Labour voter and his son about to be a Tory councillor.
4th 2310 voted for me. A 700 majority removing Labour from our ward and against the national trend we took the council for the Conservatives 40 seats to 30. To bed at 4am. Group meeting in the town hall at 7pm. Appointed vice-chairman of Social Services.
6th Larry led for Raju on Jesus Only. Paul Clowney on reasonableness of Christianity.
7th Bank Holiday Monday. Moved items from garage to shed. Great walk with Katy and Deb at lakes by Heathrow and the Thames.
8th My full time assistant has done a bunk.
On my own until 5pm.
9th No assistant all day.
10th Evening Loveday Road meeting five mothers of dyslexic children.
11th Very busy at work on my own.
12th With boys and Chis Baddock to the Oval and saw Yorkshire beat Surrey so very happy.
13th Enjoyed being robed for the first time at Ealing Abbey RC civic service. Aunty Myra to lunch. Katy's aunt now resident in British Columbia.David and Rachel to New Kids on the Block concert.
14th No staff at work. Alperton High governors.
15th Conservative council group. Appointed to education, SACRE and Aids Response.
16th One assistant, Sherry. But some hours still not covered. Bomb in Wembley.
17th Late for introductory seminar after work in Perceval House, aka the Kremlin.
18th Did Yorkshire Dialect at Twyford PTA. Good food with Larsons.
19th Stocktake done by noon. Celebration meal with champagne at The Lantern with Larsons.
20th Elliott led for Larry. Katy went in the evening.
21st On my own all day. Group meting in council chamber. Warned of likely demonstration tomorrow.
22nd First council meeting. Did not speak. Te liberal Rev Neil Richardson insulting for Labour.
23rd Moved desk in roaches to the new front room and watched ODI with New Zealand.
24th Robed for annual council meeting. Good food and claret on a solely Conservative table.
25th Depressed at work with temporary assistant Seralyn.
26th Caroline a decent assistant all day.
27th David Barnes on Great Commission. Cocktails with Mindels, W5 luxury. Whip Bob Hetherington say she Sikhs will oppose the RE syllabus.
28th Completed David's wardrobe and curtain rail. Took girls to Gurnell fair.
29th Supposed to have Asha as assistant but she was on the tills most of the day.
30th Long day. Asha part of it but no-one in evening. Depressed at Jonathan's unemployment.
31st Boss David failed to get a locus so another long day and Asha not much use.
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