Campaigning in Galmpton and Loddiswell
This has been a full day's canvassing to cover both villages. Again I was hearing, at the top of the list, that people want to see a change in the way that politics operates in the UK. I did not hear anyone calling for proportional representation, but more a desire for politicians of all parties to work collaboratively.
Naturally there is still anger about MPs expenses, with so many making the point that they would never expect to make such claims from their own jobs. I am not a professional politician and myself feel optimistic that, with so many new MPs in the next Parliament, that we have a real opportunity for change. People do want to see a new generation of politicians who have worked in the real world. It is clear that many families, and especially pensioners, are struggling financially on fixed incomes and need to be able to trust politicians to understand these pressures.
