Small talk with our Member of Parliament
I never thought I would ever say this but, last night, I actually felt sorry for Bill Cash, our Tory MP. He came to town to be present at the Christmas lights switch on but no-one seems to have told his usual entourage. So the poor chap was on his own for most of the evening.
I managed to pop into Granvilles for a few minutes (betweeen stewarding duties in the street) for the official get together with Father Christmas and Freddie Jones. Bill came in on his own looking rather lonely. So, for a few minutes, we engaged in polite small talk. Politically we are of course miles apart but it was good to hear that Bill and I are agreed on one point. The current debacle concerning the lost data discs must mean that any further plans for ID cards are dead in the water. No one will ever trust any government with confidential information ever again.
And Bill also has a view on who should be our party’s next leader! He would vote for Nick Clegg whom he regards as sound and possessing considerable latent potential. He regards Chris Huhne as a bit of ’a jack of all trades and master of none’. So I now know that the eurosceptic wing of the Tory party fears Chris Huhne being elected!
My ballot paper arrived today so I’ve already returned it with my cross firmly placed in the Huhne box. Sorry, Bill.
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