Milton Keynes Labour Party General Committee Meeting

As I was getting ready to go to my meeting I heard something coming through my letterbox, I thought it must be a copy of the Citizen Newspaper, when I got to the hallway it was in a fact a leaflet from Mark Lancaster MP (Conservative), what was strange about this was it was 7:00pm and dark outside I looked through the kitchen window and could not see anyone in the close, I was becoming paranoid, was this put through my door by a neighbour who thought I would be interested in seeing this as surely the local tories database would indicate I was not a supporter? or as a way of making me think they were starting to work the estate knowing I would let my party know all very strange, or maybe in the end it was a leafleter running behind their schedule.

Arrived early to the General Committee slightly early as I had the projector with me, but did not think to bring with me an extension lead but the problem was solved as Pauline Wallis went home to get one, as lucklily she lived across the road from the meeting place.

Andrew Pakes made a good speech and mentioned about the Tory donations pouring in to the constituency and the excellent help from the co-op and the steelworkers union who have been phoning voters in support of John Goss and Pauline Wallis.

He finished just in time as Phyllis Starkey walked through the door she apologised for being late as she went home to having something to eat to keep herself going, as she had got back from Westminster voting on the reform of the House Of Commons David Cameron had tabled an amendment on which she was going through the lobby to vote on and behind her was a Liberal Democrat MP she said I never thought I would be in the lobby with Tories and the Liberal Democrat MP said ah it is because they cannot stand Cameron very funny!

She talked about the upcoming election campaign and how we had a good story to tell and to keep repeating the election themes on the doorstep and to be more bullish from now on, she also said that Kevin is a very good organiser and how she never wanted him to tell her how the campaign is going on she she could campaign in a postive and upbeat manner, Kevin told a funny story about how Phyllis had rang him at the last general election to say she needed to rest as she was so exhausted but he said you are 50 votes behind and you need to keep going so she said ok then a good way to motiavate your tired candidate, She also said that near to the bus stop she uses in London is a billboard poster with a picture of a family which said I have never voted Tory before but due to their family friendly policies I will be voting Tory, when she got to Parliament she asked a colleague what are the Tories family policies and he or she said a £5 tax break! very powerful example as what about the widows and single parents, all in all a very rousing and inspiring contribution.

Then Kevin made his power point presentation for the Milton Keynes South campaign full of interesting facts and figures and showed the work to be done, this followed Pete Marland's power point presentation for Milton Keynes North another interesting load of facts figures and election themes.

I think in all my times of going to General Committee meetings I have never witnessed a professional powerpoint presentation.

All in all a very good meeting and very well attended