Dusting off the Cobwebs

I was out and about in Cumbernauld and Kilsyth earlier today distributing some community surveys and finding out some views of local people about their area and on Scottish politics in general.

This will doubtless be the first of many "workdays" for me as we build towards the expected Westminster general election - possibly this Autumn, but more likely a bit further down the line I suspect. It was good to get out and about after what has been a busy Summer in the office and to hear a few views being expressed from more than a few local people.

Anyway, as I say, there will be more of this type of activity in the not too distant future, so if you are interested in coming and giving us a helping hand then just drop me an e-mail and let me know.

Blog Making the News

A wee bit of publicity for my blog this week as the Cumbernauld News and Kilsyth Chronicle reported its existence. Hopefully this will let even more people in Cumbernauld and Kilsyth know about the site and they might pop by and pay it a visit.

This is actually the second time we have made the paper with the blog. There was recently an interview with Tony Blair published and it got a mention then, as the editor of the paper had intended asking him a question based on the piece I did about his 1983 election leaflet. Sadly the strictly managed interview was limited to ten minutes and they ran out of time before he could get to that one. A note to the editor - if my blog similarly inspires you in the future then make sure it is the first question you ask!

Anyway, it is good to know that the blog is being read and making some impression on folk.

I am finding it more difficult to get time to contribute to it, but will endeavour to keep updating as regularly as I can between now and the election.

85 days and 520 votes to go

Hello and welcome to my blog site. I will try and keep this site as up to date as possible between now and election time. Although I can't promise to post every day, particularly once it gets closer to election day itself on 3rd May. And that day is going to come around remarkably soon.

There are only 85 days to the Scottish Parliament election, less than three months to go! The team of SNP activists in Cumbernauld and Kilsyth have been working hard to try and get the SNP message across to people in the area. We are presently engaged in a big survey of people's opinions about matters of national and local importance. The response we have been getting has been great, with many people telling us that they are fed up after seven and a half years of New Labour-Liberal rule and that it's time for a change, and that it's time for independence. There are only 520 votes between the SNP and Labour in Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, so every vote counts!

Please look out for our survey in your area. We should be calling soon if we haven't been already.