Recovering well from anticipated election defeat in Stoke Newington. I polled a respectable 448 votes which, considering no input there, wasn't bad at all! Beaten by the Greens and, of course, the usual Labour victory but got more than double the three the Tories.
Turnout the usual weedy 37% which, whilst better than the national average, still strikes me as appalling for democracy. Personally, I would like to see compulsory voting as well as proportional representation.
Nice to get to know a great bunch of Lib Dem activists, keen and committed and willing to put in the work on the ground. They've even succeeded in re-invigorating some of us vets. I still believe that local politics is an uphill struggle and will remain so unless and until more power is devolved from Central Govt (for example, £4 of every £5 spent by Hackney Council comes from Central Government giving limited scope for having much influence/impact at a local level). Far better for accountability to raise and spend a local income tax.
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