We have been carrying out our monthly surveys in the town centre recently but calculated that just 10 days before Christmas people would be rushing around buying presents and too busy to talk to us. So instead we decided to hand out Christmas cards and balloons and took up our usual spot. People were pleased to recieve a card from us, even if several were suprised to be getting something for nothing, and the bsallons were as ever popular with young children. What did surprise me was the number of people who wanted to chat along the theme of "do what you can to get this lot out". There is a real mood that Labour in Government are tired and discredited and people really are looking for change. There is a real feeling of being denied the opportunity to have a say when the election anticipated for November was called off. And the bad news is that with a downturn in the economy, rising business failures and falling house prices, the next election is likely to be later rather than sooner and the people I spoke to who are so keen for change will have longer to wait.
Monday 17 December 2007
Ballons in the Town Centre
We have been carrying out our monthly surveys in the town centre recently but calculated that just 10 days before Christmas people would be rushing around buying presents and too busy to talk to us. So instead we decided to hand out Christmas cards and balloons and took up our usual spot. People were pleased to recieve a card from us, even if several were suprised to be getting something for nothing, and the bsallons were as ever popular with young children. What did surprise me was the number of people who wanted to chat along the theme of "do what you can to get this lot out". There is a real mood that Labour in Government are tired and discredited and people really are looking for change. There is a real feeling of being denied the opportunity to have a say when the election anticipated for November was called off. And the bad news is that with a downturn in the economy, rising business failures and falling house prices, the next election is likely to be later rather than sooner and the people I spoke to who are so keen for change will have longer to wait.
