Kentish Support for the Liberal Democrats

With the Royal starter's gun we are off galloping towards the General Election.

Not even a week in and there are online polls, analysis and speculation about the election in Kent.

I was therefore delighted to see that the majority of people reading the Kent Online Kentish Express were talking about voting Liberal Democrat over all other parties.

In response to the election being called, I have had the KM on the 'phone, ABC on the 'phone and other local papers and advertisers. I was quite impressed to have my name featured on the front cover of Your Ashford as Chris's campaign manager

Coverage is meant to be impartial, but we live in a fairly "safe seat" in Ashford and although our campaigning attempts are large, it is often difficult to reach everyone in the constituency.

This is why the Ashford Liberal Democrats decided to make use of the Town Centre Partnership's bandstand this Saturday to communicate with the public and provide a real and tangible presence.

Organisation for this event has been going on for months, and in a period of what can only be described as "electoral flux", we are campaigning to make a real change in Ashford.

Chris Took, the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary candidate, lives in Kennington with his wife and has been campaigning in Kent for many years.

This weekend, Chris came to the bandstand and met many local residents, engaging with them on a level that they have perhaps not received with other local politicians.

Questions included issues surrounding the economy, the NHS, older people using iT and immigration.

Our presence alone has gained as members, volunteers and and more support than we've ever seen before.

We will be in town leafleting in the next three weeks in the run-up to the election as well as out knocking on the doors, delivering leaflets and speaking people is much as possible. If you can spare five minutes or a couple of hours, please contact me and let me know!

Please help join the campaign to bring back a Liberal MP to Ashford, the last of which was seen in 1931!