I had already had a morning #labourdoorstep session in Chepstow and headed up to Monmouth on the long, yet beautiful, bus journey up the Wye Valley. I took some photos en route before I set out to work again. Tintern Abbey Haberdashers Monmouth School (my old secondary school) Wez G…
Today, I was out doing #labourdoorstep with Marg and Vanessa from Chepstow Labour Party Branch in a nice area where people were happy to engage and the general feeling was one for a change in government at the next #generalelection It is always fun going out with Vanessa as she is…
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Today Severnside Labour were out en force, covering #labourdoorstep in Castle Ward, Caldicot. We were up on the new estates, areas which I am not familiar with as these were farmers’ fields we used to play in when I was growing up and the new houses didn’t even exist. The…
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The author reflects on their intense second experience working for the Labour Party during an election. They supported first-time candidate Amy Thompson-Lancaster in Chepstow, motivating her against Conservative odds. After a passionate day canvassing, they celebrated her victory but acknowledged the tougher challenge ahead in electing Catherine Fookes against incumbent David Davies.
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This morning we went out campaigning on my estate in the local Dewstow Ward, Caldicot. Catherine Fookes, the Labour Party candidate for Monmouthshire, was present and vigorously knocking the doors. Henry Higgins, the Severnside Chair was out as was Counsellor for Magor & Undy, Frances John Crook. Plus my regular…
View More Labour Doorstep in Dewstow Ward, Caldicot
We were ou campaigning locally, doing #labourdoorstep for our Labour Party candidate here in Monmouthshire, Catherine Fookes. Out on this sunny Spring day today as can be seen from the photo, are Wez G, Severnside branch chairman, Henry Higgins, Cllr Angela Sandles (Magor / Undy), Cllr Frances John Crook (Magor…
View More Severnside Labour campaigning in Magor
For our #labourdoorstep campaigning session today for the Labour Party we were up in Monmouth. The main goal, of course is to support the successful campaign of Labour candidate for Monmouthshire, Catherine Fookes. Today we were joined by a powerful rising star and cabinet politician from Welsh Labour. Jeremy Miles…
View More Labour Party campaigning for Catherine Fookes in Monmouth with Jeremy Miles MS
Today, we went out locally for Severnside branch of the Labour Party Jessica Morden MP from Newport East is still the Parliamentary political representative for us here prior to the boundary changes at the general election when Caldicot and Severnside area will become part of Monmouthshire contituency where Catherine Fookes…
View More Severnside Labour Party campaigning in Rogiet
Today we were again out campaigning for Catherine Fookes as Labour candidate for Monmouthshire at the next general election. We were out and about in Town Ward, Monmouth, an area that Catherine knows well as she is the councillor there. Andy and Cath were among the workers I met today…
View More Labour Party Campaigning in Town Ward, Monmouth
This was my second day actually out doing #labourdoorstep – Today it was sunny Caldicot, my hometown. We met up at the local car park of Gray Hill surgery, near the town centre. We would be out today campaigning on behalf of our current MP, Jessica Morden, Newport East. It…
View More Labour Doorstep in Caldicot with Jessica Morden MP
Today was my first day out proper canvassing, doing #labourdoorstep – We were out in Garden City, Chepstow. It is part of the Chepstow Castle ward. Today was important as it was election day. We had a young lady candidate, Gemma Rosser, standing up against some pretty tough Conservative opposition,…
View More Labour Party: Canvassing for Chepstow Castle By-election