Well I am home, I got back at 5.30 this afternoon after 15 days in Haltemprice and Howden working for David Davis. Was it worth it you ask? Absolutely. I still believe what he did was the right thing and on top of that I have met some superb people whom I shall stay in contact with. I was billetted with several local party members over the course of the two weeks and will be writing to them to express my thanks, everyone was so welcoming and understanding (after a 12 or 13 hour day political conversation isn’t always top of the list for evening activities).
As I did not have a ticket for the count I managed to get in the back door, I was able to stay undetected for about 20 minutes until the security got wind of the fact a few people had found another way in and soon threw us out. The viewing gallery was just that, in that there was no sound what-so-ever. Evidently when they picked the local sports centre they didnt take into account that the parties may have people there who couldn’t get into the count and may actually want to hear the speeches. We therefore ended up going in force to stand in the main doorway to listen and plainly refusing to move when the little Corporal on the door tried to move us on. It helped that we had a 6ft 5 local councilor who is built like a brick shit house backing our corner, Cllr. Paul Robinson (find a link to his blog on the right) was spot on with his response.
Following the count we went back to the Wilerby office for drinks and then walked back to our billetts in Kirk Ella. After about 4 hours sleep we got up packed up, cleaned up and went for an early lunch at Prezz’s favourite Chinese restraunt Mr Chu’s in hull,from there it was homeward bound (by the way a big thankyou to Pete who got the bill, very good of you, especially after our heated debate at the after count party). When I got back to Leeds there was an awful moment where I thought I had lost my ticket but on finding it I went for a quick pint in the Scarborough and then it was home to get changed for Mum and Dad’s anniversary dinner… A long two weeks. But thoroughly enjoyable!
