I spent this morning as part of the canvassing team in Needham Market this morning, where we are defending the Bosmere county division held by Julia Truelove. The response on the doorstep was pretty good, although it was noticeable that a number of previously canvassed Conservative supporters were claiming to be switching to UKIP.
The candidate herself was joined by the two sitting District Councillors, Wendy Marchant and Mike Norris, and I was intrigued to see that Mike had his most recent payslip from Mid Suffolk District Council with him. If challenged on expenses and suchlike, his response was to show them the payslip, showing his allowance as a councillor, and his effective hourly rate, a miserable £1.90 per hour. I did suggest that the council should be done under the national minimum wage provisions... I'm quite impressed that Mid Suffolk include that information, and wonder how many other councils do.
It just goes to show that not all politicians are doing it for the money... as if most of them ever were...
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