I'm scared

No, you mean 'In' again tomorrow . The S.O. and I watched each other hawk like as we filled in our postal votes yesterday in case we put a cross in the wrong box. With having no 'proper' names to latch onto I, for one, keep getting my ins and outs mixed up. We then drove to the council offices with our votes and I insisted on seeing the receptionist put them into the ballot box [paranoid, moi?]. Would help you with your leafleting if I could; we've had nothing through the letter box here.

Delivered first lot of leaflets today. I couldn't borrow dramatictessa's toddler, but I played the sympathy card by limping around with a stick - I've twisted my knee doing an exercise DVD . Probably helped that most people were out at work! Whatever, I survived. Out again tomorrow

I am sorry that you felt intimidated during the Scottish referendum, Jane. That wasn't my experience but to be fair, I didn't canvass or join any demonstrations. As we know from these forums, for every opinion expressed there will be an equal and opposite reaction.
Such is life.

There's evidence of people twittering to say where Jim Murphy was going to be next so it did appear to be organised in some way .

What a sad state of affairs. I am aware of one of one forum (for older people) where every single "remain" member has either left or is not posting currently. I think even some of the "leavers" on here would be shocked with some of the comments, mainly from older men.

"leavers", in some places, may be bullying people into being quiet "remainers" but those people still have the same number of votes – one – that a “leaver” does.

I live in a city which has a Labour MP but a Coalition Council. In my street we have four 'Remain' Labour posters up and no trouble so far. Two are our ones. There is also a 'Remain' poster in a flat behind us. I haven't really seen any others for either side but I think people just don't nail their political colours to the mast in this part of the UK, unlike London and the North of Ireland where they do. My daughter campaigns religiously in North London most nights/weekends when not at work for 'Remain' and has not suffered any unpleasantness. Trouble is some people are very 'precious' about their opinions these days and assume they, and they alone, know the right decision. Reasoned argument seems to have died in the UK, mainly I think fuelled by the 'knee jerk' reaction press.

Tegan - There were incidents during the referendum, but the egg that hit Jim Murphy was wielded (not thrown) by someone who “ . . .lives overlooking the scene and went down to take part and ask Mr Murphy a question."^

“He was irritated that he didn’t get a response and there was an altercation with a photographer who he thought was an official photographer and he got in a bit of a state."

"MacKenzie handed himself in after press reports on the attack. When he was charged, he said: “I’d like to apologise to Mr Murphy and for bringing the Yes campaign into disrepute unintentionally’."

^"Cranston said his client was a Yes supporter but denied
being part of any “organised disruption” of Murphy’s tour."^

www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/crime/indy-thug-said-egged-jim-4169121#g2qQ2vGVAD8xibZy.99

Can I borrow him dramatictessa

I took my grandson with me last time I leafleted, not for protection I hasten to add (he's just a toddler! ) but because I had done my usual thing of leaving it to the last minute and I was looking after him that day. He loved it, and got lots of smiles from those who were in when they got their leaflet.

I was cheered to see a couple at the Waitrose checkout, both wearing 'remain' tee shirts.

It's rather depressing to think I need a bodyguard. I'm not really worried physically but I can't do confrontation and it's the thought of people being verbally aggressive that's worrying me. I know it's pathetic but that's me.

You must live where I live badenkate. Put a blue rosette on a dead donkey and it would be elected. I doubt you'll be physically attacked but you should be prepared for argument/heated debate. But if you are scared could you take someone with you?

Things were really nasty at the time of the Scottish referendum. People were absolutely afraid and too intimidated to show in any way that they were pro the union. It certainly wasn't just the media (sorry that I am to disagree with Elegran on any point). Maybe it depended on where people lived or worked that it was most marked.

I wore my 'I'm In' badge yesterday and had a nice conversation with a waiter at a café about it, but chickened out of wearing it when I went to Westfield to do some shopping today . I have seen no 'I'm In' posters anywhere. I gave up collecting for Christian Aid many years ago because I got fed up of people going on about giving money to foreigners . Elegran; wasn't Jim Murphy shouted down and either spat or had eggs thrown at him during the Scottish Referendum?

I hope you're OK, Badenkate. it really is a sad state of affairs when people make those kind of threats.

I won't invoke Godwin's Law by mentioning that this kind of thing has happened before.

This is a straightforward political choice, not something anybody can ever ever justify violence to achieve.

Seized on by the press and made much of, as usual.

Oh I understood that there was a little difficulty here and there in Scotland

There was no trouble here in the Scottish referendum and the Highlands had a very close vote, can't remember exactly but something like 49% to 51%. All discussions were very civilised.

That's awful BadenKate