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Eeek! Mrs Truss

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Ziplok Fri 14-Jun-24 22:19:58

We’ve never had a candidate knock on our door yet - ever, so I’m not holding my breath that it will be any different this time.

flappergirl Fri 14-Jun-24 21:57:22

I would always be polite to any candidate (Farage & Truss being exceptions) and ask pertinent questions. They are putting themselves forward to run the country. Something that I have neither the inclination nor the courage to do.

Germanshepherdsmum Fri 14-Jun-24 21:54:58

You need to move, downtoearth.

RosiesMaw Fri 14-Jun-24 21:41:43

Only she's not Mrs Truss but Mrs O'Leary isn't she?

downtoearth Fri 14-Jun-24 21:38:27

Germanshepherdsmum
Unfortunately Liz Truss is our local MP.

Cossy Fri 14-Jun-24 21:24:15

Germanshepherdsmum

I’m always polite too, but I would put a Labour canvasser on the spot with some questions they couldn’t answer. I’m glad I’m not in Liz Truss’s constituency - Lord knows how I’d vote.

😂😂😂😂😂

Wheniwasyourage Fri 14-Jun-24 21:20:36

We've had one leaflet so far It's a Tory one, just the same as the ones they produced for every previous recent election, whether for Westminster, Holyrood or the local council. Nothing at all about their plans or proposals, just "Vote for Me as the only way to beat the SNP". Pathetic!

Deedaa Fri 14-Jun-24 21:17:45

Just before the election was announced I bumped into our MP in a car park. We were chatting and I suddenly realised who he was. I told him he'd better stop talking to me as he'd blocked me on Facebook and wouldn't read my emails. He assured me that it would have been one of his staff and asked to write to him personally and we could discuss things. I haven't written because I expect he's a bit busy at the moment. It's a shame because he's actually very nice and is doing a lot of things I'm in favour. I just don't know how he ended up as a Tory MP.

Germanshepherdsmum Fri 14-Jun-24 17:09:11

I’m always polite too, but I would put a Labour canvasser on the spot with some questions they couldn’t answer. I’m glad I’m not in Liz Truss’s constituency - Lord knows how I’d vote.

Georgesgran Fri 14-Jun-24 17:06:40

I’m always polite, even to Jehovah’s Witnesses! Just shake my head and say ‘not interested’.

maddyone Fri 14-Jun-24 17:03:08

Since I don’t know who to vote for eazybee, I wouldn’t know who to volunteer for. Have none of the above got a party?

Cossy Fri 14-Jun-24 17:01:04

Chocolatelovinggran

Generally, I would be courteous to any candidate at the door, even if our views did not align.
I'd make an exception for Ms Truss.

I think I’d make an exception for Mr Farage. Otherwise I’m always polite

eazybee Fri 14-Jun-24 16:57:02

It isn't that political parties think you are not worth canvassing, it is more likely a lack of volunteers to distribute information; budgets are very tight, so postage is a huge expense.

Perhaps you could volunteer to help?

maddyone Fri 14-Jun-24 16:51:15

I’d like any of our prospective candidates to knock on our door. None ever do. We’re lucky if we get a leaflet. We got just the one leaflet during the recent local elections. It was for the LibDems. The other parties didn’t think we were even worth a leaflet. The same is happening now, no leaflets, and certainly no one canvassing.

eazybee Fri 14-Jun-24 16:18:30

I canvass, and most people are very pleasant to talk to, no matter what their political opinions, and some actually thank you for taking the trouble to listen to them.

Chocolatelovinggran Fri 14-Jun-24 15:53:53

Generally, I would be courteous to any candidate at the door, even if our views did not align.
I'd make an exception for Ms Truss.

Germanshepherdsmum Fri 14-Jun-24 15:46:35

I would love a Labour candidate to knock on my door. He’d wish he hadn’t. No chance though, everyone votes Conservative here.

Pantglas2 Fri 14-Jun-24 15:43:19

I had an eek 😧 moment when our Tory MP was out last week delivering leaflets - he’d disappeared by the time I realised who it was! Trust me, he’s the one who had a lucky escape🤬

I was collared by our Labour candidate yesterday, lovely local girl who tried to persuade me that Labour at Westminster is a different kettle of fish to Welsh Labour in Cardiff…🤔

I’m waiting for Plaid Cymru to doorstep me with justification of their pledge to decriminalise ‘soft’ drugs 🫨

They’re all really trying their best to stop me voting aren’t they!

Sidelined Fri 14-Jun-24 15:26:32

That sounds like our postman. He moves his van to every house, could so easily deliver a few on foot and make a bigger move. Hey ho!

NotSpaghetti Fri 14-Jun-24 15:01:54

Ha ha. OK.

I just had a (tiny) delivery from someone who drove into our drive whilst I sat outside in my car waiting to come in... She left it on the doorstep, drove out and then drove into next door's drive to deliver something there!

Sorry if I was a bit "drive sensitive" grin

Sidelined Fri 14-Jun-24 14:57:07

We live on a plot behind other houses and the drive leads from the lane, between other houses and up to us so she had no alternative. We're very rural grin

NotSpaghetti Fri 14-Jun-24 14:53:42

Why was she on the drive?
I think that's a bit rude actually...
Unless it's a mile long maybe?

Sidelined Fri 14-Jun-24 14:51:22

Mrs Truss was in the village knocking on doors yesterday. By the time OH got to the door a meagre leaflet had been pushed through the letter box and he rushed to the window to see her back down the drive...

Now we're wondering what we would have said to her if she'd stayed a bit longer - personally I think we had a lucky escape.