Cameron Direct

Cameron In Princes Park

We were very lucky, yesterday evening, to have David Cameron visit us here in Princes Park. He did not come to make speeches or talk to the party faithful. He came to answer questions from the general public.Poor David had a very sore throat but he managed to get his voice to hold out (just) until the end.

There were about 200 people in Christ the King. It consisted of a cross section of the local residents and very much a cross section of age groups. In the audience were a group from Medway Youth Parliament and another group from the local Sixth Form. The questions were very varied and showed the concerns of the individual. This is what makes these sessions so successful. There are no planned responses as David did not know what would be asked.

Cameron Direct Team filmed the whole time and you will be able to view it later. As soon as the video is ready I will put a link on the blog for you.

Also in the audience we had the renowned blogger Iain Dale. He was blogging the whole time. So if you log into Iain Dale's Diary you will be able to follow the evening s questions.

I spoke to quite a few people as they were leaving and the response seemed very positive. I hope it makes people more positive about politics and realise it is not all spin.

I would like to say a big, big thank you to the Vicar Keith Foot and his wife for all the help they gave me. Also the lovely ladies who just stayed behind to help with the washing-up. I had not expected that at all. My husband, Adrian, and I were all prepared to get on with it but there they were these ladies from the church. So a big thank you again.

posted by Pat