Campaign diary - Monday

Today was always going to be a bit stressful as I have the Friends of the Earth, Highgate Pensioners Group and climate change group hustings at the Royal british Legion in Muswell Hill.

Still I have work to do and I am off out canvassing in Hornsey ward and despite finding alot of people out we are received warmly. I have said all along this is a three way fight and that is exactly the outcome of two hours canvassing in the area.

Back home I am musing about the hustings. I cannot help think that this is going to be the toughest so far. A hornets nest of good old fashioned hairy left wingers is not my idea of a great night out.

But I was staggered - was I really the only candidate that knew their carbon footprint? Was I the only candidate who knew how he had reduced it over the period of a year? Well yes.

With Labour being mauled, Cllr Featherstone reading from a script and the wonderful Pete continuing his existence in lala land, this turned out to be a very interesting evening.

And yet what happened? Yet again - and to the fury of the audience - The sitting MP left early as she had to do a TV appearence.

I am getting sick of this as this has happened at every single hustings - it is rude, arrogant and completely complacent.