[milton-chat] Fw: Please remember to vote on Thursday 3rd May

[David Chamberlin]

> I saw her delivering election leaflets to odd houses by 4x4 
> too.  Funny,
> in a village the size of Milton, especially where lots of the 
> streets are
> cut off from each other by car but there's often a 
> pedestrian/cycle cut
> through, there's only one form of transport I think I'd even think of
> using if I needed to go to one or two houses in every other street.
> 
> I did think about returning the survey we got ("protest about 
> the layout
> at the roundabout" one) a month or so back with the helpful suggestion
> that I appear able to get from Milton to North Cambridge at rush hour,
> whatever the traffic is like in no more than 15 minutes, and 
> offering to
> lend her one of our spare bicycles so she could try it out 
> for herself.
> Heather

Wading in... I was rather taken aback by the most recent leaflet - I'm not
sure I was at the same meeting last Monday night. At the meeting I attended,
the Council Officer (who has a name: Simon McIntosh) did really well to
answer questions as fully as he could under quite hostile questioning. I
would have thought a prospective District Councillor should be careful not
to annoy the Officers *before* getting elected. It doesn't bode well for any
future working relationship.

On a more general note (and I know I said a similar thing just before the
last elections, but I think it bears repeating) - please do use your
precious, hard-won vote on Thursday. I know it's not quite the same as the
recent Presidential vote in France, but they did get a turnout of over 80%,
which is unheard of this side of La Manche. Democracy may not be perfect,
but the only way it can work properly is through full participation.
Otherwise we get the representatives we deserve, not necessarily the ones we
prefer.

Have a good week,

David.

Rev David Chamberlin
Rector of Milton, Diocese of Ely
The Rectory, 24 Church Lane, Milton, Cambridge, CB24 6AB
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