Canvassing for Open Primary

Cold, dark and wet, that’s my favourite time for knocking on doors. You get such a nice welcome because people really appreciate you’ve made the effort.
Testing the water this evening for Spelthorne’s Open Primary in five weeks time.
I must admit the majority of people really couldn’t care less -- about voting at all in elections, about which party governs, or about choosing the Conservative candidate.
But there is a hard core out there who realise it does make a difference, and I like their community spirit.
Now the canvass sheets have dried, out I can reveal that of thirty households to whom we said hello, six showed a really positive interest in taking part. A further fifteen would give it some thought.
Maybe democracy is alive and well after all.