I think firstly I should apologise to my WWJD readers for neglecting you slightly, but I have a good reason! I've been working very hard and as you can see I have new pages and new additions to my blog, so I haven't been totally neglectful!This post is evidence of some of my hard work by the way. As well writing about politics, I do occasionally go out and meet the politicians! We had a visit from David Miliband recently at my university, so I was straight on it trying to get an interview with him. As you can see from the picture, there was a small crowd at the press conference and I was one of them (I'm the one dressed in white jacket and black trousers with my hair in a bun).
After our small meeting he went onto give an hour long question and answers session with some of the students at my university and members of the public. He was here in Stoke to launch the local elections campaign and encourage people to vote in the AV referendum. Also there was our local MP for Stoke-On-Trent Central Tristram Hunt, who was also on hand to answer questions and generally be around!
Firstly, can I just say what a charming guy David was. He answered every question thoroughly and gave us student journalists plenty of time to chat to him, even though his people tried to move him on plenty of times! Secondly, I think it's about time we had more high-profile politicians come to visit Stoke, particularly Labour MP's. This is a safe Labour seat here, and I don't think they should forget that the local people take the time to vote to ensure they keep their seat. I personally was extremely excited to meet David. I was probably more excited to meet him than I would any sort of minor celebrity! But that's just me.
All in all, this is just a short post to let my readers know that I haven't neglected you, and I do sometimes do mildly important stuff. Sometimes. So apologies for being a bit slack, but there's your explanation!
(Photograph courtesy of L.Hardy)
