......SHOT BY BOTH SIDES

Now blogging over at this site . Everything will be transferred over once I work out how to do it.

OK, someone is having a laugh.... Not only have I been trying for months to stop Conservative campaign HQ sending me 'personal' and ...

I've been asked by Action Aid to publicise this on my blog, and very happy to do so. It's part of a campaign to get 1000 new sponsor...

One other issue I just wanted to flag up, before going out on door-knocking again... the M32 park-and-ride. To summarise very briefly. Yes ...

Over on my website I've listed some of the pledges I've signed up to during the course of this campaign; it's by no means an exh...

Juggling all sorts of stuff in the office at the moment, i.e emails and letters that need to go out before Thursday, plus still a fair amoun...

Just picked up an email telling me that Protecting Animals in Democracy have decided to endorse me "as the best voting option in your ...

One of the issues I've flagged up on my latest leaflet is the lack of community and youth facilities in some parts of east Bristol. Ther...

I've had a few people get in touch with the office to say that they haven't had any election literature from Labour or any contact o...

Here's a statement I issued earlier: "On hearing the results of a random and unscientific sample of postal votes, I posted them on ...

Update on the boundary changes... I happened to speak to Stephen McNamara, the Returning Officer, today, and it looks as if they are reasona...

There are a couple of hustings set to take place in east Bristol between now and next Thursday. The first one is this Friday, at St John...

In a a moment I'll be off to the opening ceremony at Arnos Vale cemetery, which is featured in today's Guardian. It's a shame t...

The Tory proposal for a Married Couples Tax Allowance came up at the Fawcett Society debate in Bristol last Thursday, and I think it's f...

Reports have reached me of voters in Easton receiving my freepost election address - that's the one which is directly delivered by Royal...

I am getting heartily sick of all this talk of hung parliaments. I've just composed a letter out to voters in east Bristol, urging them ...

Latest on boundary changes blunder... The Council say all those affected will have their new postal ballots by this Friday. Still not sure i...

The boundary changes that come into effect at this election mean that Bristol East loses the Lawrence Hill and Easton wards (which go into B...

So, nominations are in for Bristol East and there are eight candidates on the ballot paper. Those leaning to the right are spoilt for choice...

I've just signed up to support the http://www.betterbanking.org.uk/ campaign. Of course it's always tempting for a candidate to sig...