Hertford Castle By-election
Congratulations to Freja Waterhouse, who received more than double the proportion of votes Liberal Democrats gained in this constituency in the General Election
Congratulations to Freja Waterhouse, who received more than double the proportion of votes Liberal Democrats gained in this constituency in the General Election
On the saturday after the General Election was called, I was knocking on doors in Bishop's Stortford. The proportion of people promising to vote Liberal Democrat had jumped. People who normally vote either Conservative or Labour were saying they would vote Liberal Democrat because of Brexit.
February 2017
The Observer for 22 Jan has a super article by Patrick Maguire on reactions to Brexit in East Herts, particularly in the light of Theresa May's speech on 17 Jan. In it, one of our new members, Louie Corpe, is interviewed, talking about the shock of Brexit and what's happened since. He's not alone: in the 48 hours after that speech, our local party gained 18 new members. The article says:
The Conservative-controlled Hertfordshire County Council Educational Psychologist team has fewer than half the required Psychologists.