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sunseeker Mon 22-May-17 16:04:18

The area where I live is split around 60/40 between Lib Dems and Conservative. There is one house which has put up a Labour poster. The Lib Dem and Conservative posters have survived the heavy rain from last week but the Labour poster has collapsed grin

Penstemmon Wed 24-May-17 12:20:03

Absolutely quizqueen I even read the UKIP leaflet..you need to know your enemy! wink

gillybob Wed 24-May-17 12:20:19

My DD called at mine last Sunday afternoon while I was out. She opened the door to a group of canvassers and said "I don't live here, my mum is out"

The note she left for me was;

Hi Mum

Just to let you know that while you were out the conservatory people came round. I said you didn't have room.

Love K

(She's 32) confused

Direne3 Wed 24-May-17 12:59:56

Over the past 2 weeks my husband has received two (identical)'personal' and 'signed' letters from Theresa May in the body of which his Christian name was used 3 times. AIBU to feel rejected and a bit miffed, since it is I who deals with all paperwork in our house only requiring him to sign where necessary. grin

Direne3 Wed 24-May-17 13:03:44

Omitted to clarify that I haven't received any communication from his new 'friend'.

MawBroon Wed 24-May-17 14:32:18

Maybe, maybe not, but this is.

It is apparently Danish for speed check (but they would say that, wouldn't they?)

Caro1954 Wed 24-May-17 14:39:28

Quizqueen - should have said that I read all the leaflets except SNP as I know what their only interest is all too well.

Lupatria Wed 24-May-17 16:41:02

i had a letter from the libdem candidate in my constituency and, the following day, a letter from mrs may herself. both were addressed to me by name which surprised me somewhat.
i've also had leaflets from the parties - libdem and conservative but labour haven't put in an appearance.
the leaflets and the letters were consigned to the bin.

Legs55 Wed 24-May-17 19:38:54

I have had the personalized letter from local MP & Mrs May. Personalized letter from LibDem candidate also leaflet from LibDems. Think they will be pressing hard here (West Country) as Devon/Cornwall used too be very yellow.

My Constituancy is true blue, saying round here is "if you put a pig in a blue rosette up, everybody would vote for it".

I do read leaflets & then they all go in the re-cyclinggrin

No point any of the other parties canvassing round here. Also I do a postal vote so most leaflets arrive too lategrin

Coco51 Wed 24-May-17 20:04:05

The LibDems only pretending to stand. They'll roll over and forget they are LibDems once the Tories invite them to a coalition!

ellenemery Wed 24-May-17 20:25:32

We both had a personal letter from Mrs. May inviting us to use our postal vote for our local Conservative candidate. In the same post there was a flyer from the LibDems.

Unfortunately, the voting card that came to tell us our postal votes would arrive about the 22nd were wrong. They arrived last week and were filled in and returned the same day.

All three bits went in the recycling bin. Waste of paper and money.

Marieeliz Wed 24-May-17 20:35:20

The only personal letter I have had was from Labour, all it did was castigate Lib Dems. It went in the bin. I am not a Lib Dem!

Ginny42 Wed 24-May-17 23:32:52

I've had two communications from Mrs May addressed to me personally and using my name several times. I live in a marginal. Smart stationery too.

So as I threw them in the recycling I said to her, Well Theresa I'm going to consign you to Room 101.

GranVee Thu 25-May-17 07:01:44

I agree totally with quizqueen. I'm disappointed with some of the flippant comments. It's an important general election. Even though I don't agree with some of the leaflets the least I can do is read them.

Maggiemaybe Thu 25-May-17 07:54:22

I once nearly caused an incident at our local polling station by insisting that they'd missed a candidate off the list. Somehow (and I still can't imagine how), an old leaflet from the previous local election campaign had ended up on the hall table with the others. Of course that was the one I'd decided to vote for...

pollyperkins Thu 25-May-17 08:08:36

Ha ha MM