What a...

Nobb - Simon Nobb called my yesterday (Apologies for the pun!). He's the Lib Dem candidate for Mile Cross and seemed a nice enough guy. Obviously trying to get in the last few votes on the campaign trail but seemed a little too unsure for Maltheus to be honest. He didn't quite seem confortable in talking at the doorstep. He wanted to make Mile Cross a better place but admitted that every party would offer that anyway. Like Maltheus says, nice guy but didn't speak councillor to me. However, being the only candidate to knock on Maltheus wishes him luck for his effort.

Bumped into a ex Tory campaigner in the Sportspark today as well and he told Maltheus that he gave up campaiging with the Conservatives because they were becoming too right wing for him. He supported Cameron but Norwich Tories were going in the wrong direction. Better hunt him down Tories!

Talking about the candidate not being too confident, maybe it doesn't matter all that much if they work bloody hard for their constiuents anyway. So Maltheus opens it out to all, what three traits are essential for a good councillor?

Maltheus says:

- Integrity
- A good orator
- Show empathy

Whats yours...?

Green tsunami

Maltheus found himself on UEA campus yesterday and saw the Green Party stall in the square happily grabbing students to indoctrinate with their eco-friendly, peacenik policies. Two of the councillor candidates said that the Green party will become the second party in Norwich by the end of this election but neither was confident personally about their wards. Adrian Ramsay must have given them one of his insipring talks and buoyed them full of confidence!

In contrast the Lib Dem candidate that Maltheus spoke to was confident of their seat but painted the picture as trying to halt the Green advance rather than make meaningful gains...could this be the election when the Greens become the second largest party in Norwich?

PS - One of the candidates didn't even know how many councillors his party had in City Hall!