Had a pleasant morning in Stanton Drew with the new Councillor Jeremy Sparkes. We went knocking on doors to listen to residents and find out their views on issues.
On the national scene the main talking points were the sad news from Norway and the continuing saga of the Murdoch press. On the first we clearly need much more stringent rules on gun ownership and on the second we clearly need a much more diverse ownership.

On local issues the main concerns were the speed of traffic in the narrow lanes and the need for improved bus services between the villages and Bristol and Bath.