On Thursday I put a blog post up about how I felt that Labour had been using taxpayer's money to stop residents attending the David Cameron event in Brigg next week. My criticism related to the use of the taxpayer funded Labour office at the Council and the production of press releases spreading mis-information about the event, despite the fact the visit had nothing at all to do with the Council.

I also mentioned the fact that some of the staff working for a Labour MP wanted tickets too. They were concerned that I was accusing them of wrong-doing. They are entitled to apply to attend, although it is somewhat odd that so many people connected with Labour want to attend! You couldn't get me within a mile of blundering Gordon Brown!

Anyway, I amended my blog post as a gesture of goodwill to make it even clearer that I thought it was wrong for the Council to use taxpayers money to rubbish the event. Then after I amended it I started thinking just how silly the whole thing has become. I also started thinking about an event I attended on Friday night when we heard the story of a 24 year old soldier who lost a leg in Afghanistan but was absolutely determined to get back walking and get back doing what he loves, i.e fighting in the British Army. I also started thinking of the call I received a few weeks back regarding somebody I knew who was killed in an accident and I suddenly realised; it doesn't matter!

In the great scheme of things, Labour trying to crash and rubbish David Cameron's visit isn't a matter of life and death, it wont affect anything much and as such we should just leave them to their silliness.

There are more important things in life. If they want to obsess about us, so be it. At least in the morning we will still be here and in one piece.

I have a rule about not getting too deep on my blog and about keeping it strictly about my political activities locally. I have probably just broken the first part of that rule so I shall stop now!

David Cameron is hosting one of his 'Cameron Direct' events in Brigg on Friday September 5th between 6pm and 7pm. The event is open to anyone living in the Brigg and Goole constituency (as well as elsewhere in North Lincs) and is an opportunity for residents to ask David a question on any subject.

Anyone who wants to attend needs to register by calling 01724 720800 or by e-mailing brigg.goole@gmail.com. We have had a really positive response already so we will be drawing a ballot for tickets next Wednesday. Please feel free to register for the event, this a great opportunity to come and question David Cameron in a non-partisan open forum.

As usual though Labour have been up to their dirty tricks, attempting to rubbish the visit in the local press. Remind me, when was the last time Gordon Brown came to this constituency to answer questions from local residents? That's right, he hasn't been to visit since becoming PM, this will be David Cameron's second meeting with me here in the constituency to discuss local issues. I doubt Gordon could find Brigg on a map!

Labour's behaviour just shows what a disaster they have become locally and how resigned to defeat they are. No doubt we can expect more dirty tricks in the run up to the event itself. We will make sure local people know exactly what they are up to though. It's a shame they are so determined to stop real people from raising their concerns with somebody who could be our next PM. Obviously the concerns of local people are of no interest to Labour, they would rather play childish games instead.

Instead of engaging on the issues, like explaining why their MP supports Post Office closures, voted for new traveller sites and why he supported the abolition of the 10p tax rate, they have decided to try to spoil this event instead. Shame on them!

It's been a while since I updated my blog, largely thanks to the amount of time we have been spending on the streets leafleting and knocking on doors. We presently have two teams out every day in different parts of the constituency speaking to local residents and finding out from local people what their concerns and priorities are. The one message that is coming back very resoundingly is that local people want Labour and Gordon Brown out!

I want to get round as many homes as possible before the election so that people can see that the Conservatives are there for them all year round.

Besides that I had the pleasure of attending an Alzheimer's Coffee morning in South Ferriby recently, meeting with the Goole Carers Group and also attending the meeting on the River Aire Flood Plan which was held in East Cowick on Monday last.

Cllr Caroline Fox and I (pictured on the banks of the River Aire) still have great concerns about this plan which proposes adopting a policy to increase flooding in the Lower Aire region, i.e Snaith, Rawcliffe and Gowdall etc. Because of the way the Government requires these plans to be drawn up, we wont know what exactly they are proposing until the Lower Aire detailed strategy is drawn up.

Quite why the Government is so happy to allow more rural areas and farmland to be flooded I do not know.  I certainly wont be letting them get away with flooding our area easily and so as soon as the detailed strategy is produced, in about 2010, we will study it with a fine tooth-comb and oppose any proposals which would put our area at increased risk of flooding.