Day Two Hundred and Ninety-Nine

Garbage day? No, its recycling day. I know its an alien concept to some people, but in the UK rubbish for landfill is only collected once every two weeks. In the alternating weeks, recycling is picked up. Government targets are for between 50% and 80% of household rubbish to be recycled. The percentage varies on the product, eg paper is higher than plastics, because its easier to recycle.

So here's my message from me, the little man, to Obama, the big man. This is what a recycling policy looks like when implemented successfully. Oh, hold on a moment, sorry I forgot, you don't know what any policy looks like when it implemented successfully. Oh, hold on a moment, sorry I forgot again, you don't have any policies...

Day Two Hundred and Twenty-Five

Its certainly political season here in America. Cedar City is littered with signs like these. To me, a relative outsider, it all seems a little weird. Being the politically minded person I am, I read the local news from the town and have yet to read anything which tells me more about a candidate than these signs do. Maybe this guy, Dan Webster, was responsible for the pointless lighthouse here at 6000ft above sea level, who knows?

There's no great suspense in awaiting the outcome of the elections, this is solid Republican country and views and laws are more conservative than I thought existed. It would be interesting to see how long or popular some of the policies would be back home in England. Take this example; in Cedar City its perfectly legal to deny someone employment if they are gay. Its clearly a topical point and last week a motion make this illegal was brought before the council but voted down. But as I said, I'm a relative outsider and it all seems a little weird.

Day Fifty

Its election day, all down the church hall to cast your votes please!

Day Forty

With just ten days until the General Election I'm out on the campaign trail. This is a new park we work to create whilst I was councillor in Totteridge.

Day Twenty-seven

Out on the campaign trail...

Conservative Party Parliamentary Candidate, Steve Baker, for High Wycombe shares a beer and some thoughts with Lakshan Wanigasooriya, the Conservative Party Candidate for Totteridge in the upcoming by-election.

Day Fourteen

It was only matter of time before I came to write some of political news on the blog. Following my resignation as councillor for Totteridge a new Conservative Party candidate to stand to the resulting by-election had to be selected. So here's our man, Lakshan....

Day Ten

So I may not be a councillor or politician any more but it seems the community work hasn't ended yet. "Spotlight East Wycombe" is a community newspaper that I have written articles for and also deliver around my streets in East Wycombe...this morning in the rain!

Day Eight

Mixed feelings this evening as I left council for the final time, leaving others to work on into the night. Its been a fantastic three years in politics, something I'll surely miss