We Have Lift-Off

Some days are historic. Some in a big way, others less so, but today, Saturday 7th March, 2015, will go down in history as the official start of the largest socialist challenge Medway has ever seen! 

I'd call that note-worthy. Here are my behind the scene snaps. 

The leaflets. In all their salmon glory. These leaflets are right. We do deserve better. 

Everyone was pretty nervous. Liz Robinson (TUSC local council candidate for Watling ward) arrived at my place an hour early without realising. Then Dan Burn showed up and we drove down Chatham in his car named Galileo- there's always one Trekkie- with a sound track of Queen (boo) and Dirty Dancing (yay)

We swung by the rail workers union office and bumped into Ivor Riddell- RMTer, TUSC candidate for Twydall and all round bringer of gravitas. Look at him. Tres Offish. 

They've hung up this picture of Bob Crow, one of the TUSC founders who sadly died last year. Rest in Power fella. 

So we set off on foot. They let me carry this big stick!!!

 Dan calms his nerves with a vanilla latte.

 Frick on a stick, the panpiper is in our spot!!!!! With some smooth negotiation and a bit of luck he agreed to pack up at 2. 

 Agent Price warmed up the Chatham crowd.

That's Liz, pretending to be a Liberal Democrat!

Chas, aka TUSC-man, aka Zoro, aka Professor Snape, aka TUSC candidate for Peninsula ward. Fighting for community safety and against big business corruption. 

It might all seem a bit weird but it was part of some street theatre which went down really well. People are pretty narked about austerity and a working class alternative went down a treat. 

We gave out a bucket load of leaflets, did some speeches and generally riled up the populous. 

Fruli is the official beer of TUSC Medway. 

Talk to the hand love. 

Old red eyes is back...and having a slap up meal at the Cumin Club. Best curry house east of the Medway.

I'm pooped. Time to go home, working tomorrow. 

Everyone's got their tails up and the campaign is just beginning. If you want to be part of the largest socialist challenge Medway has ever seen, click on my towel covered face and fill out the ensuing form.