'Don't assume victory, work for it' was a favourite motto of Margaret Thatcher. That motto lives on in today's Conservative Party. Taking nothing for granted 120 Conservative volunteers were on the streets of Crewe and Nantwich at 4am this morning for a 'dawn raid'. A final get-out-the-vote leaflet was popped through thousands of voters' doors. Here is a wide-awake Eric Pickles (with Mark Simmonds MP) with that 'Good morning, send Gordon Brown a message' leaflet:
Also up early delivering were another Pickles - Ant (no relation) - and Michael Fabricant MP:
Some of you should be tabloid headline writers. In yesterday's thread englandism suggested some of the headlines that might greet the result that we all hope for (and many are still working very hard for). That inspired a few of you to think of your own headlines. Here are the five best:
- BROWN HIT BY CREWE'S MISSILE (Englandism)
- CREWECIFIED (James Burdett)
- ALL CHANGE AT CREWE (Man in a Shed)
- GORDON S'CREWED BY 10P FIASCO (Serf)
- And just so Nantwich doesn't feel left out... GORDON BROWN IS DEAD NAN TWITCHING (Andrew Lilico).
See the graphic below to note that both NO2ID and the TaxPayers' Alliance advertised online during the campaign. The TPA urged people to vote for lower taxes and NO2ID quoted Gwyneth Dunwood's concerns about ID cards. You'll note that the LibDems' Elizabeth Shenton is also e-vertising.
And finally... Benjamin Gray has captured this photo of Nick Clegg campaigning in Crewe. Mr Clegg's expression doesn't exactly match the Winning Here placard!
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Liveblog from 10.30pm tonight as we await this historic by-election result. Expected at about 3am tomorrow.
