Being a parliamentary candidate is never dull!  My doorstep survey continued this weekend with me and my team calling at hundreds of doors in various parts of Eltham and Middle Park.  We stopped for lunch at the New Eltham Conservative Club where a delicious hog roast was being served to the large crowd of locals, many of whom also enjoyed a glass of sangria.  In the evening I watched the new Harry Potter film at the O2 (rather disappointing...) and today enjoyed Tea in the Tarn with many local residents and councillors Glover and Poston.  I've got lots of correspondence to wade through but I think I might have a quiet hour or so before making a start...then its sausage and mash for supper!

There had been so much speculation over the health of Michael Jackson that when I heard there were reports he had suffered a fatal heart attack, a part of me was not surprised.  Speculation had been rife for weeks that he would not actually appear for the planned 50 concerts at our own O2, and for a short while I am sure a few people would have imagined this was an elaborate way of forcing the cancellation.

Sadly, this was no stunt.  The self-decreed King of Pop was dead.  All day his music has been played everywhere I have gone.  Today everyone is saddened and there is respect in the media reporting.  However, it was not so long ago that the media was full of sordid allegations.  I am sure the irony is not lost on his family, friends and true fans, to whom I extend my deep condolences.