Hustings, Hustings and More Hustings  

Most of the candidates in Wantage will have done 7 hustings by the end of the election: farmers, Didcot sixth formers, Wallingford, Didcot, Wantage, Faringdon and Sutton Courtenay. Didcot is tomorrow, and the most recent have been Wallingford, Wantage and Sutton Courtenay.  All were well attended, with at least a hundred of not 200 at each.  Wantage was the most bad-tempered because of Lib Dem heckling. Questions raised included freedom of conscience for Christians, the economy, nuclear power, mental health, overseas aid, the euro, Trident, tuition fees, the Middle East, the House of Lords, housing, the voting system, pensions, immigration, defence. Labour have a very impressive candidate, who may well do better than expected.     ...