Had a great time at a local wind quintet concert, who were playing lots of jollies I used to hack through in my youth when I was a little French Horn player! Tremendous to talk to the musicians and meet the audience afterwards. Then popped in to meet some LGBT parents. Utterly beautiful kiddies, deeply loving families, excellent play scheme, but funding being cut just like so many other thousands of voluntary sector services. Frustrating doesn’t even begin to cover it. Then a bit of propping up lampposts in a car park with the Asian cricket club guys, making the best of the hard ground whilst waiting for the real pitch to warm up, dry out and be ready for the batting season. Lots of chats with others on the way. And everything turns to one subject. It’s all about Whipps. People don’t want Barts syphoning off its resources, nor do they want PFI leeching off it. They want their nationalised, separate hospital back. #vote4ellie
Ellie Merton 