Service to the community?

It's why I do a lot of what I do. What makes me want to is a mystery. However.

As readers who skipped across to my now defunct plog may know people were trying to persuade me to stand for a seat on Leeds City Council. Not a particularly winnable seat, but one where we stand a chance if we put the work in, next year.

Unfortunately this came in the run up to my problems in November and I was persuaded by family that certain elements of society give elected officials a bad time, and even if I was the best councillor ever (I flatter myself I could do the job better than my current Labour representatives) I would have my life made difficult.

This has been brought home by the hounding one young person has been given for one ill-judged comment on a private Young Lib Dems mailing list. She has since apologised for any misunderstanding, but remains a target. I'm not going to give the website, who you could call Calibrated Camel Wroth, any publicity by naming it, but they would be down for my loonies of the day. But thye won't for the fact it would only encourage them.

It's not just politics, but people are out to take pot-shots at Scout leaders too. There is a suspicion of anyone who wants to do something for others.