No man is an island.

I don’t know if Zac Goldsmith learned that from his election defeat, but what is clear is that we need

Wokingham Libdems outside the Kingston HQ in the Richmond Park By-election

the support of many to succeed in this game, at all levels of politics. The Richmond Park by-election was supported by armies of Liberal Democrats from all over the country, who helped out voluntarily. Whether it involved knocking on doors,making phone calls or baking cakes to feed the army of volunteers.

Although, I went only a few times – delivered leaflets, folded letters, stuffed envelopes and made some tea, I feel that the greatest thing of all in these elections is the company we keep and the huge number of people doing what they can to follow their beliefs and ideals. In this case, we backed a great candidate who has her feet firmly planted on the ground and collectively we won.