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Originally Posted by jaysay

Well the Posty has just arrived at my gaff, a few Xmas Cards and a huge padded envelope, Thinking that I hadn't order out, I was wondering what was in the little package. When I opened it I laughed so much I nearly passed my fags round, twas only from Conservative Central office with all kinds of bumph calendar, propaganda leaflets and a mock leather bound diary (check if it was for next year) the same diary which 20 years ago they were charging £3-50 for, seams nobody has told them I'm no longer a member, or is it a cunning plan to try and temped me back

Well, it's certainly a plan, though hardly a cunning plan.
All those years paying into their funds as a faithful card carrier, who was willing to go out and spread the word door to door and what did it get you?

Ziltch, Nada, sweet fanny adams.

You tell them where to go stuff themselves, suddenly you are important to them, such loyalty as yours deserves recognition and now you've got it.
Don't worry though, I'm sure there are many more just like you from all the political faithful of all parties.
You are now doing more for your party than you ever did as a member, you have them thinking, admitted at the moment they are only thinking how can we get this scmuck to restart paying into the party funds, but it's a start.
You never know, Central Office may at this very moment be planning to send your mate PB around either to butter you up a bit more or else to reclaim a diary they sent by mistake, (if your lucky they will admit it was their fault and won't expect you to reimburse the cost of postage, but don't hold your breath).