We all know the problem, almost everything we buy at supermarkets seems to be wrapped in plastic, ironically even when some vegetables are unwrapped organic veggies almost always are.

The prize of the afternoons expedition was a pair of ‘corn on the cob’, already wrapped by nature in leaves, but wrapped again in plastic (see picture).

The Governments imminent destruction of much of the Post Office network is a big issue and one that is going to get bigger over the coming months. With 2,500 post offices to be closed during 2008, this looks like the biggest shot in the foot that Prime Minister Brown has made so far. The policy is not fair and its not green. How can pensioners be expected to travel all day to post a letter or withdraw their pensions? So definitely not fair….. and thanks to the state of rural transport this will be the case for an increasing number of people who don’t have the luxury of their own cars, and for the rest of us it is also going to mean longer queues and further to travel….. so definitely not green either.

This is not something the Tories can be honest about defending, as they oversaw the closure of over 3,500 post offices under prime ministers Thatcher and Major, and according to Private Eye their own policy guru Oliver Letwin is in the pay of Rothchilds, the same firm that is doing the Government's planning on Post Office Closures.

Post Office managers in North Somerset will know later this month whether their office will be closed, the rest of us will be informed in March. The word on the street is that the West End Post Office in Clevedon is likely to be on the list of those for closure and so a group of eleven brave Lib Dem members and supporters joined me on a cold January day to raise the issue and protest against the coming closures of the post offices across the constituency.

The ability of people to access the essential services that are on offer, or could be on offer, at every post office, makes the decision so short sighted it beggars belief. Talking to users who were coming from near and far to the West End Post Office revealed people sending items for ‘ebay’, using the service as a bank, sending Christmas ‘thank you’ letters and even using the office to send out mailings for the Clevedon social services office.

 What’s the answer? Join us the Liberal Democrats in North Somerset and help defending the Post Offices and work for a Free, Fair, and Green Britain!..... Remember we were also the only major party to campaign against the war in Iraq..... and with a great new Leader in Nick Clegg, the future is Gold if we go for it!

Previous Labour voters, Green voters, people who have given up on politics, please lend us your votes and let’s win North Somerset for the 'Green Centre Left'.  United we can win, divided we won’t……….the ball is in your court…….

e-mail me brian@brianmathew.org.uk and I’ll help you to do something for our communities, you can do as much or as little as you feel comfortable with doing. Whether its delivering campaign newsletters, or standing for Council. Come and join us and stand up for your rights and help build a Free, Fair and Green tomorrow!