Nick Clegg launches the Liberal Democrat campaign in Watford
Nick Clegg arrived at St Luke's Church, Langley Way, this afternoon to launch the national Liberal Democrat campaign in Watford. He and I met around 60 young adults, many from the YMCA across Hertfordshire, but also from some local school sixth forms and St Luke's Church as well.
Nick answering questions from first time voters at St Luke's
Whoever says that young people are disengaged from politics should have been there today. The questions ranged from the size of the deficit and the economy, whether PFI is an appropriate form of funding for the public sector (especially our new hospital here in Watford); how we fund our universities; what Lib Dems believe education is for. After the formal Q&A session, Nick stayed on for ten minutes to take a few informal questions and photos.
We then left the hall to meet a fantastic crowd of Lib Dem supporters to cheer Nick onto his battle bus, which then took him on the first leg of his journey to Liverpool.
We had plenty of TV coverage, and when I managed to get home I saw the Twitter exchange during Nick's visit, especially from Elaine Bagshaw, Sara Bedford and Chris Whittaker.
A tiring but very satisfying day. Polling day in one month, with plenty to do before the polls open. Thanks to my team all their hard work, and for the next four weeks.