I have been tagged by David Jones MP to blog about my first political memory. I usually ignore blog memes but I thought this one was a bit more interesting.
I find my first political memory a bit odd. I distinctly remember being in the playground at my old primary school in Scotland, standing under the wall that separated Kirkton Primary from the Scott’s chocolate factory next door - the jam factory was across the road. It was 1990. There was a mention of the Conservative leadership contest. I preferred Heseltine, although I have no idea why. Maybe I thought his hair was silly. I was seven.
The reason I find this odd is that I have absolutely no recollection of Thatcher being deposed, only fleeting memories of the Gulf War and I don’t remember the 1992 election at all. It seems such an strange thing to recall in isolation. I’m not entirely sure why!
I’ll try to keep a political balance to this meme by tagging Chris Paul, David Ottewell and Tim Roll-Pickering.
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