Vote for Huggett Page #3

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Well, you may get a bit of plaice today.

Well, it's about time.

I see Joe's been pushing himself forward.

- What do you mean?

- Getting his name in the papers.

- Oh, that.

- Not that anyone troubled to tell me.

I shouldn't have known about it,

but for the milkman.

It was a lovely letter, wasn't it?

Wrote it all in one day, too.

He'll be standing for parliament next.

Oh, what a horrid thing to say about anyone!

Well, I don't hold

with people pushing their selves forward.

You mean Joe? He never pushed in his life.

Why, I couldn't even get him to push the pram

when the kids was little.

Grandma, look! You'll miss your place.

No plaice, ma. How about a nice bit of cod?

Theo!

- Come in. I've got something to show you.

- Oh? What's up?

I'm not sure, but I think

we might be onto something very sweet.

(Telephone rings)

- Lever-Wilson Company.

Oh, it's you, Peter. I've told you before:

Mr Lever doesn't like personal calls at work.

I know, but I couldn't wait.

I just had to phone up.

I wanted to see if you'd decided yet.

- No, I haven't.

- Oh. Well, what about tonight?

Oh, all right. Call for me about seven.

Yes, but assuming they do have a lido, why

on the south bank? The north would be better.

Except for one thing. The land's not for sale.

- I didn't know that.

- Few people do. It's part of the Bramley Estate.

There's a big lawsuit pending

that'll tie it up indefinitely. They can't sell it.

Do you mean, if they do decide to have a lido,

they've got to build on the south bank?

That's right. Now, look.

Bramley Estate. We own all this bit.

I've just taken an option on this bit.

So, as soon as we buy this small piece,

we've got 'em where we want 'em -

we can clean up.

But what about old Hall

and his community centre?

We'll have to see that the council turn that down.

- Easier said than done, old boy.

- I don't know so much.

There's a by-election soon in that ward.

Yes, but we haven't put up a candidate.

- You could nominate one, if you wanted to.

- Waste of time, old boy.

The Riverside's always voted Moderate,

since Julius Caesar.

A Progressive wouldn't stand a chance.

I'm not so sure.

Of course, Harold, whoever's lucky enough to

get the nomination will be returned unopposed.

There never has been a contest

in the Riverside ward, and there never will be.

It's a safe, Moderate seat.

Yes.

I've... I've never heard you, Harold,

but I'm told you speak very well

at the open-air meetings in the park.

Weather permitting, yes.

Well, in a town of this size,

I suppose you'll agree

that some kind of cultural centre is essential.

Why, I not only agree,

but I'd fight for it to my last breath.

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