When deciding that I really did want give up my evenings and weekends to become a local councillor, one of my inspirations was Jonathan Myerson's excellent Guardian column about his experiences as a councillor, Lambeth Talk.
Today's column, 10 best ways to waste a councillor's time, seems designed to put off aspirant councillors, but I feel strangely re-inspired by it. He gives the impression that being a councillor can be a thankless task, endlessly trying to solve impossible problems - but I know from his previous columns and, more importantly, from Green councillors I've spoken to around the country, that there is a huge satisfaction in helping people solve the kind of seemingly small problems which can make a huge difference to your quality of life.
As we enter the last week of the campaign I've taken some of my annual leave from work so that I can devote my full attention to making sure that Highbury West has a Green councillor on May the 5th.
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