Canvassing for the Tories. Shall I? Shall I?

The local elections are almost upon us. I am minded to go canvassing with my local Conservative Party Association, but I have one reservation. If asked by voters about the party's policies, I am loath to parrot out the tired party line about 'policy reviews' etc. Some voters may quite reasonably interpret this as vagueness, or even worse, insincerity. It is also disingenuous to tell voters that the local election should be restricted to local issues. Some of them may want to have some more detail about Conservative Party policy in general. Knowing myself, I would be sorely tempted to make up policies on the doorstep, you know, something to fill the gaping hole. (Who, after all, wants to look like an empty-handed door-to-door charlatan? There is only so much one can say about the environment.) I might 'invent' such right of centre policies as lower taxation, selective education, that sort of thing. Somehow, I don't think that will go down well at Central Office.

Probably best for everyone that I keep indoors.