Well, I was getting a bit worried. Royal Mail never seem to deliver to my door, and despite a great big notice to the contrary continue to deliver my mail to the adjoining student flat to which I have no access. So only last night, when the students next door decided presumably to have a bit of a clear out, did I get my leadership ballot paper, together with a final demand to have my flu jab on 15th November, two months of Prospect magazine, my Co-op dividend vouchers (too late I think now to have my divvie turned over to the Community Fund), and the calling notice for the Headington and Marston Lib Dem branch AGM on 28th November (so my apologies are too late, but rest assured as candidate for Headington Hill and Northway next year I'm not completely disinterested in the local branch!). Grrr!

So, along with a stern letter to the local Royal Mail delivery office my completed ballot paper will go out in today's post. I noticed incidentally, I'm sure it must have been discussed to death at the time, but while I was looking for an address for my delivery office, I noticed that there's new speed limits being introduced courtesy of Brussels on 1st January such that all vehicles over 3.5 tonnes are restricted to 56 mhp. What's that all about then? Can anyone imagine how frustrating it's going to be trying to drive up a motorway when Norbert Dentressangle going 56mph is trying to pass Eddie Stobart going at 55mph? This measure will, I predict, cause more deaths than it might be aimed at preventing.

Still, no doubt this means that my ballot paper will be flown from Oxford to ERS in a private Post Office jet or something. Or just arrive three weeks on Saturday after going by road as the truck driver will have to take several days off at High Wycombe for exceeding his legal hours at the wheel.

And yes, I have voted for Chris. I'm a bit confused at this stage of the contest though - at the beginning many people were talking up Nick because of his presentation skills and energy, and yet each time there's another hustings or radio or TV debate it seems that more of the same people feel that Chris has done better on both counts. So I'm no longer clear who is voting for whom and why, frankly. But I continue to say that for me, "it's the economy", and Chris's background on that is key to me. Neither appear liberal enough for me, but that doesn't matter too much - I've got plans for changing that!

Personally, I think we'll rue the day we put presentation before the economy, if that's how it turns out next weekend.