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Supporting Nat in his contribution to politics

Some of you know how Nat and I met and I thought I will share for those who do not know.   Prelude My political awakening came in 2011 when an opposition party (not the Workers’ Party) contested in the ward I used to stay in. After GE2011, I decided to find out more about what the other alternatives parties stood for. So, I visited a few parties and got to know their members.   The First Impression I had received an email to invite me to the Workers’ Party Headquarters on 4 th June 2011. I was a little late for the session so when I came in I was ushered to be seated with a group of less than 10 people.   In this session, there were 2 facilitators and they were identified by their blue polo T-Shirt with WP logo.   After I settled in, 1 of the facilitators encouraged us to ask any questions that we may have about the party or politics in general.   Hence, I took the opportunity to ask a few questions as I needed to leave early for Father’s Day Celebration.   I could sti