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The Election in Brixton

Orang Utan

Orang Utan

They cannot crucify you if your hand is in a fist
how many constituencies does brixton reside in?
there's vauxhall and steatham. is any of brixton in dulwich and west norwood?
in my constituency, there's a scintillating lack of choice:
Conservative Glyn Chambers
Workers Power Jeremy Drinkall
Green Joseph Healy
Labour Kate Hoey
Socialist (GB) Daniel Lambert
Liberal Democrat Caroline Pidgeon

does anyone know much about the two left-wing candidates?
i've had nothing through my door yet.
 
i wonder who it might be.
i can't abide voting for any of the big three and don't really want to vote for the greens at a national level, so i guess i have a choice between drinkall and lambert :hmm:
 
Orang Utan said:
i wonder who it might be.
i can't abide voting for any of the big three and don't really want to vote for the greens at a national level, so i guess i have a choice between drinkall and lambert :hmm:
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I'm meeting up with Jeremy Drinkhall next week for an interview. I'll link to the details when I've posted it up.

Green Joseph Healy also has a blog. Sadly he hasn't been posting up much about local issues here on the ground in Vauxhall. He is also standing in the local council elections in Prince's ward, a bit like the dual candidacy of the Labour candidate in my Oval ward / East Hampshire.
 
Is there anywhere I can find a list of all the candidates standing in my area? I've had nothing through the door apart from the big three parties.
 
not an old Celt word meaning place more interesting than here?



nominations don't close until the 20th, so there's plenty of time.

according to wiki
In December 2009, it was revealed by the Evening Standard that Liberal Democrat candidate Chris Nicholson had donated £288,000 to his party and given his local campaign £48,000.[4] A previous £40,000 donation made by Mr Nicholson to the party had to be returned after being found to breach Electoral Commission rules.[5]

which might explain the huge number of glossy leaflets we get.
 
Tricky Skills said:
I'm meeting up with Jeremy Drinkhall next week for an interview. I'll link to the details when I've posted it up.

Green Joseph Healy also has a blog. Sadly he hasn't been posting up much about local issues here on the ground in Vauxhall. He is also standing in the local council elections in Prince's ward, a bit like the dual candidacy of the Labour candidate in my Oval ward / East Hampshire.
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It's a bit different standing in local and general elections for your own area like Joseph Healey, than standing in London and Hampshire innit?
 
co-op said:
It's a bit different standing in local and general elections for your own area like Joseph Healey, than standing in London and Hampshire innit?
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Absolutely. I can see that a local council candidate also running as a PPC in the same ward / constituency, at least shows a commitment to the local area.

There's a hell of a gulf between The Oval and East Hampshire though. Poor, poor form.
 
Thinking about who to vote for in Vauxhall brings home once again the ridiculousness of the current voting system. Even with a massive swing away from Labour, Kate Hoey is bound to keep her seat. I reckon the Greens and Lib Dems - and possibly even the anticapitalist candidate - are gonna pick up loads of extra votes, but a fat lot of good it will do anyone because Hoey will still get in. We need PR now.

What does Kate Hoey do for Vauxhall anyway? The only thing I ever see is the occasional Labour party leaflet. There was a time when she was in the news every week - Countryside Alliance one week, slagging off 'lycra-lout' cylists the next - or maybe I've not been looking hard enough....
 
As promised, here's an interview I did with Jeremey Drinkall, the Anticapitalist candidate standing in Vauxhall.

Jermey is under no illusions about the reality of May 6th and the way that careerist politicians works. It was refreshing though to meet a local candidate who really wants to put across a local agenda.
 
As a long term Conservative supporter and member (ssssssssssssh dont tell anyone!) I am surprised that Im really tempted to vote Lib Dem this coming election. They are the only party locally who care communicating, and what they are saying sounds good for the local area! We will see what the coming weeks brings I guess...
 
The Streatham candidates have all been out in force - we've got Lewis Hamilton, sorry Chuka Umunna for Labour who's been active on the High Rd and door-to-door, Chris Nicholson (Lib Dems) who's been out and about. Hell even the Tory guy rang my bell the other week
 
Interesting 'StopTheWar' organised hustings last night with a mix of candidates from the area. No Kate Hoey or Chuka Umunna but they sent reasonable statements. The Cons candidate just didn't turn up though :facepalm:The debate was worlds away from the mainstream spin. Too much regurgitating of Marx perhaps but a few points well made.
 
Yeah, it was old school Brixton politics :cool:

Left vs Left - *my* revolution not yours. To stage this kind of debate in 2010, right in the middle of a General Election campaign where Leader's Debates are all the rage, really does do credit to Stop the War and Brixton.

Jeremy Drinkall is a very good public speaker. I'm sure the Socialist Party of GB candidate had some engaging ideas, but he was slightly crushed by his fellow Comrade.

The real rebel of the evening was LibDem PPC Chris Nicholson - blimey! :p

Full credit for turning up and stating his opposition to Stop the War. Tally Hoey, Chuka and the Tories - VERY disappointing.

Bit more on the evening over here.
 
Tricky Skills said:
Yeah, it was old school Brixton politics :cool:

Left vs Left - *my* revolution not yours. To stage this kind of debate in 2010, right in the middle of a General Election campaign where Leader's Debates are all the rage, really does do credit to Stop the War and Brixton.

Jeremy Drinkall is a very good public speaker. I'm sure the Socialist Party of GB candidate had some engaging ideas, but he was slightly crushed by his fellow Comrade.

The real rebel of the evening was LibDem PPC Chris Nicholson - blimey! :p

Full credit for turning up and stating his opposition to Stop the War. Tally Hoey, Chuka and the Tories - VERY disappointing.

Bit more on the evening over here.
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You really don't get the difference between Trotskyism and the SPGB, Tricky? ;)

Listened to your interview with Jeremy on your blog. Astonished to hear a leading Workers Power member endorsing the AWL candidate in the Camberwell and Peckham constituency. :D
 
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