Hilary Benn in Oxford – 27/01/05
jgp | 26.01.2005 21:58 | Globalisation | Social Struggles | Oxford
Thursday 27 January 2.45-4 pm
New Road Baptist Church, Bonn Square, Oxford
If you want to get a place at the talk (ie. if you are in Andrew Smith’s constituency) then email, giving your name to mortonp@parliament.uk.
Or you can join the trade justice protest outside, STARTING 2:30pm so we don’t miss his arrival. Bring banners, posters and anything that makes a noise!
jgp
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Why only Oxford East?
27.01.2005 10:04
This smells like a puff event to boost Andrew Smith's pre-election campaign - and it wouldn't be the first time a Government Minister has been wheeled in to speak to 'friends' of Andrew just before an election!
So this is how they spend our taxes!
I'd be interested in a transcript if anyone is going.
Elise
e-mail: elise@greenoxford.com
Homepage: http://www.greenoxford.com
The adventures of Mr Benn
27.01.2005 16:46
He spoke a lot of what people on the ground were doing (concerned constituents, trade justice campaigners, activists etc.) were doing and the pressure that was being put on the government for trade justice, debt and aid but never COMMITTED to anything.
When asked about trade liberalisation (being that it was trapping developing countries in poverty) he quickly turned it into another question about what was meant by trade liberalisation.
Andrew Smith was being suitably unctuous (wow - snail trail!) and saying how he was looking forward to receiving more letters from concerned Oxford citizens (bless).
To sum it all up - a big bag of bollocks - you're more likely to put the world to rights at the pub then in the company of one of the government's trusty free marketeers.
the magical shopkeeper
I was there
27.01.2005 17:21
The Green Party prospective parliamentary candidate for Oxford West and Abingdon, Tom Lines, was there, but the chair did not allow a question from him. A pity.
K Tai
Spinning like a top
27.01.2005 18:30
That, of course, is why none of the advertising actually said who organised the meeting. If it had been the churches or Christian Aid or someone similar, as most people seemed to think, they would have said so.
Ah well!
Tom Lines
Tom Lines
e-mail: tlines@globalnet.co.uk
i thought it was quite good
27.01.2005 23:55
love EW
p.s. shame hillary benn isn't more like his dad isn't it??? ;-)
ecowarrior
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28.01.2005 15:29
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K Tai