Local Elections Round Up

notts-imc features | 03.05.2007 10:31

Labour takes climate change seriously by campaigning in an SUV in the Berridge Ward.

'A small tale that sheds some light on the ways of politicians....when the campaigners were challenged on their ostentatious fuel-guzzling monster, they at first tried to laugh it off, then claimed "er, it's LPG!"; this was clearly untrue, it was diesel, and when asked to demonstrate this (EG. by showing us the fuel nozzle, they refused, made their excuses and left. This from the same party that claims to be taking climate change seriously in Nottingham!'

Anti-Fascist activists hit Hucknall with leaflets to stop the BNP gaining a foothalt.

'The BNP have published their list of candidates for the Council Elections on 3 May. Including Parish councillors they are fielding a record 827 candidates across the country. The good news is that Nottingham city remains an area where there are no candidates standing. The closest places to Nottingham they are standing are Hucknall, Brinsley, Eastwood, Heanor and Ilkeston. The biggest dangers at the moment are Hucknall where last year the BNP pulled about 25% of the vote, and Heanor, where they lost by only 16 votes last time.'

Local activists call to 'Vote for Nobody'

'It's not just about making a mockery of the farce that is "representative" democracy. It's also about producing more spoiled ballot papers with "Nobody" scrawled across them than the official winning candidate, thus undermining their "legitimacy" (as if they ever had any) to push the same old business-friendly, community-trashing policies that they always do, regardless of who gets in.'

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03.05.2007 11:54

Anti-fascists also organised a meeting in Brinsley (near Esstwood) in February. Sadie Graham, the BNP's director of group development lives there and is standing in the forthcoming elections. For a time she was the only candidate (the other parties locally being moribund). Following this meeting there are now a number of other candidates standing. (I don't know whether this is because of the meeting, although I have been told that it was an important consideration for the Labour candidate.)

On Sunday April 29, there was anti-fascist leafletting in Beeston Rylands. Activists distriubuted more than 2,000 flyers to houses in the area. A week earlier on Saturday April 21, there was also a stall in Beeston High Street.

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Anti-war controversy

03.05.2007 12:16

There was also some "controversy" (i.e. a Labour Party candidate whinged about it) over an anti-war leaflet discouraging people from voting for the Labour Party.

Race hate worry over poll leaflet