Euroelections 2014: South East Region
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Talking informally with someone from UKIP before our debate against them on Wednesday they said they were relieved, from a political point of view, by Bob Crow's death since they had been afraid that his No2EU might take votes from them. I don't think Scargill will but No2EU is a title that sums up what UKIP's basic policy is.
The London office of the European Parliament has now added us to the lists contesting the South East Region:http://www.europarl.org.uk/en/european_elections/candidates2014.htmlSo has the wikipedia entry for this constituency:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_East_England_%28European_Parliament_constituency%29Wikipedia also mentions that we will contesting the Wales Region:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wales_%28European_Parliament_constituency%29
Excellent. And good too that there are links to the wikipedia entry for the Party which amongst things indicates that it is the second-oldest extant political party in the UK :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist_Party_of_Great_Britainand a link also to this particular thread :http://www.worldsocialism.org/spgb/forum/world-socialist-movement/euroelection-candidates
The EC decided on Saturday to "Go for a Million" by upping the number of areas (Westminster parliamentary constituencies) where we take advantage of the free postal distribution from an earlier 14 to 20.The constituencies to be covered (from North to South and from West to East) are: Milton Keynes North, Oxford East, Oxford West & Abingdon, Reading East, Slough, Southampton Itchen, Southampton Test, Portsmouth North, Brighton Kemptown, Brighton Pavilion, Crawley, Dartford, Gravesham, Chatham & Aylesford, Maidstone & the Weald, Sittingbourne & Sheppey, Hastings & Rye, Canterbury, Follestone & Hythe, Dover. There are about 980,000 electors in these areas, the remaining 20,000 (maybe more) will be distributed in other areas door-to-door or at literature stalls by members and sympathisers.As there are just over 4 million electors in the South East Region, this means that some 25 percent of electors in the area will receive our election leaflet. We will be doing our best to get our message across to as many others as possible through media publicity
As part of Kent and Sussex branch's electoral efforts we are planning to have a number of literature stalls in various towns in Kent between April 26th and Polling Day on May 22nd. The locations are to be finalised but they will most likely be along these lines:Saturday, April 26th in MaidstoneMay Day Bank Holiday Monday, May 5th in either Tonbridge OR MaidstoneSaturday, May 10th in CanterburyThursday, May 15th in Maidstone OR TonbridgeTuesday, May 20th in Chatham OR RochesterDepending on the measure of support available additional stalls might be held in Sittingbourne and FolkestoneAssistance from other members and sympathisers welcome.Please email spgb.ksrb@worldsocialism.org or phone either 07971 715569 or 07973 142701
The nominations and deposit were handed in to the Returning Officer in Southampton yesterday and accepted. While I was there I came across a SPEW literature stall and gave them a few of our election leaflets. One said "but that's the same name as us" (yes, it is). I also managed to establish that No2EU won't be standing in the South East Region. Not enough money, they said but they weren't keen on that title anyway and their priority seems to be to get a local Labour councillor who defected to TUSC re-elected.
It seems likely that the so-called Harmony Party will be standing. They were registered on 1 April, but the variants of their name don't sound very harmonious (unless they are an April Fool):
Quote:Zero Immigration, Anti-EU, Pro-JobsZero Immigration, Out EU, Staying BritishZero Immigration, More Jobs, Anti-GlobalizationApparently, this new party, based in Petersfield in Hampshire, will be standing in the South East Region:http://yourvoiceparty.org.uk/Can't work out what they stand for if anything. Anybody know?
ALB wrote:Apparently, this new party, based in Petersfield in Hampshire, will be standing in the South East Region:http://yourvoiceparty.org.uk/Can't work out what they stand for if anything. Anybody know?It looks like they are trying to put into practice what Steve Coleman is advocating. Direct democracy through the internet.
Election/Literature stall in Maidstone, Kent this Saturday (April 26th)http://www.worldsocialism.org/spgb/event/literature-stall-maidstone-12-noonThese two designs are available in other colours
We now know who we're up against. Nominations closed at 4pm and the Returning Officer has just published the list of the parties standing. There are 15 (same as last time, in 2009).Apart from the usual suspects (Tories, Labour, Liberal, Green, UKIP, BNP), there's the Christians Peoples Party, the English Democrats, the Peace Party and the Roman Party (a joke party) who stood last time. New are the Harmony Party, Your Voice, Liberty Great Britain (real "revolutionary" fascists) and "An Independence for Europe" list (rumoured to be a Tory party dirty trick to draw votes from UKIP as they did once before when they put up a "Literal Democrat" candidate).Unlike last time there is no Scargill Labour Party or No2EU list. Which means that we are the only list using the word "socialist", i.e no jokes about the Peoples Front for Judea and the Judean People's Front.
ALB wrote:Which means that we are the only list using the word "socialist", i.e no jokes about the Peoples Front for Judea and the Judean People's Front.It doesn't help when a party can't decide what its name is or which logo to use on a regular and consistent basis or even if to use one at all. It's pathetic.
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