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Adam, already seen the Islington paper:https://twitter.com/tim_nicholls/status/592362616355495936/photo/1And had a nice chat about why I think such tweets are inadvisable.
Actually, an 8th: Lifelong Learning, Blackstock Road N4 2DG this Thursday 30 April 2.45 – 4.00. Adutl ed. FE college,
Hmm, speaking of personal styles. I just sent this reply, without mentioning that Soccer is obviously an inferorir football code. oh, the discipline of being a party candidte:
Quote:The Socialist Party is campaigning for the creation of a society based on common ownership of the wealth of the world, so that it can be directly administered in all our interests, rather than in the interest of the minority who currently own it. this would mean an end to buying and selling, and production for needs, not for sale and profit. The issue your campaign highlights, of the obligation of directors to shareholders over fans, neatly illustrates the problem of class ownership of wealth. The pleasure of football becomes a simple means to capitalist ends so long as the market remains.As the vast sums of television money show, football fans are part of the product, as capitalist firms make extra profits through showing the sport and advertising to football fans. With common ownership of the wealth of the world, we would see an end to money dominating sport, and simple organisation for pleasure of the game as an end in itself. If our delegates find themselves serving as a minority in a parliament dominated by pro-capitalist parties, our membership will instruct them to vote (after a democratic debate) in the best interests of the working class. Regards, Bill Martin (Socialist Party Candidate, Islington North)Quote:As a Manchester United fan and a voter in the Islington North constituency, before I vote on May 7th I would like to know whether you will support legislation to reform football governance? We believe legislative changes are necessary as outlined here: http://www.votefootball.org/proposal Your response to the question below may impact decisively on my voting intentions: Will you personally, and your party generally, support new legislation as outlined in the above link? Yours sincerelyI like how both our candidates answered differently, and both correctly within party policy. It's good we have some some for style and personal presentation.
Lo All,should have sent this yesterday, this is the response we got to our complaint about leaflet dumping:
Quote:The delivery officer, whose postal route includes the specified address, has confirmed that the mail was delivered into the individual post boxes for the tenants at the block of flats. The delivery officer has advised also that tenants often deposit unaddressed mail, originally delivered into the boxes, either on top of the post boxes, or on the floor around them.Alastair Campbell wrote:As for the idea that it sets Brand up as some kind of serious commentator on politics, he already was. That is why it is Cameron, Murdoch and Dacre who are the jokes here, not Brand and certainly not Miliband.Well worth a read, a well written peice, and whatever you think of the man's politics, he remains a clever operator.
Alan,I did make that clear, but a formatting error vanished it. I ended that one "</personal rant>"Anyway,Full interview wih Adam Here:http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b05vdx7t/election-2015-socialist-party-of-great-britain-manifesto-launch
Islington Gazette online hustings (link)This was last night. As I'm sure you all know, I'm loathe to have an argument over the internet. But. Well. Someone had to do it…
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2015-32478443They're recycling Danny's clip rather than any footage from Sunday, it seems…
Max, can you email any addresses you have to nlb.spgb@gmail.com — I have a complaint in train. I'll be speaking to otehr candidates this afternoon.
Yes, I would, and the conference resolution you've cited, to my mind, is no barrier to fracking per se…
Put another way, we will need gold in socialism for electronics, etc. So, will we continue to use cyanide extraction is socialism?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_mining#Cyanide_processMy bet is almost certainly yes.
Just to bring the discussion back here. So, even if any of our candidtes are personally against fracking, they are of course pledged to vote for it is the party instructs them to do so after a democratic debate.A couple of drive by quotes from Wikipedia:
Public Health England wrote:"An assessment of the currently available evidence indicates that the potential risks to public health from exposure to the emissions associated with shale gas extraction will be low if the operations are properly run and regulated. Most evidence suggests that contamination of groundwater, if it occurs, is most likely to be caused by leakage through the vertical borehole. Contamination of groundwater from the underground hydraulic fracturing process itself (ie the fracturing of the shale) is unlikely. However, surface spills of hydraulic fracturing fluids or wastewater may affect groundwater, and emissions to air also have the potential to impact on health. Where potential risks have been identified in the literature, the reported problems are typically a result of operational failure and a poor regulatory environment."and
Quote:Hydraulic fracturing fluids include proppants and other chemicals. These may include toxic chemicals;[3] In the United States they are allowed to be treated as trade secrets by companies who use them. Lack of knowledge about specific chemicals has complicated efforts to develop risk management policies and to study health effects.[4][5] In other jurisdictions such as the United Kingdom, these chemicals must be made public and are required to be non hazardous in their applicationNow, my view is that fracking is probably no more harmful than any other extractive industry, per se, but that for AGW reasons that gas/oil should stay in the ground. As a party member, if I wa given the choice between 5,000+ deaths from winter cold and fracking, I'd vote for fracking, and expect our delegates to abide by the vote.
Quote:8-9pm: "Come and hear why you should vote for Socialism" Election meeting at Caxton House Community Centre, 129 St John's Way , London N19 3RQ (7 mins from Archway tube). Our candidate, Bill Martin, will give a talk and answer questions.We advertised this meeting, so it'll be a good test of the power of advertising. Anyone free in London welcome to come along.
