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Biggles · Posted: Fri May 29, 2009 10:25 pm Post subject: Euro Elections

Well less than a wek to go and ive not received one piece of litarature from anyone over this Euro vote

not even a clue whos standing

bit pathetic innit (just like Europe) for what they are classing the biggest ever international election the worlds ever seen

sophy · Aspiring Calnite Joined: 16 May 2008 Posts: 46 Status:

I've had some generic leaflets through the post from most of the parties about the Euro elections.

The Green Party candidate for the SouthWest (including Calne) is Ricky Knight, he's a school teacher from Devon and has been out campaigning around the Southwest over the past weeks. I met him at the Box Revels on Monday and was very impressed with him.

Because the European Elections are done on Proportional Representation, the Greens are expected to do very well in these Euro elections.

You can find out more about Ricky here:

http://southwest.greenparty.org.u...ion/southwest/people/ricky-knight

Chuck · Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 10:26 am Post subject:

I reckon you'll pick up a sw seat ukip 2 lib dems 1 tories 2 but we will see there is a strong chance Labour will be down at 6th/7th
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GTB · Bushton Bushwacker Joined: 05 Jun 2007 Posts: 2206 Status:

I've not had anything here in Seend Cleeve either.

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sophy · Aspiring Calnite Joined: 16 May 2008 Posts: 46 Status:

Chuck and Peter, could you tell us a little more about the Conservative and LibDem candidates for the European elections please, as some people don't seem to have received their election mailers.

Chuck · Posted: Sun May 31, 2009 1:10 pm Post subject:

www.gileschichestermep.org.uk

Giles is top of the list as he is a sitting MEP I have listened to him a few times he is a littel boring but fine

www.juliegirling.com

Julie was leader of Cotswold and Gloucestershire Council at some time

Ashley Fox
European Candidate for the South West
Tel: 0117 9736811 / Email: ashley.fox@southwestconservatives.com

Ashley was born in 1969 and grew up in Malvern in Worcestershire. He was educated at The King's School, Worcester.
He studied law at Bristol Polytechnic before working for a year as an English assistant in France. Ashley took his solicitors finals at Chester College of law. After completing his articles, he qualified as a solicitor in 1994.
Ashley now lives in Bristol with his wife and two children. He is an Associate of Morgan Cole, where he specialises in insurance litigation.
Ashley fought the Parliamentary seat of Bath at the 2001 General Election. He has been the Councillor for Westbury-on-Trym on Bristol City council since 2002.
Ashley has chaired both the Council's Education scrutiny commission and the Planning committee. He now chairs the Council's Overview and Scrutiny Management Commission which oversees the scrutiny function of the authority.

www.doncollier.plus.com

Don is Leader at Poole Council pretty EUro Sceptic

www.zehrazaidi.org.uk

Met Zehra the other day she seems really nice and no fool

Mike Dolley was a regional Director for South West good guy I am told he is a bit of a Europhile not sure though myself.

PLease look at their web addresses to get further info poor show not getting their election stuff

Chuck
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Peter Dolman · Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 7:52 am Post subject:

There are 6 candidates on the Lib Dems list for the South West & Gibraltar. It is headed by Graham Watson a sitting MEP.

The full list and their details can be seen on

www.libdems.org.uk/people/european-candidates-for-the-south-west-gibraltar

I have received european leaflets from Lib Dems/ Greens/Conservatives/UKIP delivered it appears by the post man.

friends & family have delivered leaflets , I done a load as well,
for me over the last few weeks to many houses but I still hear the comment that none have been seen. not sure what happens to them perhaps Stargate is a reality.
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Biggles · Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 9:21 am Post subject:

gibraltar???

wow didnt know that was in our area

what a joke

hows a person meant to cover such an area (cornwall devon gloucestershire wiltshire somerset bristol and gibraltar)

no wonder weve had nothing here about the elections

well that has certainly helped me make my decision who to vote for this week

Peter Dolman · Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 10:20 am Post subject:

yeah not sure why Gibraltar is linked with the south west perhaps we are the nearest as the crow flys!

I am in favour of PR but the system in place for the european parliament means that candidates don't realy engauge with the voters, it needs to be changed.

Its also a shame that the allowances scandal (it had to happen though) came out when the parties should be discussing the issues relating to the european elections as like it or not the big decisions come from europe at the moment.

Watching "Have I got news for you" recently Ian Hislop hinted that the MEP allowances made ours look positively tame.
The UKIP leader apparently has claimed in the region of £2,000,000 over the last 4 years (hope I got the figures right). If that is correct it make the figures our MP's have been claiming to look positively pedestrian.

Perhaps there should be a reform of the European Parliament but perhaps after we have had our referendum over the Lisbon Treaty (Constitution).

ps I am also against the european single currency for reason already disclosed.
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Biggles · Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 11:06 am Post subject:

can you imagine the travel expenses claims of the winner of the election, just done a quick search and calne to gibraltar is 1600+ by road its a license to print money me thinks, will look into this more