tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post7328530984962829721..comments2024-03-18T16:56:49.185+00:00Comments on WEMBLEY MATTERS: Is an electoral alliance to beat the Tories possible in Hampstead and Kilburn?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-16989438936934751762017-05-09T11:51:16.620+01:002017-05-09T11:51:16.620+01:00As Alan Wheatley I am a Green Party member in a di...As Alan Wheatley I am a Green Party member in a different constituency; As 'Dude Swheatie of Kwug' I am a member of the non-party-political Kilburn Unemployed Workers Group, while the Tory Party has become reviled by the KUWG on account of the fruits by which the people we represent know the Tory Party by.<br /><br />Close ally of KUWG is Revd Paul Nicolson, founder of the non-party-political Taxpayers Against Poverty. Our friend Paul writes regarding what has emerged since the Charity Commission quashed an Oxfam 'Perefect Storm' social media campaign: "THE WEATHER FORECAST IS HURRICANES FOR THE POOREST - EVEN SUNNIER FOR THE RICH" — <a href="http://taxpayersagainstpoverty.org.uk/news/this-is-how-government-gaggs-churches-faiths-charities.-how-can-they-be-neu" rel="nofollow">It has been a PERFECT STORM It is a PERFECT TWISTER It will be a PERFECT HURRICANE ever deeper: This is how government gags<br />the churches, faiths and charities.</a>.<br /><br />Regarding the splitting of votes in a General Election, it seems that <a href="http://camdennewjournal.com/article/remember-the-ukip-effect-in-hampstead-and-kilburn-in-2010-and-2015" rel="nofollow">in the Hampstead & Kilburn consituency in 2010 and 2015, UKIP's Magnus Nielsen was a real 'party pooper' for the Conservative candidate</a>.Kilburn Unemployed Workers Grouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17281633520479831796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-26087109347871647572017-05-05T18:49:43.558+01:002017-05-05T18:49:43.558+01:00I think those suggesting an electoral (not progres...I think those suggesting an electoral (not progressive) alliance are interested in defeating the Tories - not just in H&K but nationally. As you say the predicted vote shows that Lib Dem votes would also be needed to defeat the Tory candidate. Seems unlikely that they would join an alliance. On the other hand if Tulip/local LP agreed and Greens stood down she might gather 1,000-1,500 additional votes. The Green Party has good policies on austerity and restoring TU rights compatible with the LP's so that isn't a negotiating point - we broadly agree on those policies.Martin Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02194641151012303116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-10625891929700021842017-05-05T17:39:54.517+01:002017-05-05T17:39:54.517+01:00I can't speak for Tulip, but as a Labour party...I can't speak for Tulip, but as a Labour party member in Hampstead & Kilburn (the safe labour bit - Kilburn Brent) I support all the policies you list as crucial, though I would argue there are a lot of other important ones not mentioned. However, the give away is that the Green party is also approaching the Lib Dems. By what criteria are the Lib Dems `progressive'? Has everyone forgotten the coalition? Or is the only policy which really matters proportional representation? While I support PR, I actually think opposing austerity and restoring workers' rights need to be higher on the agenda. But they don't get a look in. Tulip may be urging Labour not to stand in Brighton, but that's not in her gift. Labour Party rules say the Party must stand in every constituency, and candidates have been announced for every constituency. Oh, and according to the predictions shown, the Green Party vote is not the difference between labour and the Tories.Pete Firminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14384894592271716201noreply@blogger.com