Showing posts with label manifesto. Show all posts
Showing posts with label manifesto. Show all posts

An other documentary about Our West Hendon!

"Basically the lack of council housing that is the root cause of the housing crisis. Instead of building like private they should be building council houses. I think they shouldn't be knocking down council houses. Basically Barratts are forcing people out."

Shipped Out from Mediorite on Vimeo.

Please share and me and the Green Party :) https://vimeo.com/mediorite/shippedout#t=302s

pro-immigration

Someone called Yasmin said on TV the other day she has no choice because the Green Party are the only parliamentary party that aren't anti-immigration.

My MP has still not replied to this letter sent last week, I mean last fortnight... other than auto-reply of course.  If you agree with me please send your MP a letter using writetothem.com , especially if you're in Hendon.
9th November
Dear Matthew Offord,

I am pro migration and always have been.  For me anti-immigration
rhetoric means the same as anti-immigrant rhetoric, and I do not like
the way local people end up blaming and hating each other, so I would
invite you as a candidate for Hendon MP to sign up to a clean campaign
pledge.  The reality is that we are part of the European Union which
gives us a two way street and the right to live as a citizen in any
country in the region (apart from Switzerland, Monaco and so on).  I
wonder what your view is on this.  Would you be able to meet me in
Parliament to let me lobby on this issue which really matters to the
people of Hendon?

Yours sincerely,

Ben Samuel

...

Me? Vote? But what for?

I am writing this to urge anyone who hasn't yet decided to vote to please go and do so!

This is not about me telling you what to do.  If anything it's the opposite.  There's a real chance that today and as the polls close later, you will be able to get rid of those pesky politicians and re-decorate the Town Hall!

We say: Do you have a view on how the council is run?  People tell us their concerns on all sorts of things.  Rarely are people not interested.

If you haven't registered to vote: It is not too late to do that.  You should know your rights.  Someone told me before that 50% of young people aren't registered to vote.  Unfortunately I've only been able to encourage people who are registered, because as a political party we can find them and knock on their doors.

If you don't know anything about the candidates: You who are already in office using the website: WriteToThem.com and entering your post-code.
If you don't know anything about the parties: A little web-surfing can go a long way.  The BBC website is a good start and has lots of information about how to compare the different parties.

If you don't trust them: Find out how you can get more involved.  Why not join a political party and change things from the inside, donating a bit of money or time?
Alternatively you could support an independent candidate or stand as an independent in four years time.

If you're still not satisfied: There is something called the marked register.  Parties will buy this after the election to find out who has gone to vote.  They might not bother talking to you afterwards in future campaigns if you have not gone to vote, because your name will be marked on this as a non-voter.  Go along, get your ballot paper, and write a rude word on it.  That is how to show your disgust better than staying at home!

Personally I shall be voting Green Party because every vote for us counts and we're putting our all into this 2014 election.  The fact that a proportional election co-incides with the locals gives us the chance to synergise the two campaigns in one, allowing us to send a leaflet to every household in the country.  Green Party are my choice because I distrust the other parties to represent my interests when it comes to protecting the environment and representing future generations.  I know Greens because I've worked with them and they are the nicest, most decent, and don't stand just to get elected, but to do a worthwhile campaign.  I've enjoyed the debates but sadly through my involvement with the anti-cuts movement and youth branch of the Greens, the other parties have not stood up to what is going on.  So I am voting Green which is the only European Group actively campaigning against the secret treaty which puts so called free-trade over our right to a welfare state, a clean water supply for London, and so on.  I am voting to re-elect our Green Party MEP because even though we will probably lose locally, she is my radical voice for all the region, against racism, for human rights, against climate change.... for the common good.

economy without oil

I am Ben and I will bring plenty of momentum for an activist of only 25 years of age!
I am still on the London 2012 reserve list, and to do so I printed and posted 1000 leaflets, stickers and climate change report extracts.  I will be representing the Green Party values of Environment, Peace, and Social Justice, as I did when I represented 30,000 students, or when I earned 356 local votes in 2010.

In London, the mental environment is crowded so it is vital to be on message especially in this high-profile position.  For example, I have up my sleeve a number of open source cinema nights planned for Tuesday October 18th 2011.

In my local Green Party, I have been minutes secretary since January.

As a green policy geek: The first step to the green deal is to prioritise jobs with every decision.  I hope those extra jobs will be funded by the Green Investment Bank.
On air pollution, thanks to the Barnet Green Party, they did not abolish the Tally Ho air monitoring station.  I could go on about street trees.  Traffic congestion is a big problem.  That's why Greens in London have tripled our walking and cycling funding.  The Tories wish to frame our policy as a threat to motor vehicles, but Jenny Jones' proposals for safe off-road cycle routes would be worth the hassle and create work for engineers. All this should create a few green jobs.

My website can be found at
http://plenty12.blogspot.com/2011/02/bens-interview.html
and my mobile number is 07948480070