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I'm a councillor in the London Borough of Wandsworth; this blog mainly covers that, sometimes general politics and policy and occasionally anything else that takes my fancy.
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London and Wandsworth’s European election results
It was a fairly good night for the Conservatives in London – three of London’s eight MEPs were returned as Conservatives. Congratulations to Charles Tannock, Syed Kamall and Marina Yannakoudakis on their elections. It’s also pleasing that the BNP did not win a seat here. Though disturbing that they managed to take two seats in the
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Posted in Politics, Wandsworth
Also tagged BNP, Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrats
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Half-way through polling day.
A fairly brisk start to voting in my patch, certainly higher than past European elections, but it died off considerably during the day and I hear that other places didn’t even get the good start! Of course, voting does tend to reflect travel patterns, so it picking up again with the school run and the
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Polling Day: a few hours in…
Polls have been open since 7am and trade has been brisk (though getting quieter now commuters have commuted). What’s more the trade has been friendly, the Conservative vote is clearly motivated. Labour don’t seem to be running a full polling day operation and haven’t put people outside polling stations. This is actually a real disappointment.
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It’s election day
Today is election day and I will be spending all of it on the campaign trial. If you are interested in how election day is going I’ll certainly be Twittering – you can follow me @jamescousins. I might also do a few Posterous blog posts, if sufficiently interesting events and spare time coincide. If you
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Confessions of a Conservative canvasser: Part II
Yesterday I highlighted some of the things canvassing is not. Today I want to go through some of the things canvassing is, and my thoughts at the end of this particular campaign. While the media will concentrate on Cabinet resignations and pressure on Brown, the life of a party activist is less glamorous and less
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Posted in Politics, Wandsworth
Also tagged BNP, Canvassing, Conservative, David Cameron, Gordon Brown, Labour
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Weekly report, week-ending 29 May
This is my first weekly report-back on the blog. It is currently a trial, and you can read some of my thoughts about it in a blog-post I wrote before commencing the reports. It is not intended to be, nor can it be, an exhaustive report of what I have been doing during the week
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Posted in Community Safety, Regeneration, Shaftesbury, Wandsworth, Weekly report
Also tagged 2012, Chamber of Commerce, Neighbourhood Watch, Olympics, recession
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Are the BNP active in Battersea?
A few people have had the dreadful BNP leaflet land on their doormat recently and asked me if this means the BNP is active in Battersea. Luckily, I think the answer is no. In each case the leaflet has been their badly researched election communication featuring a Polish Spitfire, American models and an elderly Italian
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Have you got your poll card?
It may well have escaped your notice but the European elections are being held at the beginning of June. If you are a registered voter in Wandsworth you should be getting your poll card this weekend. The poll cards will be delivered to each elector between Saturday and Sunday, so keep an eye out for
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