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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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Cllr Kim Caddy and the Southfields by-election
I don’t really do politics. Not on here, and not that much anywhere else. I’ve commented enough on my political evolution to delve into it once more. However, this has been a remarkable week in politics and I’ve been unable to reflect on it. The major political event locally has been the victory of Kim
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Posted in Politics
Also tagged Bradford West, by election, George Galloway, Kim Caddy, Southfields
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The London local elections
When I wrote that I thought Wandsworth Labour must have been disappointed with their result I didn’t realise quite how disappointed until I looked at how their colleagues across London performed. Much as it pains me to say it, it was a good night for Labour in London. After the 2006 elections 14 London councils
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Reflecting on the council elections
Today I (technically) start my fourth term as a Wandsworth Councillor after a long and hard election. It’s been an interesting campaign. There’s no shortage of commentary about the national campaign, so I will add little to it, suffice to say I’m pleased to see Justine re-elected in Putney and Jane elected in Battersea. Obviously
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Posted in Politics, Wandsworth
Also tagged Battersea, Conservatives, Jane Ellison, Justine Greening, Putney, Sadiq Khan, Tony Belton, Tooting
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The saddest part of the campaign…
This time tomorrow I’ll be running around like mad working for a Conservative victory, locally and nationally. And hopefully the result will reflect the months and years of hard work the Conservatives have put into Battersea and Wandsworth, both administratively running an excellent council and politically, campaigning to hold Putney and gain Battersea and Tooting.
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The battle-less election
Less than a week to go until polling day now and my election buzz still is starting to kick in. I can only speculate on why it took so long, that it might be things like age (I’m now a family man and supposedly more mature) or that we’ve just been campaigning constantly for so
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Posted in Politics, Shaftesbury
Also tagged Battersea, campaign, election, Lib Dem, Stuart King
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The final Battersea list
The council have published the final list of candidates for the Battersea parliamentary seat. I know I shouldn’t say this but I’m a little disappointed, the field has narrowed, and we are now down to seven candidates, the major parties are there, obviously, with the Conservatives Jane Ellison challenging Labour’s Martin Linton for the seat.
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Posted in Politics, Wandsworth
Also tagged Battersea, BNP, Conservative, Green, Jane Ellison, Lib Dem, Martin Linton, Putney, UKIP
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8 down, 21 to go…
Over a week into the formal campaign. And still three weeks to go. Are people fed up yet? So far it’s been a pleasant experience. I can’t help comparing to my first stint on the Battersea doorstep in 1997 which was, frankly, a depressing experience. As a Conservative campaigning has got better and better with
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Posted in Politics, Shaftesbury, Wandsworth
Also tagged 1992, 1997, Blair, campaign, Conservatives, election
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Council nominations
As I mentioned at the end of last week the nominations for the council elections closed last week and the statement of people nominated was published today. The full list can be downloaded from the council. This is the sort of thing that only really interests anoraks like me, but to give you the highlights.
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Posted in Politics, Wandsworth
Also tagged BNP, Christian Peoples Alliance, Communist, Conservatives, Greens, Latchmere, Layla Moran, Liberal Democrats, Southfields, Tooting, West Hill
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Only [insert party] can win here
I’m a lover of Lib Dem campaign leaflets. For years they have had a few consistent themes. One is the clipboard, the idea is that if you have a clipboard you are obviously (a) important, (b) working and, by extension (c) doing important work. So what better way to show how busy you are than
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Posted in Politics, Wandsworth
Also tagged council election, Lib Dems, Southfields, Winning Here
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I could kiss Gordon Brown
Finally, Brown has blown the starting whistle. Thank God. It has got to the stage where I’m not just dreaming about elections, but actually had a nightmare over the weekend that Brown bottled it again and delayed the election until June. Frankly, I’m ready to have a bit of a break from politics and campaigning.
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