Electioneering
8 June 2004As I know some Cambridge residents read this blog, to save you the bother of searching around, here are the upcoming candidates for Thursday’s Cambridge City Council and Eastern Region elections.
Most people who read this are probably the engaged, voting type anyway but for those who are thinking it isn’t worth it, well it is. It just is. People all over the world have died and are still dying today for democracy. If you’re registered to vote then please do so on Thursday and make it count.
Geoff
Chris, as a Cambridge resident thanks for that. Do you have any stuff on the European canditates? I’m really interested in a comparison table on how they stand on major issues. Some of the leaflets I’m getting through the door amaze me . and yep the They work for you website is fab! I’m eagerly awaiting the first RSS feed from Anne Campbell.
Maybe we can have a Cambridge blog meet
Chris
This page has a whole series of links to the various parties and candidates for the European elections.
Was certainly surprised by the cornucopia of parties and candidates on offer for Europe, though. Got a leaflet for one of the independent candidates through my door the other day, he was a bit mystifying. The other is the man in the white suit, Martin Bell, who has put out virtually no publicity at all.
tom
“New-comers must learn the ways of our Health and Safety Executive.”
Now that’s what I call a slogan. An impressive candidate – I was particularly impressed by his openness in admitting that he didn’t really know very much about the European Parliament or how one might get elected to it. And his varicose veins.
Alexander
I’m very pissed off. I forgot to register my vote in Winchester, where I now live, until yesterday. This means I’ll miss a major election for the first time ever, as I’ve voted in every one since my 18th birthday.
So no, I’m not a happy bunny. And let that be a lesson to you all – REGISTER TO VOTE!
Chris
I did that last year, moved house and suddenly remembered to register, but did so two days after the deadline for the May 2003 local elections….d’oh. Still, not that important, since us residents at Cambridge get to re-elect the entire council this time round thanks to boundary changes (Revolution!) so I get another crack this time round.
You’ve reminded me, incidentally, of my first election, which was the last European Election, in 1999, having just turned 18, on a lovely summer’s day, participating in London’s phenomenal 23.1% turnout.