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Voting in the 2024 General Election
No comments on Voting in the 2024 General ElectionOff to the polling station to vote in one of the more significant elections of my lifetime. Given first-past-the-post and local circumstances I am fully aware that my vote is one of the many “wasted” votes. But I have done my part in the democratic process.
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Voting in the Local Elections 4 May 2023
Off to the polling station to cast my vote in this year’s local elections. Unlike the last local elections there were candidates on the ballot I felt I could vote for.
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New Liberal History website
Its been a long time in the making – rather too long if I am honest – but at the end of January we were finally able to go live with the new website for the Liberal Democrat History Group. liberalhistory.org.uk I’d built the previous version of their website back in 2015 (I think) so it was due an upgrade and I was very pleased the Group asked me to build them the new version.…
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Voting in the 2019 General Election
The weather rather matched my mood as I went to do my duty and voted in Luton North in the 2019 General Election today.
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People’s Vote March 19 October 2019
Last Saturday I once again took the train into London to join another People’s Vote march. I think this is the fifth of these that I have been on, and this one felt massive. There is always an argument about just how many people turn up to these things. I am sure there must be a way that you could accurately, and independently, estimate the attendance at such events. It would cut out the tedious…
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Voting in the Local Elections 2 May 2019
Off to the polling station to cast my vote in this year’s local elections. This time I had to do something I don’t think I have ever done before. Unfortunately, the Liberal Democrats were not able to put up a candidate in my ward this year. So my choice was only between Labour and Conservative. Given how things are at the moment I couldn’t bring myself to choose between them. The Green would have got…
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Joining the People’s Vote march 23 March 2019
I’ve again taken the train into London to join another People’s Vote march. I think this is the fourth of these that I have been on, and they have grown in numbers each time. They reckon this one was over a million people.
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People’s Vote March 20 October 2018
Joined the #peoplesvotemarch in London today. Doing what I can to try to stop the madness. Well that was BIG. Only marched as far as Downing St before crowd backed up from Parliament Square got too heavy.
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People’s Vote Petition
I have signed the People’s Vote Petition to demand a vote on the Brexit deal. We, the people, have the democratic right to determine our own future: https://www.peoples-vote.uk/petition #PeoplesVote
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Joining the People’s Vote march 23 June 2018
I’m joining the #peoplesvotemarch today. Can’t stand idle when so much is at risk.
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General Election 2017 photo gallery
A few photos from my 2017 General Election campaign in Luton South.
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Thoughts on the 2017 General Election
Over the last few weeks I found myself, rather unexpectedly, fulfilling the role of General Election candidate for the Liberal Democrats in the constituency of Luton South. I was initially reluctant to do this, mostly for reasons of personal circumstance and the fact that I have become a bit distant from partisan politics, but after some internal debate I decided that I had to stand up and be counted. In the end it has actually…
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Election result for Luton South
The result of the 8 June 2017 General Election in Luton South.
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Election photo
One consequence of standing in the General Election is that people have been taking photos of me — with resulting clashes with my vanity — but I do like this one of me with my friend, and fellow candidate for Luton North, Rabi Martins.
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The Liberal Democrats’ 2017 Manifesto
I am happy to endorse the manifesto that the Liberal Democrats have published for the 2017 General Election. Which is just as well, really. On first reading there was only one thing I found that I actually disagree with, and that is fairly obscure. Of course there are some areas where I felt the party could have gone further, been more radical, or had greater clarity. There always is. There were a few too many…
