Claire Wright
Manifesto Launch Q&A –
Thursday 18 May,
7.30pm.
Sidmouth College Main Hall.
Daily Archives: 15 May 2017
Swire to be speaker at “City Week” 25/26 May 2017
“CITY WEEK 25TH AND 26TH MAY
“Relevant for: Brokers, Carriers, Vendors
FROM: 25TH MAY 2017 / 00:00
TO: 26TH MAY 2017 / 00:00
VENUE: GUILDHALL LONDON
CONTACT: BARRY LE PAGE
DESCRIPTION:
Now in its seventh year, City Week is the premier gathering of the international financial services community. It brings together policy makers and senior industry representatives from around the globe to consider together the future of financial markets and London, in particular. It consists of two days of cutting-edge conferences, seminars and networking opportunities, with other satellite events being held earlier during the week.
Last year’s event, CW2016, was widely regarded as having been very successful. Some 700 participants from over 55 countries attended over the course of the two days, and more than 80% of them rated the event either excellent or very good. A short video on last year’s event is available to view on our YouTube channel …”
https://www.londonmarketgroup.co.uk/event/city-week
Swire will attend in his capacity as Chairman, Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment (one of the extra jobs he does which earns him £2000 per month)
EDDC: priorities, dear boy, priorities
Of the many illegal activities taking place along the seafront parade in Budleigh Salterton the two most visible are dogs running free, not on a lead, and that of cyclists mowing down pedestrians on a pedestrian only pavement. And, of course, hungry seagulls.
The worst of these misdemeanours is the cyclists.
So it is good to know that EDDC have their priorities right with all the problems that the district faces at this time of cuts. EDDC is fining people who feed seagulls and a man was employed to spray DOGS ON A LEAD AREA on the parade pavement on a SATURDAY afternoon.
Cyclists remain to run free.
Bike wardens, anyone?
“Conservative landslide? Not in East Devon!”
Press release:
“A closely fought election contest is underway in East Devon where the Conservative candidate is being hard pressed by an Independent County Councillor who could cause an upset.
The latest betting odds from William Hill show Claire at 9/2, placing her as the main opposition candidate to beat the Conservatives who have held the seat since it was created in 1997 being hard pressed by an Independent County Councillor who could cause an upset.
The latest betting odds from William Hill show Claire at 9/2, placing her as the main opposition candidate to beat the Conservatives who have held the seat since it was created in 1997.
A spokesman for William Hill said:
“We see Claire Wright as the official opposition in that constituency. It’s a head to head contest between her and the Conservatives and the odds reflect that.”
The Devon East constituency includes the towns of Exmouth, Sidmouth and parts of Exeter. Now County Councillor Claire Wright is fighting hard to become its first independent MP. In the 2015 General Election Mrs Wright came second, with a 24 per cent share, outperforming Labour, the Liberal Democrats and UKIP.
Mrs Wright says she was motivated to stand because of strong local feeling that the government is ignoring people’s concerns. Mrs Wright says:
“People are telling me that they are angry and frustrated with the current government’s policies. East Devon residents are looking for someone different, someone who will work solely for them without being tied to a political party.
“As a direct result of this government’s policies local NHS provision is under threat, education budgets face massive shortfalls, local businesses will suffer hikes in business rates, local council services have diminished under massive government cuts – and national debt has actually increased.
“As well as this there are real fears of a damaging hard Brexit if the Conservative government is re-elected with a substantial majority, as is predicted.
“In 2015, although a long-standing and hard-working local councillor, I was a parliamentary newcomer. Now I have a track record that shows how local people are prepared to back me. I am the only candidate who can win this seat from the Conservatives.
“I am calling on everyone in this constituency from the youngest to the oldest voter to join in a campaign based on progressive values to return me as their MP.
“As an Independent MP I would be free from the party whip and I would campaign on the issues that local people tell me are important to them. I would be free to speak and free to act. I can campaign on the issues that local people tell me are important to them.
“If every resident who would like to see change in East Devon votes for me, history can be made in East Devon.”
From the archives: Daily Telegraph on Swire v Wright 2015
What does a local farmer think of Neil Parish?
A thread on who might replace Agriculture Minister Angela Leadsom”
“He is my MP, he is a complete waste of space, has been no help to farmers that have gone to him for help over their BPS problems, just says he cant help, yet he is chair of the EFRA committee… so work that out!!
He only wants to know when it means he might get his pic in the local paper.
I know many people that are non farmers who have gone to him for help on various issues and he has just fobbed them off as well.
Also he is hell bent on direct subs going to be replaced by more complicated stewardship schemes that are both unworkable at farm level and impossible for the RPA to administer, he will be an utter disaster for the industry if he gets the job!”
https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/leadsom-for-the-chop.169380/
Tiverton and Honiton parliamentary candidates – more staid than East Devon!
Neil Parish – Conservative
Described as “blustering” in a recent Private Eye. Pays much more attention to the north of his constituency (A303 widening enthusiast, farming) at the expense of the poorer, coastal southern end. Originally a Somerset farmer and former MEP.
Caroline Julia Kolek – Labour
Embattled former Mayor of Honiton, where the town council is involved in some sort of police investigation and where newspaper reports of allegations of bullying and harassment have been made. Teacher.
Matthew Wilson – Lib Dem
Describes himself as campaigner, entrepreneur and teacher “currently run companies that support businesses providing networks that allow them to access new markets and support public sector staff such as NHS works by providing them with retail discounts.”
Green – Gill Westcott
Leading light and green campaigner in Exeter and wider area Green and Transition Towns movement, economics graduate of Oxford and Cambridge, helped create “Exeter pound”. Has taught sustainability in schools and writes and gives talks on economics and sustainability.
http://www.devonlive.com/devon-general-election-candidates-2017/story-30327104-detail/story.html
Hhhmm – which one does land, sand and sea Tiverton and Honiton need? Farmer, teacher, entrepreneur or sustainability campaigner?
“Public most likle to think Conservatives often break spending rules at elections”
“When asked by YouGov whether they think different parties “often break the spending rules at elections”, 44% said this was the case for the Conservatives. Only 24% agreed this is true of Labour, 23% of Ukip and just 19% said it is true of the Lib Dems.
That might of course be related to the Conservatives having been on the receiving end of a record-breaking fine for breaking election expense rules on repeated occasions, after having repeatedly obstructed the regulator’s investigation.
Despite Theresa May’s recent claims in the media that the Conservatives properly reported all local expenditure at the last election, that’s not what the regulator found and published detailed evidence of – which is why the Electoral Commission said of the recent CPS decision, “The evaluation set out by the Crown Prosecution Service in today’s announcement is consistent with that of the Commission, which concluded that the Conservative party’s spending return was incomplete and inaccurate, as it contained spending that should have been included in the candidates’ returns.”
http://www.markpack.org.uk/149846/conservative-party-election-expenses/
East Devon Watch 