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Here's my views -

Why I am standing

Here I explain in a nutshell why I'm standing for the millions and not the millionaires

Lambeth Stop the War Election Hustings

Next Monday I will be taking part in a debate with

Rahoul Bhansani - Conservative candidate for Streatham
Joseph Healey –Green Party candidate for Vauxhall
Daniel Lambert –SPGB candidate for Vauxhall
Chris Nicholson –Lib Dem candidate for Streatham

at the Lambeth Stop the War Election Hustings,

Monday 19th April
7:30pm - 9pm
The Brix, St Matthews Church, Brixton Hill, SW2 1JF


This will be an excellent chance for supporters of my campaign and voters to ask candidates questions about Afghanistan, Civil Liberties, Nuclear Weapons, Palestine and find out where candidates stand on the War on Terror generally.

Not to be missed!



Join the event below:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=109105112458882&ref=mf

Anticapitalists Launch Election Manifesto

Here's the press release for our manifesto launch tomorrow…

'For The Millions, Not The Millionaires'

•  Labour, Tories and Lib Dems promise cuts to services, jobs and benefits
• Anticapitalists say: take over the banks, take back our money and tax the rich
• Use it to create three million new jobs, a million new council houses, a massive repair and improve programme for council flats and a £9 an hour minimum wage.
• We need a new anticapitalist party to get rid of the chaos of financial capitalism and create a democratically planned economy

The Anticapitalists are launching its manifesto, For The Millions, Not The Millionaires, tomorrow morning, Tuesday 13 April, at College Green outside Parliament. The Anticapitalists are standing one candidate, Jeremy Drinkall, in Vauxhall, South London.

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Weekend update part 2

If Saturday’s demo was a little disappointing for its turnout, Sunday was the complete antidote. The Ibero-American Alliance and Minka News brought around  700-1,000 people along to hear Caroline Pidgeon (Lib Dems), Jenny Jones (Greens), Val Shawcross (Labour) and myself give short speeches on the election.

There was no doubting who received the best reception. With clear statements on migrant workers’ rights, defence of Cuba and Venezuela and bringing killer police to justice, our message went down a storm. If an old fashioned clapometer decided elections, I’d be a shoo-in!

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Weekend update part 1

The first weekend of the campaign proper was a busy one. On Saturday, I attended the demo to “Defend Public Services” in central London. Then on Sunday, I addressed a 750 strong public meeting of the Ibero-American Alliance in the Elephant & Castle.

I’ll tell you about the demo first. 

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Latin American hustings and Spanish leaflet

A really good hustings at the Elephant and Castle with more than a thousand Latin Americans.  I'll write a full report soon as I am off leafleting estates but here is the Spanish text of our leaflet

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