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I couldn’t attend the climate change hustings in #Lewes last night, but I’ve heard a report of what happened.
Get this:
The incumbent Tory, @mariacaulfield didn’t attend claiming she was ‘busy’ and sent a surrogate in the form of a local Tory councillor at the last minute.
I couldn’t attend the climate change hustings in #Lewes last night, but I’ve heard a report of what happened.
Get this:
The incumbent Tory, @mariacaulfield didn’t attend claiming she was ‘busy’ and sent a surrogate in the form of a local Tory councillor at the last minute.
2/5
All candidates each gave an opening 4-minute statement. The Tory surrogate announced that she had not had sufficient time to peruse the questions and so would be leaving after making her statement. This prompted an audience member to shout out that she might we well go now.
All candidates each gave an opening 4-minute statement. The Tory surrogate announced that she had not had sufficient time to peruse the questions and so would be leaving after making her statement. This prompted an audience member to shout out that she might we well go now.
3/5
Her statement said little if anything about what the Conservatives would do about climate change but complained that “you all hate us”.
At one point she said, “it’s on people, there’s no such thing as Government” which resulted in a shout of “Rubbish” from the audience.
Her statement said little if anything about what the Conservatives would do about climate change but complained that “you all hate us”.
At one point she said, “it’s on people, there’s no such thing as Government” which resulted in a shout of “Rubbish” from the audience.
The @LewesGreenParty have chosen not to support the #RemainAlliance in Lewes constituency in East Sussex.
They believe they can win, partly based upon the District Council results in May.
To support that argument they posted this misleading meme.
I have annotated it.
They believe they can win, partly based upon the District Council results in May.
To support that argument they posted this misleading meme.
I have annotated it.
@LewesGreenParty The Lewes District Council results are available as a PDF here lewes-eastbourne.gov.uk/_resources/ass…
I wrote some code in Node.js to extract the data from this PDF and put into CSV format so that it could be analysed.
I wrote some code in Node.js to extract the data from this PDF and put into CSV format so that it could be analysed.
@LewesGreenParty Here is a link to the code github.com/JimCornelius/s…
It’s a hive of activity in the Paddock today. Nearly ready for #StarFishInThePark. Starts at 12:00 #Lewes
And if you don’t come down to #StarFishInThePark then how are you going to get your Merch? As well as T-shirts we’ve got tote bags, CDs of the fab Starfish bands and badges #Lewes
In the 1906 General Election (and period before/after) one of the main bones of contention was Free Trade vs Imperial Preference (Tariff Reform). I've found some nice posters from the time that illustrate the debate. I'm planning to use some of these in my upcoming #Lewes talk.
The Tories & coalition partners the Liberal Unionists were pro-Tariff Reform (in the main) but they lost 1906 General Election to the Liberals who were pro-Free Trade. However, the issue didn't go away. This poster is from 1909.
Radical=Liberals
Radical=Liberals
Arthur Balfour thought there was a sure way to resolve the issue once and for all.
Can you guess?
Yes, a referendum! A "People's Veto".
Can you guess?
Yes, a referendum! A "People's Veto".
One of the tabs from last night (Waterloo Bonfire Society). #Lewes Bonfire @Brexit. I think the monkey is meant to be @mogg_jacob.
Cliffe.
Southover.
