Who remembers The Man In The White Suit - Martin Bell? He stood as an anti-corruption independent and took Neil Hamilton's seat off the Tories in 1997. 🧵
2. Of course, being high-profile due to his journalist background, he was able to get a lot of media attention. But there is nothing to stop any of us standing, either as an independent or for one of the #PAL parties, on an anti-austerity, anti-corruption platform locally.
3. People rattle on about FPTP and "helping the Tories" if you don't vote Labour. But Labour is, frankly, little better than the Tories now. Barely a ciggie-paper between them on lots of key policies. So how would a Lab MP be any better for you, your family and your community?
4. If you always do what you always did, you will always end up with what you've always had. Neither Lab nor the Tories will EVER vote through PR. If we want change, we have to literally be that change. And the clock's ticking. So start now:
5. Organise in your community with friends, family, or other like-minded people. Get involved in local campaigns. Make a name for yourself as a "do-er" rather than a moaner who does nowt. Take the plunge and declare yourself as an inde candidate or a #PAL candidate.
6. Base your campaign on something that is important to your constituency, as well as national talking points. Get leaflets done with your photo and your policies on it, and start doing this NOW. Let folk know that they are not stuck with the same-old-same-old.
7. You might not win. But if you just sit around moaning on twitter you will never win. Start up a go-fund-me and launch it on your local town or constituency Facebook page. One of the refreshing things about canvassing for @BThroughParty was people were genuinely interested
8. They wanted to know who we were, what we stood for, and we had the joy of having none of the baggage that the main parties have. Use that "clean slate". Benefit from it. If the system is to change, you have to take responsibility and change it yourself.
9. There is no charismatic messiah-like figure waiting in the wings to save us all. There is no magic formula. There is just getting out there, talking to people, convincing them they don't have to put up with this crap any longer, and explaining what you will do for them.
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