So the election campaign has kicked off in Southville with a couple of electioneering leaflets stuffed through the letterbox of Simply Southville Towers.
First one on the mat was the Southville Rose the organ of ‘Your Labour Team: working hard in Southville and Ashton’. Is it just us but does ‘Southville Rose’ sound like a hooker you’d find in an old wild west saloon. ‘Howday partner, my name’s Southville Rose, can I show you a good time?’
Our MP Dawn Primarolo is now in favour of the proposed Sainsbury’s development at Ashton Gate describing it as a ‘win-win situation’. So Dawn’s in favour despite not seeing the planning application. Bit of a turnaround from the Tesco application when her silence was deafening for months. Young Sean Benyon says: ‘On the face of it these proposls make much more sense.’
Comedy quote from Southville Rose is Young Sean commenting on the new 20 MPH zone for Southville saying: ’ Locally, Labour have been campaigning for lower speed limits for years.’ So why didn’t you introduce them when Labour was in power in Bristol, preferred to wait until the Lib Dems took over? Please rearrange this quote: ‘on jump bandwagon the’.
Next on the mat was the Bristol Reporter from the Lib Dems, well at least we think it’s the Lib Dems as they’ve decided to put out their four page newsletter with a blue masthead. What’s wrong with your goldy, yellowy, wee in the snow colour? Perhaps you think Tory voters are so stupid that they’ll be tricked into voting for you?
One things for sure you you’ll know that ’councillor’, ’south Bristolian’, ’prospective Lib Dem MP’ , ‘local campaigner‘, ‘south Bristol’s next MP’, ‘astrophysicist’, ‘astronomer’ Mark Wright is standing for parliament for the Lib Dems. There’s even eight, rather cheesy, campaign pictures of Dr Mark so you can see what he looks like.
On the Ashton Gate superstore saga Dr Mark says: ‘The effects of moving Sainsbury’s there will depend on how big the new store is. If it is huge, it would be little different to the Tesco plan. If it is more modest [ed - do you get ‘modest’ superstores?] there might not be any problems.’ Oh come on. It’s going to be bigger than the current Sainsbury’s store (that was just a bit smaller than the proposed Tesco Extra) and will still have the same problems about transport, air quality and being against the Council’s own core strategy.
As for the Tories, nothing from them yet. Will they becoming out to play in Southville? And nothing yet from the Greens, perhaps they are still deciding on whether the environmental impact of producing election leaflets is against their core beliefs?
Tuesday 22 December 2009
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ReplyDeleteActually, 20mph zones were proposed under Labour, the Lib Dems followed them through. To point that out in the leaflet would have been pretty unnecessary, but it's true.
In my response to the consultation, I pointed out that excluding roads was not a sensible way to go forward. To his credit, Jon Rogers seemed to listen and approached the councillors and other members of the community (through Chris Hutt's blog if I recall correctly) asking for details of the roads that were to stay at 30. As a result of the information that was provided to him by myself and others, he listened, which is to his credit.
So, forgive me if I mention it in a leaflet. But I think - 1. It's an important issue in the area. 2. I played a small role, with many others, in getting a meaningful 'zone' in Southville.
Sean.
PS - Many apologies for being 'young' and thanks for highlighting it...!
As a Labour member I am disappointed to hear that Dawn Primarolo is lending her support to the Sainsbury's application, especially before she has even had sight of it. If a copy of the Southville Rose ever appears through my letter box I look forward to reading the article in full. Meanwhile I shall certainly be writing to her about it in the New Year.
ReplyDeleteYou think the pictures are cheesy? Gah. Did my best to make them not so...better luck next time!
ReplyDeleteI'll need every one of those pics because the Tories have decided to field another "Dr Mark" against me (all the way from London), and I dont want people thinking I'm a Tory.
Mark Wright - thanks for your post. Two Dr Marks fighting for South Bristol. That's a bit of a communications problem for you.
ReplyDeleteAt Simply Southville we are always happy to help with a bit of PR advice. As you are a astrophysicist why don't you position yourself as THE Doctor. Perhaps a photoshoot outside an old police box, wearing a long multi-coloured scarf (as well as your normal clothes of course).
Perhaps you need a proper charlie for parliament
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