I'm currently researching the policies of our local candidates so that I can decide how to vote. Clearly I can't vote Libdem as, according to most of the press, Nick Click is a serial killing communist child abuser who wants to make it mandatory for all foreigners to come here and take our jobs and for Brussels to replace Parliament. Brown's Labour is just too depressing, obviously, and Cameron's Tories are a toxic combination of double glazing salesmen and old Etonian twunts.
So it seems I'm left with having to vote for Mr Burgess. However I've just visited his http://www.brianburgess.co.uk/ website and I can see no sign of any policies. In fact, it looks as though Mr Burgess has simply copied the contents of his web page from an online dating site as he lists his interests, family background etc. but doesn't tell us what he'd actually do if we send him to Westminster on our behalf.
I'm sure the question is entirely academic, but does anyone here know what his position is on Europe, Trident, education, taxation, the death penalty and the rest? Based on his website and hair style I would say that he'd quite like to return Britain to the 1960s but there must be more to him than that.
(Just guessing, but I'd say he was against Europe and taxation, for Trident and education and very much in favour of the death penalty but only for West Berks councillors.)
Ah, that's a shame. On the whole I think it would be a good thing to have more independents in parliament, so long as they weren't complete (or even partial) wing nuts and I'm sure that Mr Burgess isn't one of those in spite of what people say! I just thought it was odd for a candidate to have a website but not to use it to provide any clues about what he actually thinks on important national issues. In a hung parliament the views of independents could be crucial.
(Just guessing, but I'd say he was against Europe and taxation, for Trident and education and very much in favour of the death penalty but only for West Berks councillors.)
I imagine that our local libdems are very pleased that BB is standing. My guess is that, like UKIP, he'd appeal to right of centre voters so would be likely to draw support away from Richard Benyon. Although the seat is fairly safe http://www.voterpower.org.uk/newbury a swing towards the libdems and a split on the right might make this election more interesting locally than it might have been.
It's easy to tell someone that they're doing it wrong. When he had his chance at the weekend to say what he'd change in Newbury to make it better if made MP apparently he was tongue tied.
Having said that, it's great for local democracy we have 7 candidates including Brian and another Independent standing in Newbury.
It's easy to tell someone that they're doing it wrong. When he had his chance at the weekend to say what he'd change in Newbury to make it better if made MP apparently he was tongue tied.
Having said that, it's great for local democracy we have 7 candidates including Brian and another Independent standing in Newbury.
The way you describe it , it doesn't sound much different to the main parties. The rubbish posted through my door by these parties simply tells me how bad the other parties are.
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