Who will you be voting for? May 2018 local elections - Brixton and Lambeth chat

Is rachel definitely standing then?

 

Likewise.

 

"Tory scum"? No bias there, then. Not at all!

 

Fucking Tory scum.

 

I'm presuming the top two options are interchangeable

 

OK, fine. But I know a lot of people are unhappy with Lambeth Labour, and they are the main alternative, like it or not, so writing them of as 'scum' is a bit oversimplistic, surely?

 

Ahh, the free market Progress mob who want to break your legs, Vs the free market Tory lot who want to break your legs. And then sell them on for profit.

What a time to be alive.

 

Never mind, Os.

 

How much do you know about your *local* Tory party. Not the national Tory government. Not what Maggie did 30 years ago. Your local Lambeth Tory party in 2018.

Have you even read their manifesto, for example. Or are you just writing them off because they are the blue team?

 

I'm sure Ed and Tricky know of them well, being locally and politically active as they are. Come on

 

Having a Leader whose business specialises in evicting tenants doesn't exactly warm me to the local blue rinse mob.

 

Plus the default attack for the Tories in the Town Hall over the past few years has been: "Over in Wandsworth... blah blah blah bollocks."

And whaddya know? Two thirds of Lambeth Tory Cllr's are doing a runner over the borough border in this election.

Fancy that.

 

Fair enough.

 

You obviously have to vote Labour. If that's a problem, join the Labour Party and fight to change things from within. The Progress faction aren't that entrenched.

 

But what if Progress purge you?

Asking for a friend.

 

I shall be following with interest for how Heywood gets on!

 

Silly question, is there somewhere to see online who is standing by ward?
Edit: Yes, here: Lambeth London Borough Council election, 2018 - Wikipedia

 

Doesn't appear Rachel Heywood is standing?

 

Nominations don't close until 4pm tommorow. Only then will you get the ''statement of persons nominated" which is the official list of runners and riders.

Notice of election 2018 | Lambeth Council

 

Fair question to which I don't have a ready answer. You just have to keep on keeping on. And I'm not saying that there aren't other forms of activity that are worthwhile. But, given that this is a thread about Lambeth Council elections, my point is that the only way of achieving any real change, given the voting system we have, is by joining the Labour Party. There's no guarantee of success of course.

 

There are reports on Con Home that the Tories are struggling to field a full slate of candidates in Liverpool, Manchester and Barking, so it will be interesting to see if they field a full slate in Lambeth.

 

Where does one find a list of hustings? They might be a bit entertaining this year.

 

Ive seen them in action at meetings. They really are right wing.

One of them was on the planning committee which agreed Network rail planning application for the arches. One would have thought that a Tory would stick up for small business. Not him.

Lambeth Tories are as right wing as they come.

 

I'll be voting for myself for the first time ever