Bob Piper has been a Labour Councillor for the Abbey
Ward in Sandwell, West Midlands, for 10 years. He is a lifelong supporter of Aston Villa Football Club and a follower of Yorkshire County Cricket Club.
The views expressed here are mine in a personal capacity, not those of the Labour Party, Sandwell MBC, Aston Villa or Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Get it! Mine... just mine!
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Last year in a Sandwell by-election in Princes End Labour defeated the fascist BNP. In order to avoid diverting attention away from the fight against the fascists, the Green Party stood down and campaigned for a Labour victory. The Greens were chastised by the Lib Dem candidate in my own Ward, former blogger David Nickel, who assured everyone that... it is generally accepted across parties that the best way to keep the BNP out is to have as many candidates as possible.
Perversely, then, we are hearing that in one of the key marginals to be fought next month, Tividale Ward (won by the BNP with 33 votes in 2006)... the Lib Dems and the Tories are not fielding a candidate.
By their own reasoning.... does this mean the Lib Dems are aiming for a BNP victory?
Actually I think the governments failure on immigration policy is by far the biggest contributor to the BNP's success.
Johninthebunker said:
April 3, 2008 1:56 PM | permalink
A rather browbeaten Tony Ward has executed a swift about turn and now says he'll do his best to put up a new Tory candidate...meanwhile the Lib Dems are nowhere to be seen.
April 3, 2008 12:31 PM | permalink
Actually I think the governments failure on immigration policy is by far the biggest contributor to the BNP's success.