Welcome to my blog.
I was elected as Councillor for Macclesfield West in May 2008. I live in the centre of the ward with my Wife and Westie, and when I'm not a Councillor I'm a Scout Leader and I run a small consultancy business.
I'm equally at home cycling around the town as I am walking the dog up Shutlingsloe – Macclesfield is one of the few places that can provide this town and country balance.
This blog is intended to give the residents of Macclesfield West an insight into the work that I am doing on their behalf. This could be better services and facilities for children and young people, or perhaps trying to achieve a better plan for the Macclesfield Town Centre redevelopment. At all times I'm keen on reducing costs and keeping council tax as low as possible.
The blog is intended to be little lighthearted at times, perhaps irreverent but never irrelevant. You're encouraged to comment on each post and have your say - it's a great way to debate the issues of the day.
5 comments:
Yes particularly the mainstream parties locally in the Northwest for not countering the BNP arguments and exposing them for what they are.
I never saw any mainstream party campaigning on the streets of Macc like the BNP did
Hi Mary,
We were out in Macclesfield Town Centre a few weeks before the election. We had two of the candidates with us, and were talking to shoppers about the expenses issue and whether they wanted a general election.
Most of our efforts were put into leafleting around the Constituency. Perhaps there's a case for doing less of this and more "active" hustings in public?
Are we all to blame?
Yes we are. In the North west almost 4 million people eligible to vote didn't do so. The BNP polled less votes than in 2004 and won a seat due to the collapse of the Labour vote and general apathy.
"He claimed for a second home so I won't vote for him; he claimed there was no Holocaust but I will vote for him." Sheer bloody madness. Where's my Anti Nazi League tee shirt?
Okay fair play Darryl but I counted a dozen BNP supporters leafleting and I am not sure whether you were able to garner that level of support. Ashamed to say my other half dropped me outside the polling station but refused to vote himself.
Do you think there is any chance of campaigners from the local mainstream parties putting their differences apart and campaign against the BNP in the future
PS darryl did you actually explain to people why they should not vote for the BNP when you were out campaigning
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