Rugby Green Party banner calls for the 99% to unite against the 1%.

With multi-national monopoly capitalism forcing their gambling debts onto the backs of ordinary people in the UK and across the globe - Our Rugby Green Party banner calls for the 99% to unite against the 1%.

Support the Public Sector Pension Strike – 10th May 2012

30th Nov Strike Demo

PCS, UCU and Unite will be on strike on Thursday 10th May, in protest at the government’s ongoing attempt to slash public sector pensions in order to pay for the bank bailouts.

In Birmingham, there will be lefletting on Hospital Way, at the QE Hospital from 12noon, followed by a joint strike rally from 1pm.
The rally will be held in Lecture Theatre Room 101, Haworth Building, University of Birmingham (see the flyer for a map).

Coaches are running from around the midlands, and are free. Solidarity delegates from student & community groups are welcomed, but priority will be given to PCS, UCU and Unite members.

Coaches:
Birmingham – Town Hall, Victoria Square. Midlands TUC 0121 643 4342
Worcester – Elgar statue by Guild Hall. Steve 07545 838 690
Dudley, Merry Hill, Stourbridge, Halesowen. Dudley TUC 07795 410 261
Telford, Wolverhampton. Debbie 07881 823 211
Coventry – Tile Hill, Spon End, City Centre. Ian 0773 664 6554

Fair pensions for all – don’t make teachers, nurses and public sector workers pay for the bankers’ crisis

From Rugby Against The Cuts

Greens on the march in Rugby after excellent votes!

Rugby Green Party achieved some excellent results at the recent Rugby Borough Council Election. With such positive votes in the town, where do you start?

Well, Phil Godden (306 votes) gained more votes than one of the Tory candidates in the Eastlands Ward and was only 11 and 35 votes from beating the other two Tories in the ward and being chief challenger to the Lib Dems.

Steve Wright in Benn Ward (252 Votes) also nearly became runner up, this time to Labour – with just a whisker of 7 votes away from beating all three Tories in the ward and easily beating the three Lib Dems candidates in this formerly strong ward for them.

David Wolfskehl (280 votes) came within 20 votes of beating one of Cameron's Tories in Paddox Ward.

Kate Crowley beat all Three Lib Dems in Admirals and Cawston and so helping the Greens to become the 3^rd party in this ward.

Adam Bastock polled an impressive 20% vote share in the Coton and Boughton ward, Roy Sandison 16% in New Bilton also did well as did Ellie Roderick (15%) in Wolston and The Lawfords ward.

With the Lib Dems forced to retreat (due their unpopularity) to their supposedly stronger wards in the town, the Greens would have surely beaten this party of Government in other wards in Rugby!

Despite a fairly negative campaign (with exceptions) fought against the anti cuts Greens by the small TUSC group they failed to gain anywhere near the support that the Green Party enjoyed when they stood against us and always finished at the bottom of the poll – except in one case where they beat the Lib Dems in Benn ward but still a long distance behind us.

All the Green Candidates received at least 10% with the average being 14% across the Borough with 2634 votes cast for the Green Party in Rugby. In other countries with a fairer electoral system Rugby would now have at least 4 Green Party Councillors.

Finally, our candidates were inspired by the support we received at the ballot box and will be doubling our efforts to gain a Green Councillor in Rugby, just like our colleagues further north in Nuneaton have achieved with the election of the first Green Party Councillor in Keith Kondakor in Warwickshire.

ADMIRALS AND CAWSTON WARD

Conservative Party - 709 - ELECTED

Conservative Party - 691 - ELECTED

Conservative Party 685 - ELECTED

Labour Party - 641

Labour Party - 617

Labour Party - 571

KATE CROWLEY - Green Party – 179 (11%)

Liberal Democrats - 102

Liberal Democrats - 100

Liberal Democrats - 91

Turnout - 30.16 per cent

BENN WARD

Labour Party - 824 – ELECTED

Labour Party - 820 - ELECTED

Labour Party - 819 - ELECTED

Conservative Party - 258

Conservative Party - 256

Conservative Party - 255

Steve WRIGHT - Green Party – 252 (14.9%)

Liberal Democrats - 180

TUSC - 177

Liberal Democrats - 175

Turnout - 26.53 per cent

COTON AND BOUGHTON WARD

Conservative Party - 647 - ELECTED

Conservative Party - 535 - ELECTED

Conservative Party - 512 - ELECTED

Labour Party - 484

ADAM BASTOCK - Green Party – 287 (20.2%)

Turnout - 23.62 per cent

EASTLANDS WARD

Liberal Democrats - 810 - ELECTED

Liberal Democrats - 722 - ELECTED

Liberal Democrats - 567 - ELECTED

Labour Party - 497

Conservative Party - 340

Conservative Party - 326

Phil GODDEN - Green Party – 306 (14%)

Conservative Party - 300

TUSC - 223

Turnout - 27.92 per cent

NEW BILTON WARD

Labour Party - 709 - ELECTED

Labour Party - 683 – ELECTED

Labour Party - 630 - ELECTED

Conservative Party - 406

 Conservative Party - 390

Conservative Party – 334

ROY SANDISON - Green Party – 241 (16% * Calc based on top GP vote – see below)

PETER REYNOLDS - Green Party - 195

TUSC - 141

Turnout - 25.52 per cent

NEWBOLD AND BROWNSOVER WARD

Labour Party - 649 - ELECTED

Labour Party - 628 - ELECTED

Labour Party - 576 - ELECTED

Conservative Party - 467

Conservative Party – 465

Conservative Party - 415

LORNA DUNLEAVY - Green Party – 173 (12.6% * Calc based on top GP vote – see below)

JAMES BRYANS - Green Party – 155

TUSC - 145

Turnout - 25.53 per cent

PADDOX WARD

Liberal Democrats - 1231 – ELECTED

Liberal Democrats - 1164 - ELECTED

Liberal Democrats - 1077 - ELECTED

Labour Party - 480

Conservative Party - 396

Conservative Party - 340

Conservative Party - 299

DAVID WOLFSKEHL - Green Party – 280 (11.7%)

Turnout - 37.69 per cent

ROKEBY AND OVERSLADE WARD

Labour Party - 615 – ELECTED

Conservative Party - 613 - ELECTED

Conservative Party - 612 - ELECTED

Labour Party – 564

Conservative Party – 557

Liberal Democrats - 504

Labour Party - 496

Liberal Democrats - 491

Liberal Democrats - 372

Laurence GOODCHILD - Green Party – 205 (10%)

TUSC WEEKES - 125

Turnout - 37.49 per cent

WOLSTON AND THE LAWFORDS WARD

Conservative Party - 939 – ELECTED

Conservative Party - 894 – ELECTED

Conservative Party - 833 - ELECTED

Labour Party – 489

ELLIE RODERICK - Green Party – 361 (15%)

Pat Wyatt Independent - 324

TUSC - 289

 Turnout - 33.76 per cent

*For those who are interested, the standard calculation method for multiple vacancy contests is to use the highest vote of a candidate of each Party (rather than the average). This is the method used by the noted election academics Profs Thrasher and Rallings.

VOTE GREEN IN RUGBY SAYS CAROLINE LUCAS MP

Green Leader Caroline Lucas MP today said: "I am urging voters up and down the country to vote Green tomorrow. A Green vote is one for fairness, for jobs and for the environment. Our councillors are at the forefront of opposing the Coalition's austerity cuts and calling instead for investment in the green economy, including affordable housing the green industries that will help us tackle problems like air pollution and climate change. 

Only a Green vote will guarantee an effective voice on these issues, as well as on local problems like protecting health services and green spaces."

The Green Party are fielding their highest ever number of candidates (965) across England and Wales on May 3rd, a 13% increase on the last time the seats were fought.

In Rugby, we are fighting more wards than the Lib Dems and the small single issue group called TUSC.

Rugby people are able to VOTE POSITIVE AND GREEN in;

ADMIRALS & CAWSTON: Kate Crowley

BENN: Steve Wright

COTON & BOUGHTON: Adam Bastock

EASTLANDS: Phil Godden

NEW BILTON: Roy Sandison & Peter Reynolds

NEWBOLD & BROWNSOVER: Lorna Dunleavy & James Bryans

PADDOX: David Wolfskehl

ROKEBY & OVERSLADE: Laurence Goodchild

WOLSTON AND THE LAWFORDS: Ellie Roderick

RUGBY DESERVES BETTER!

Printed & Promoted by R Sandison, 60 Campbell St Rugby on behalf of Rugby Green Party & candidates

OUR TOP TEN PRIORITIES FOR A GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE RUGBY 2012

RUGBY GREEN COUNCILLORS WILL STAND FOR!

    1.     Putting Rugby First! - The Green Party has been transforming politics in towns and cities across the UK.  Green Councillors have saved post offices, made streets safer, and are well known for working hard for local communities because they believe in putting the community first!

2.     Greens believe Rugby could be a Green Jobs Boom Town and Protect 1000 workers jobs at Alstom in Rugby! -  Rugby Green Party is concerned about the rumours (and also cuts to orders to local firms by Alstrom) of a closure threat or severe cuts back at the Alstom plant (affecting 1000 Rugby workers) – which would be a disaster for Rugby. Greens in Rugby firmly believe that this plant instead could aid Rugby to be at the very front of green technology and alternative energy production in the UK with Rugby Council and Government support.

Greens say:

·        Instead of importing turbines and equipment from abroad -- produce them in Rugby! 

·        usE THE SKILLS OF RUGBY WORKERS TO BUILD TURBINES and alternative energy products!

·        We beliEve 1 miilon Green Jobs could be created in the UK and Rugby workers has real skills that could be built on.

·        ONly a Green Councillor has the imagination and will to demand Rugby council promote our town as a centre for alternative energy! 

3.     No cuts to Jobs and services – A real threat hangs over Rugby, losing core services and facing mass unemployment to pay for the Bankers Gambling Debts!  Instead the Greens say; tackle the £120bn of tax evasion every year, Tax the Bankers bonuses, Scrap the money pit that is PFI and end the £100m a year of ‘charity status’ in tax relief to elitist Public Schools like Rugby School.

GREENS SAY:

·        Why should we be expected to pick up the tab instead of the very wealthy? The Green Party and our Leader Caroline Lucas MP are the only major political party that rejects the flawed economics of the Cuts!

4.     Save St Cross and the NHS - STOP NHS Privatisation – Rugby Green Party is calling for local people to use ‘people power’ to fight the privatisation of the NHS – started by New Labour and now carried on by the CONDEMs.

5.     A Sustainable, Green and Efficient Rugby – £millions a year could be saved by the local council and local people and also provide and save jobs in Rugby. BY;

o   Sustainable purchasing from local groups of companies - instead of big business.

o   Green and efficient generation of energy needs - by installing renewable energy technology on council buildings and similarly helping local communities to produce their own cheap and sustainable energy.

6.     Cutting fuels bills by providing free Insulation for many homes in Rugby  – It’s been done by other local authorities through Green Party pressure by making the utility companies pay

7.     Greens demand a Health Survey –Concerns locally exist about perceptions of higher than normal cancers, blood disorders and Asthma’s in parts of Rugby.

8.     Rail not Road – The Green Party wants renationalisation of the railways instead of the travel chaos that exists now! – Its also a cleaner way to move goods with 1 train = 125 Lorries in levels of carbon omissions.

9.     Homes for people not rats – Rugby Greens are calling for action over the large number of empty houses that are being left to ‘rack and ruin’ – Nearly 100 just in New Bilton and 1.132 across Rugby.

GREENS SAY:

·        ITS A SCANDAL THAT OUR COUNCIL IS NOT TAKING URGANT ACTION TO CLEAN UP OUR STREETS AND ALSO PROVIDE HOUSING FOR LOCAL PEOPLE

10.                        Stop the plan to build at the Masts Site – its ill conceive, a bog standard building plan and unsustainable! If we are going to build anything at the Masts site – let it be Wind Turbines on a ‘like for like’ basis on part of the site to provide cheap electricity for local people and also give consideration to building a pleasant wooded green burial site/crematorium in the area.

A REAL CHANGE – NOT MORE OF THE SAME!       

Printed and Promoted by Roy Sandison (60 Campbell St, Rugby CV21 2HZ) on Behalf of all Green Party Candidates in Rugby. rugbygreenparty@gmail.co

VOTE ROY SANDISON & PETER REYNOLDS, GREEN PARTY FOR NEW BILTON X

RUGBY GREENS SAY VOTE TO DEFEND ST CROSS AND OUR NHS!