'WINTER WARMER' IN LEAMINGTON

Greens come 3rd in New Bilton By-Election - a positive result

Despite a massive effort by all the main parties in the By-Election, and the first time standing of UKIP in the ward tonight and also a targeting of the Green Vote by the TUSC that saw them conduct mass canvassing, stalls and putting out at least 3 leaflets the support on a very low poll for the Roy Sandison and Green Party held up very well.

Full Result

Lab 496
Tory 

192
GREEN 100
UKIP 86
Ind 56
Lib Dem 41
TUSC 39

Roy Says "People in New Bilton are very angry about the Police vote and decided to stay at home in protest and also have never seen so much attention by local politicians, promising so much, its just a shame we don't see them do it out side an election campaign. As for TUSC why on the earth did they target the anti cuts Green Party is beyond me! Roy would like to thank all his helpers and local people for thier support.

Time to take the Energy Companies back into public ownership say Roy Sandison Green Party Candidate for New Bilton

Have they been price fixing?
· Free Insulation to cuts fuel bills  and if needed to bring any PROFITEERING  price fixing energy company back under public ownership . ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! What Roy said in his Election leaflet.

ROY STANDS UP FOR NEW BILTON - VOTE ROY SANDISON X THIS THURSDAY!

HELP AND ALSO DONATE TO ROY AND HIS CAMPAIGN FOR A BETTER NEW BILTON!

Leafleting and campaigning daily - Contact Hotline: 07935 251832

To donate or find out more about the campaign or the Green Party - Contact number above or email rugbygreenparty@gmail.com.

Greens says – Our community and Police Officers have no one to vote for in flawed Police Commissioners Vote! Greens says put "None of the above – No to Police Cuts!’ on your ballot paper!

“A recession + cutting Police Officers + cutting anti Drug Crime services + record crime figures + turning street lights out is a recipe for disaster - but we have no one standing in this election in Warwickshire who is prepared to join the dots up for something that is apparent to all of us who have real concerns about crime”  Says Rugby Green Party

Roy Sandison spokeperson says  “The Green Party opposed the creation of the Police Commissioner position, arguing that there are dangers associated with a single politician being given so much power over the police and that all local public services should be accountable to the people through the local council and elected Councillors"

The Green Party is particularly concerned about protecting community policing teams and the need for the police to engage with local residents and councillors about community safety issues. We are also asking candidates how they would work with other agencies to prevent crime and promote the rehabilitation of offenders.

The undemocratic setting of £5000 (its only £500 to stand to be an MP) to even stand as a candidate in this elections is an absolute disgrace and designed to favour the established gray parties – which is why local people in Warwickshire only have a motley crew of a Tory, an Independent Tory and a New Labour Candidate – all 3 candidates,  who are in favour of cutting Police officers and Police services for the local community – what a choice!

Now the position is being established, the Green Party would have liked to see 'progressive independents' standing in the election on 15th November – but unfortunately the ‘Independent’ Candidate in Warwickshire is also in favour of making cuts to the Police and therefore will not get our support.

Roy Sandison says "Rugby Green Party is suggesting to local people to attempt to make their voice heard in this election by writing on the ballot paper ‘None of the above – No to Police Cuts!’"

This Facebook site suggests another way to make your voice heard - https://www.facebook.com/SpoilPoiliceBallot/info

ROY SANDISON FOR NEW BILTON

PARENTS MEET TO DEMAND ANSWERS OVER PRIVATISATION ATTEMPT ON LOCAL SCHOOLS IN RUGBY

(Part of the audience at the packed meeting)

(Lorna Dunleavy Speaking - Sorry for poor quality of picture)

80 parents and members of the local community gathered together last monday (15th Oct) in a packed meeting to ask questions and demand answers about the proposed transfer of Newbold Riverside and Oakfield Primary School as an Academy to REAch2, a private company based nearly 100 miles in London - with the school building and land being given to this controversial company on a 125 years lease.

One of the organisers of the meeting, Lorna Dunleavy, a local parent from Newbold talked at the meeting about the lack of meaningful consultation with local parents and the local community by the school authorities and her opposition to the poorly thought out and risky idea of academies. Especially the poor choice of REAch2 who have come in for a great deal of criticism from the Teachers Unions and educational groups for the way they run schools.

Lorna said the Governors of both schools must involve the parents and the local community in planning the future of the schools and be open and transparent in the way they deal with the parents concerns.

Parents at the meeting, really for the first time were able to get a clear perspective on the pro's and cons of the move to become an academy and were also reminded that come November they will lose any right to have a say over day to day issues and the way the schools are run - including local people being removed as Governors.

Alasdair Smith from the Anti Academies Alliance explained the undemocratic nature of the move to academies and that it was part of the CONDEM Government attempt to privatise education in the same way they are attempting in the NHS.

The need for parents to attend the TUC demonstration against the cutis on the 20^th October was raised by speakers from the platform and from the floor – Rugby Green Party members also leafleted the meeting with details of the protest.

(Alasdair Smith from the Anti Academies Alliance)

(Tony Souter from the National Union of Teachers)

Tony Souter and Anne Jones from the local NUT explained the threat to teaching standards and the aim to bring in untrained teaching staff in the school and asked parents to join with teachers in saying NO to academies.

NO MICHEAL GOVE - NO MARK PAWSEY! 

BOTH ARE TOO BUSY TO ENGAGE ANXIOUS PARENTS

Michael Gove the Education Minster was invited to the meeting as it would be him and his Department in London who local parents amazingly would need to contact if their was a problem at the school that could not be resolved by the new company and not Warwickshire County Council Education Department as is the case now. 

Michael Gove is also putting pressure on local Governors to go down this route of privatisation and parents thought it only fair if Gove explains himself in person – but he refused.

Rugby MP, Mark Pawsey (Tory) also did not attend to explain in person, why his Government thinks it such a good idea for primary schools in Rugby to be run by a private company in London.

(Lorna Dunleavy explains the situation to Will Duckworth)

Unlike Gove and Pawsey, Will Duckworth (Deputy Leader of the Green Party and former teacher) attended the meeting  (during a visit to Rugby to meet local members) and met Lorna Dunleavy earlier at her home to discuss the issues and how best he and Green Party can help at a local and national level with the fight to defend the two schools.

PARENTS DEMAND MEETING WITH GOVERNORS

Parents made a clear demand at the meeting for the Governors to meet with them as a representative group to discuss their concerns and for the Governors to explain their actions - this was after parents were told they would only be seen individually by the Acting Head Teacher at Newbold Riverside.

 STOP PRESS

PARENTS PRESSURE WORKS! 

It has been decided that the meeting with parents and governors will take place as originally planned at 7pm. Monday 22nd Oct at Newbold Riverside Primary. I urge all parents that are concerned to attend this meeting so that they can ask any questions regarding academy conversion. If you are unable to make the meeting then please contact Julie, Zoe or me with any points you would like us to raise. We have reached a crutial stage in our campaign. This is the biggest change in state education since the 1940's. We have a duty our children and to future generations of children to do everything in our power to resist the change. Keep the pressure on!

From  http://www.facebook.com/rugbyparentsagainstacademies