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Matt Sellwood for Hackney: July 2009
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Wednesday, 29 July 2009. Saying No To NHS Privatisation. One of the most cherished institutions in the UK is the National Health Service. Not many people know it, but the NHS is being slowly privatised, piece by piece, right before our eyes. I was the only Parliamentary Candidate to attend a public meeting held last week by Hackney Keep Our NHS Public. The local branch of the excellent national organisation Keep Our NHS Public. This will have a direct effect on patient care in Hackney, as well as pay and...
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Matt Sellwood for Hackney: Seismic Shifts
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Wednesday, 12 May 2010. Well I thought my "post-election thoughts" post was going to be the last on this blog for a while. But lets face it, I was never quite going to be able to resist just a few comments on what has been happening over the last few days. Just a few highlights of what we have gotten out of this godawful dogs dinner:. The Lib Dems have signed up to the unworkable, draconian and xenophobic 'cap on non EU migration' policy. Well done guys. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). I am the Green...
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Matt Sellwood for Hackney: Claiming Credit For Things
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Sunday, 18 April 2010. Claiming Credit For Things. Is not a good idea, if you actually had nothing to do with them. Following on from my slight surprise at claims in the Labour Clissold ward newsletter about 'achievements' which were actually just the delivery of basic council services, I've just been copied into this email from the Chair of the Stoke Newington Common Users Group, to Hackney Labour Party:. Dear Hackney Labour Party. This makes one wonder what other mistruths you may be relying on. The pe...
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Matt Sellwood for Hackney: Green Party Battlebus
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Sunday, 25 April 2010. So, occasionally the campaign powers-that-be allow me to stop doorknocking and go and do visibility raising activities.like joining the Green Party's battlebus in its tour around Hackney! All powered by recycled chip fat, I'm glad to assure you. :). Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Donate To The Campaign. View my complete profile. Blood and Property Blog. Friends of the Earth Election Blog. Green Party of England and Wales. Hackney Green Party Allotment Blog. Keep our NHS public.
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Matt Sellwood for Hackney: Hackney North Hustings
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Wednesday, 28 April 2010. Well, the only public hustings of the campaign in Hackney North took place on Tuesday evening, organised by Hackney and Tower Hamlets Friends of the Earth - and, as this report in the Hackney Citizen. Confirms, it seemed to go alright for me. What was particularly eye-opening was the response of the other candidates. They just didn't get it. Not in a deliberately evasive way - they just didn't grasp the scope of the question. At all. The purpose of the economy is not to grow, bu...
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Matt Sellwood for Hackney: Why You Should Vote Green
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Wednesday, 5 May 2010. Why You Should Vote Green. So - the election is tomorrow. I've been busy leafletting, doorknocking, husting and every other election related activity one can think of. But now, of course, it is down to you.and every other voter in Hackney North. Why should you Vote Green tomorrow? You don't have to. If you believe in Green Party policies, and if you think I am a decent candidate - vote Green on May 6th, and help start the process of changing Hackney for the better. All best wishes,.
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Matt Sellwood for Hackney: Afghanistan - an ongoing crime
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Thursday, 20 August 2009. Afghanistan - an ongoing crime. So - today Afghans go to the polls. Or, rather, those who are able to do so go to the polls. Some of them, probably not a majority, may even be uncoerced. Few of them will be voting for candidates who are untainted by monstrous war crimes, human rights abuses, and misogyny on a scale that boggles the mind. By the incredibly brave female Afghan MP Malalai Joya. Points out, Afghan democracy is nothing but a myth. And no one even seems to be counting...
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Matt Sellwood for Hackney: Afghanistan - the three party consensus
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Thursday, 22 April 2010. Afghanistan - the three party consensus. The debate between the three establishment party leaders that I have just seen was perhaps one of the most dismal televisual experiences of my life. A debate on global issues which hardly touched on climate change in an international context? A 'debate' on global issues in which all leaders agreed on our insane adventure in Afghanistan, arguing only about how brave they thought British soldiers are? As this excellent article by Johann Hari.
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Matt Sellwood for Hackney: May 2010
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Wednesday, 12 May 2010. Well I thought my "post-election thoughts" post was going to be the last on this blog for a while. But lets face it, I was never quite going to be able to resist just a few comments on what has been happening over the last few days. Just a few highlights of what we have gotten out of this godawful dogs dinner:. The Lib Dems have signed up to the unworkable, draconian and xenophobic 'cap on non EU migration' policy. Well done guys. Sunday, 9 May 2010. I thought I would offer a few ...
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Matt Sellwood for Hackney: Post-Election Thoughts
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Sunday, 9 May 2010. So, after a couple of days of blessed sleep - broken only by attending the Take Back Parliament. Demonstration which demanded that the Lib Dems not sell out electoral reform. I thought I would offer a few closing thoughts on this strangest of General Elections. Clearly, I was disappointed with the Hackney North result. 1) "The Lib Dems are poised to win Hackney North". I hope that Diane's 14,000. Majority will now make them think about the argument that I was putting forward - that it...
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