TMP Spotlight on Andy Hewett, Green Candidate for Greenwich and Woolwich
TMP: Why did you enter politics?
AW: Although always interested in politics I had never had a moment or opportunity in life to become fully involved. I came to a point where I decided that I needed to do more other than simply voting, and use whatever abilities I have to influence and make some sort of difference. Two main factors probably made me reach my tipping point. One was the increasingly serious environmental crisis we face, the other was needing to challenge both the Labour Party selling out the working class to big business and also its increasing imperialist militarism.
TMP Spotlight on Ben Stevenson Communist Candidate for Croydon North
Ben Stevenson of the Communist Party of Britain spoke with TMP about why he is standing to become the next member of Parliament for the Croydon North constituency. We invite and welcome his competitors also to respond.
TMP: What are your top 2 priorities for your constituency of Croydon North?
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TMP Spotlight on Dr Derek Wall, Green Candidate for Windsor
As part of TMP’s spotlight on the 2010 UK General Election, we will be giving prospective parliamentary candidates (PPCs), a chance to have their say to our readership. Earlier this month, we sent emails to candidates across the political spectrum and across the country, inviting them to answer our questions and put their views forward. One of the first to do so was Dr Derek Wall, the Green Party Candidate for Windsor, his competitors are invited to respond accordingly.
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GE2010 Spotlight: Asylum & Immigration Policies
As part of The Multicultural Politic‘s coverage on the General Election, we will be reviewing the parties’ manifesto pledges and policy of particular interest, we start by looking at the important and emotive topic of immigration and making our own case for a different policy direction.
What is striking about the mainstream parties (the so-called Big Three) Asylum and Immigration Policies is that there is a lot of consensus. The choice on immigration is limited to the question of having an reformed, stricter and “final” undocumented workers’ amnesty law or not, having an immigration cap administered by an absolute number or by a points system (including a regional one). The issue of the real need for ageing Britain to have more immigrants is completely ignored, this sends the message that more immigration (particularly African and Asian economic migrants) is bad for Britain. Immigration needs to be talked about a lot more, especially evidence based arguments as opposed to the usual appealing to emotion and xenophobia.
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