Holyrood Park
Holyrood Park
North Bridge
Holyrood Park
Somewhere north of Carlisle
Holyrood Park
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Edinburgh, November 2015
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Ireland, Aug/Sept 2015 (Galway, Mayo)
Ireland’s fjord
Roundstone
Kylemore Abbey
It is all a bit emeraldy. They’re not lying.
Frome. Rhymes with broom. Nice small town in Somerset. Home to the Guardian’s John Harris, who brought attention to the fact that in May 2015 the local electorate booted out political parties from the town council altogether, in favour of a loosely aligned group of independents known as Independents for Frome.
The ringleader behind it all – though leader is probably an unwelcome word – is Peter Macfadyen. He’s written a call to arms / guidebook on why and how to repeat their success.
The book’s only a 100 pages long – so you should probably just order a copy. But here’s a precis just in case.
Took some notes at the Hackney North & Stoke Newington hustings this evening. I was going to rewrite them, but actually it’s more fun just to post my transcript (may not be super accurate).
Organised by the rector of St Mary’s, Stoke Newington – well done her, very well chaired.
Impressive turnout…well over 100 people here. Looking around, it’s 90%+ white (remember this is supposed to be Hackney…). More elderly than the constituency average (i’d guess) and a 50/50 mix of men and women.
I’ve been working with the good folks at Democracy Club, and particularly James Baster of Open Tech Calendar, to crowdsource a list of hustings events for the general election. Here’s what we’ve found so far…
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Córdoba, enero 2015
Joe blogs. 