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Evening Post reader John Owen complains that MP Peter Hain and council leader Derek Vaughan gloat unjustifiably over Labour's victory in the May 1st elections.
We understand his feelings, and that of fellow Baglan residents. However, the way forward must be increased engagement with the political process, not more recriminations.
We call upon the people of Baglan to actively support democratic political parties which more closely represent their views. We hope we can persuade them that Liberal Democrats, the party of fairness, of community and of sound local government, should be their choice.
6 comments:
Why didnt the Lib Dems stand in Baglan on May 1st? Had you stood, there would have been an election.
Sadly, our membership in Baglan has fallen away since the great days of the SDP. We can expect that process to reverse as a result of the Ratepayers' fate, and it is our firm intention to fight the ward in 2012!
One might also ask why a Baglan resident stood for the Conservatives in Coedffranc West.
We should be grateful that the BNP did not take advantage of the situation ...
Any Idea how much Labour spent on this election campaign?
We'll have a better idea soon in a few weeks' time, as the election expenses become open for inspection.
We know they spent thousands on newspaper adverts.
If the Lib Dems wanted an election in Baglan why did they not put up candidated - it is no good saying that their membership has declined - I don't think that they found any candidates to support in the Aberavon part of the County Borough other than in Coedfranc North. Also they shoud speak to Mr Riddle who suggested that only one party should challenge Labour in any one ward hoping to defeat Labour - however their tactic failed to work.
why did they not put up
candidates - it is no good saying that their membership has declined - I don't think that they found any candidates to support in the Aberavon part of the County Borough other than in Coedfranc North
Anonymous is missing the point. This is a bottom-up party. We need the membership base to draw our candidates from. (It should be re-emphasised that Labour is now facing the difficulty of finding new people to come forward as council candidates.)
As to putting up more candidates in the Aberavon constituency wards, we didn't fail through lack of trying to persuade some excellent people to stand. One person declined because of previous experience of a really dirty Labour campaign against them when they last stood, and another through pressure of work.
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