I have my appointment to see the Candidate Liaison Officer next Tuesday, 22nd March at 1030. Provided that there are no errors in my paperwork, and I don't think there are, I will officially be a candidate for election. It's starting to get real, folks. Stay tuned.
I have asked for an appointment with the Candidate Liaison Officer for Bristol City Council, having successfully obtained the ten signatures of registered voters in Eastville Ward necessary to get my name on the ballot. Many thanks to the friends and neighbours who signed my nomination papers. Members of the major parties can just get ten members of the local party to sign, but that is not an option for small-party or independent candidates like myself. We have to ask the people who know us, or who live next door to us, which is what community politics is all about.
One signatory, who I won't embarrass by naming in public, asked me what the Wessex Regionalists were all about. I explained that we wanted a regional parliament for Wessex, to stop the vast majority of the nation's resources going...at that point, she finished my sentence for me; "...to London. Say no more". She added that she used to live in the Wen, and knew what a den of iniquity it was. It seems I struck a nerve! There's not much to report at the moment, as nominations for the election on May 5th don't open until March 22nd. But over the coming weeks, I'll be keeping you updated with all the latest developments. Stay tuned.
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AuthorNick Xylas is the Wessex Regionalist candidate for Eastville ward in the Bristol City Council election for 2016.
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