Until this week I'd only had election post from the three main parties, but they have now been joined by independent candidate Rohen Kapur.
Rohen's postcard says: "The three main parties want only three things: your vote, your TAX money and your unswerving obedience. Why not try real change instead?"
Since there wasn't room for much on his postcard I proceeded to Rohen's blog to find out a little more. Here's how he introduced his candidacy:
"I am not asking for your vote. I am here to give you a real choice. Let me make that very clear from the outset. The thought of being an MP scares the bejesus out of me but I am prepared to see the truth delivered on the television and radio and internet rather than the state sponsored lies, sponsored with your hard earned money. For that I am prepared to stand up and say I will help to bring that change about"
Not asking for my vote? Interesting campaign tactic.
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So Rohen is a protest candidate. Which I suppose is, by definition, negative campaigning, except I forgive him, because he's only doing it to make a point, which, I have decided, makes it OK. And his blog is pretty funny too.
actually Im doing it because the main three parties would pull the wool over your eyes.
ReplyDeletewe should be the richest country in Europe thanks to the Oil and Gas bonanza yet we are one of the poorest. The money has gone to the EU
None of the candidates in H and WG will let you know that. They would give you more taxes and squeeze even more out of you yet there is enough money if we didn't send 45 million pounds to the EU every day , every 24 hours that we could actually cut income tax to nothing.... They wont tell you that will they?
Ok on the positive side I now know that you got postcarded by my brother, who came down to help out with the Noel Park side of things. So I may even push a brochure through your door because I don't diss any of the other parties apart from saying vote for none of the above... So no negativity And thanks once again for getting back in touch to say that you blogged the postcard. It was all I could rustle up the day I got on the ballot paper.
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