Trotski finishes 16th (but still beats TUSC)

Ivan Antonovich Trotski from Belarus finished 16th in the London 2012 Olympics 20k walking road race. Mind you he still did better than the TUSC in the British local elections in May.

:)

Hat tip Ali G.

Vote for the NHS

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UNISON telebank Mayoral & GLA Elections 2012

This is a picture from the UNISON Headquarters telebank on Thursday evening. London Assembly member candidate Murad Qureshi joined us on the "dog and bone". We were calling UNISON members in my beloved Newham. Despite a few technical problems we managed to finish the list

and then move on to Tower Hamlets.

It is good for political junkies such as myself to ring ordinary people up and ask about their voting intentions and then realise that they had not hitherto given the matter any thought what-so-ever!

Please don't vote to close nurseries...Vote for the Party that Cares

Excellent UNISON Billboard campaign launched today "calling on the public to vote for the party that cares about public services in May's local and mayoral elections in England....

Dave Prentis, UNISON general secretary, said:

"Voters across the country are being hit hard by public spending cuts. The unemployed young person who has lost the help they need to find work, the elderly person watching their social care services disappear, the low income family that has lost thousands in tax credits. Meanwhile, the richest 1% are in line for tax cuts in coalition Britain.

"In May's elections voters face a stark choice. Vote for the coalition parties and vote for cuts, or vote for the party that cares about public services. UNISON's campaign is aimed at making sure voters make the right choice at the ballot box in May."