The No2EU, Yes to Democracy campaign has selected candidates for the European elections.
If you look down the list below, it is clear that this is offering a broad left, trade-union based alternative to the cuts, privatisation and job losses which are all that any of the main parties have to offer.
Vote No2EU Yes to Democracy on June 4th.
London
Bob Crow – RMT general secretary
John Hendy QC – Leading human rights lawyer
Professor Mary Davis – Lecturer in trade union studies
Kevin Nolan – Visteon convener, Enfield site
Syed Islam – Social worker and Bangladeshi community activist
Onay Kasab – Greenwich UNISON branch secretary
John Rowe – Health worker and former election agent for Peter Shore MP
Nick Wrack – socialist barrister
West Midlands
David John Nellist – Socialist Party Councillor and Coventry MP from 1983 to 1992
Dyal Singh Bagri – President, Indian Workers Association (pc)
Malcolm Gribbin – Retired teacher, school governor
Jo Stevenson – Youth CND treasurer
Peter MacLaren – Alliance for Green Socialism
Andy Chaffer – Birmingham trades council
East Midlands
John McEwan – Lindsey Oil Refinery worker
Avtar Sadiq – Unity for Peace and Socialism party
Jean Thorpe – UNISON NEC member
Shangara Singh Gahonia – Unity for Peace and Socialism party
Laurence Platt – UNITE branch secretary (pc)
Wales
Rob Griffiths – Communist Party of Britain general secretary
Rob Williams – Unite convener of the Linemar plant in Swansea
Laura Picand – UNISON Wales staff member
Trevor Jones – Deeside trades council secretary
North West
Roger Bannister – Unison NEC member
Les Skarrot – FBU executive committee
Craig Johnston – RMT executive
Alec MacFadden – President of Merseyside trades council
Steve Radford – Liberal Party councillor
Lynn Worthington – Community and healthcare campaigner
John Metcalfe – Former deputy Labour leader of Carlisle council
Harry Smith – One of the 47 surcharged Liverpool Labour councillors
Scotland
John Foster – Scottish Campaign Against Euro Federalism secretary
Tommy Sheridan – Solidarity Co-Convenor
Leah Ganley – Student at Dundee University
Stuart Hyslop – Retired seafarer RMT
Ajit Singh Uppal – Indian Workers Association (pc)
Tom Morrison – Secretary Clydebank TUC
Yorkshire & Humberside
Keith Gibson – Lindsey oil refinery worker
Celia Foote – Alliance for Green Socialism
Councillor Jackie Grunsell – Save Huddersfield NHS councillor
Peter March – RMT regional secretary
Mike Davies – Alliance for Green Socialism secretary
Juliet Marie Boddington – Alliance for Green Socialism activist
South East
Professor Dave Hill – Former East Sussex Labour Group leader
Garry Hassell – RMT executive committee
Kevin Hayes – Ford worker
Owen Morris –Construction worker and supporter of Lindsey and Olympic site protests
Gawain Little – Teacher and CND National Council member
Robert Wilkinson – NUT Wokingham and District Secretary
Jacqui Berry – Medway trades council president
Nick Wright – Graphic designer and teacher
Nick Chaffey – Youth worker
Sarah Wrack – Student Sussex University
Eastern
Brian Denny – Journalist and democracy campaigner
Frank Jepson – Visteon factory convener, Basildon
Steve Glennon – shop steward at GSK in Ware, Hertfordshire
Phil Katz – Author and designer
Eleanor Donne – UNISON steward (pc), local government worker
Pete Relph – Environmental campaigner
Ron Rodwell – Former CWU activist RMT staff rep
North East
Martin Levy – Newcastle trades council president
Hannah Walter – UNISON shop steward (pc)
Peter Pinkney – RMT activist
South West
Alex Gordon – RMT executive committee
Roger Davey – Health worker
Rachel Lynch – NUT activist (pc)
Nick Quirk – RMT executive committee
John Chambers – Retired T&G union official
Paul Dyer – Barnstaple trades council secretary
May 11, 2009 at 8:43 am |
Just to let you know I’ve added you to my list of fellow SP/CWI bloggers over at my site. Welcome to blogging!
Comradely,
Phil
May 12, 2009 at 6:53 am |
Thanks very much – I’ve returned the favour by adding you to my blogroll.