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Local Election Candidates 2011ROB WINDSOR – ST MICHAELS
More recently, Rob has been a Socialist councillor in St Michaels ward for 8 out of the past 11 years. Alongside Dave Nellist he has campaigned for improvements to Far Gosford Street, local free residents parking schemes and against housing demolition including demolition of homes for disabled tenants.He has fought for funds for local agencies like WATCH in Hillfields. As well as Dave Rob was one of the only two councillors to vote against the council spending plans that have led to the £38 million council cuts now. He continues to play an active role in fighting all cuts in services. Rob was a key figure in the Coventry anti - poll tax campaign that beat Thatcher. ROB MCARDLE – LOWER STOKE
DAN CROWTER - WAINBODY
‘’I'm standing for the Socialist Party in Wainbody because I think the people of Coventry deserve better than the same old Tory/New Labour "old boys" who have no problem cutting our services. It is important for young people to stand up and fight back against these attacks that threaten the future of a whole generation. JODIE HANNIS - WYKEN
GLEN WATSON - RADFORD
HANNAH SEAMAN - BABLAKE
JAMES ‘JIM’ DONNELLY – WESTWOOD
RICH GROVES – HOLBROOKS
JIM HENSMAN – FOLESHILL
PAUL SMITH – UPPER STOKE Paul is a former car worker, born and bred in Coventry. He lives in Upper Stoke THOMAS HOUSE – EARLSDON
TERESA CHALCROFT - WHOBERLEY
JAMIE EDGAR – LONGFORD Jamie has been part of many community campaigns in Coventry and the movement against Tory cuts being implemented by the Labour Council. JOSIE KENNY – HENLEY Josie a grandmother, has been fighting for the ordinary people of Coventry for many years in Community campaigns and struggles to defend the NHS from Labour and Tory attacks. JUDY GRIFFITHS – CHEYLESMORE
‘’ I am standing in these elections to make sure local people have a chance to vote against all the parties who all stand for the same cuts agenda. The closure of the main post office in town and the mail centre on Bishop Street took place under a Labour government and workers need to be reminded of this, along with the fact that telecommunications remain in private hands and the vile Tory anti –trade union laws still exist despite 13 years Labour had in power to change it. LENNY SHAIL – WOODLANDS
LINDSAY CURRIE – BINLEY AND WILLENHALL Lindsay is a public sector worker and a member of UNISON. As the secretary of Coventry NHS SOS Lindsay has been a key organiser over many years in Coventry, fighting hospital closures and the rip off PFI deal at Walsgrave hospital. JASON TOYNBEE - SHERBOURNE
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Rob is a 46 year old member of UNISON working for a housing charity.He was secretary of the campaign that defeated Thatcher's poll tax inCoventry. He has also been involved in campaigns on housing and health including being a key organiser of the first March against the closure
Robert McArdle (robmacca) is a postal worker from Coventry, has been active in the 'Keep The Post Public' campaign and is a member of the CWU. Robert is proud of Coventry and is involved with defending services in our city through the 'Coventry Against The Cuts' group. He lives in the Lower Stoke ward and joined with local residents to try and save the 'One Stop Shop' in Stoke Aldermoor and has been marching with local students against the rise in tuition fees and scrapping of EMA.
Dan is 18 and a student at Coventry City College. As an local organiser for ‘Youth Fight for Jobs', Dan helped organise the student protests and marches in Coventry against cuts, fees and to save EMA.
Jodie, 21, is currently a full time student and works in childcare. She has been inolved in varous local and national campaigns, including in Coventry against the PFI and parking charges at University Hospital.
My name is Glen Watson, I live in Radford and I'm a postman. I'm a rep in my union, the CWU, and a member of the Socialist Party and I'm standing on a platform of opposition to ALL cuts. Like Coventry's Socialist Party councillor Dave Nellist, I believe that it's essential for ordinary people to stand against the establishment parties in the forthcoming local elections because they ALL want us to pay for their banking crisis with our jobs, pensions and services. But there IS an alternative to their cuts agenda. Vote AGAINST cuts. Vote FOR a socialist alternative.
Hannah is a 25 year old support worker and student, and a member of the Unison trade union.
Jim is a public sector worker and is an elected member of the NAPO trade union National Executive Committee. Jim has been involved in many campaigns in the city – such as defending our NHS and against council cuts.
Our candidate in Holbrooks is Rich Groves. Rich has fought car parking charges at Walsgrave hospital and against Tory cuts being implemented by the Labour Council.
Jim has been an active socialist in the city for over 40 years. Jim opposes privatisation, cuts and has helped organised opposition to the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and against the Israeli government’s attack on the people of Gaza. He is an active member of the Unite trade union.
Thomas lives with his partner and children in Earlsdon. He is an active member of the University and Colleges Union, (UCU) working at Warwick University.
Teresa is a youth worker and as chair of her Unite union branch, has been at the forefront of organising opposition to the current cuts to public service. Previously a member of the NUS National executive committee, Teresa has been at the heart of many battles and struggles to defend the rights of ordinary people.
Judy is a telecoms worker in Cheylesmore and Branch secretary of Coventry Communication Workers Union (CWU), representing hundreds of workers in and around Coventry and Warwickshire in the communications industry. Judy has been an active fighting trade unionist and Socialist for nearly 40 years and is seen out regularly campaigning against hospital parking charges.
Lenny is the branch youth officer for Coventry Communication Workers Union (CWU) and has been recently elected to the Coventry Trades Council executive committee. Lenny helped organise the school student protests in Coventry against the scrapping of EMA and trebling of student fees. He has been key to helping link the struggles of students and workers against the cuts in Coventry.
Jason is a member of the Universities and Colleges Union, Open University branch. Jason has been involved in many campaigns in the city.