Joel Bishop Attacks Lib Dems Over "Social Cleansing" Of The Poor From The Borough

Originally posted at: http://barryphelps.posterous.com/joel-bishop-attacks-lib-dems-over-housing-ben#

As this blog has continually sought to point out to Labour voters in Earls Court, a tactical vote for Linda Wade inorder to get the Tories out would result only in electing a Lib Dem committed to supporting the same policies as the Conservatives on most issues Labour voters care about.  Linda Wade needs a collapse in the Labour vote, with many of those votes going to her, if she has a chance of winning.  That's why the Lib Dem propaganda machine has always tried to give the impression that it is a two horse race, when in fact in May, Linda Wade received fewer votes than Joel Bishop!   See the blog article "Liberal Democrat Misinformation In The Earls Court By Election":  http://barryphelps.posterous.com/liberal-democrat-misinformation-in-the-earls  It's all about creating impressions and manufacturing a momentum, by trying to make such arrogant statements in their deluge of election literature become a reality by inculcation.

Readers of this blog might be interested in what Joel Bishop has to say about how the Lib Dems are fully signed up to supporting the Coalition government's cuts in housing benefit.  The Kensington Labour Party blog highlights this important issue, by stating, "In their frantic attempts to win votes in the Earl’s Court by-election, the Lib Dems are trying to dissociate themselves from the coalition government’s plans to cut housing benefit.  Kensington & Chelsea council has admitted that the cuts will drive up to 3,000 families out of the borough."  Joel Bishop rightly states that, "People have a right to stay in their homes. I do not want Earl’s Court or any part of Kensington & Chelsea to become an area where only the rich can live".  For more information see the Kensington Labour Party website here http://kensingtonlabour.com/2010/09/14/lib-dems-running-scared/

Which Candidate to Vote For?

Originally posted at: http://barryphelps.posterous.com/which-candidate-to-vote-for

What an unenviable choice for the voters of Earls Court on Thursday.  Let's look at the candidates.  The Conservative, Malcolm Spalding, who stood in May as an Independent, had a Damascus like conversion to the Conservative cause and joined the party two days before he was selected as its candidate.  We are not talking student politics here.  We are talking about a grown, late middle aged man, who seems to have arrived at his new political position very late in years after a position of being an Independent only months earlier. 

The Labour Party Candidate, Joel Bishop, Responds

Originally Posted at: http://barryphelps.posterous.com/the-labour-party-candidate-joel-bishop-respon

The Labour Party Candidate In The Earls Court By Election Responds To The Blog's Questions Posed To Candidates

The blog is delighted to inform our readers that we have received a response to the questions sent to all the candidates of the main parties in the Earls Court by election, from the Labour Party candidate, Joel Bishop. We are very grateful to Joel Bishop for taking the time to respond to the these important questions. With nearly 22,000 hits since this blog appeared on the eve of the Phelps and Daley resignations, these issues are also of considerable interest to our readers, many of whom reside in