Mike Foster is standing for election as our next Member of Parliament on May 7th and is the only candidate offering a revolutionary alternative to the existing capitalist system.

He says “Capitalist Society leads to stress and alienation where people are struggling in poverty or debts while the economy advantages the very rich. The alternative is for the community to democratically manage it’s resources and environment – replace the capitalist system entirely with one where production is centred on meeting peoples needs and wants rather than generating profit for the owners of capital.”

For more interpretations of the May 1st theme day of “Revolution” please visit the City Daily Photo Theme Day Gallery.

Thanks to Sally for a picture of the Green Party Campaign Bus in Abingdon today.

I believe that is the 4th party bus to come to Abingdon during the campaign.

Tim sent me an image of the green party leaflet posted through his front door yesterday morning. Spot the error.

When I get petrol in the Vineyard there is a similar – but different – error.

About 4 weeks ago UKIP opened their Oxfordshire Campaign HQ in East St Helen Street, Abingdon-on-Thames. It was rumored that their charismatic leader, Nigel Farage, would be there for the opening, but another MEP (Member of European Parliament) did the honours.

I have been by the shop many times since.

There are 2 balloons, slowly deflating, out the back, but I have not seen any campaigning activity.

As the sun goes down on the four year term of the current Abingdon-on-Thames Town Council there are some names I was suprised to see missing on the list of candidates for the next four years (Julie Mayhew-Archer, Lesley Legge, Alison Rooke, Iain Littlejohn):

Standing to serve the town for the 2015 to 2019 term are:

That makes 53 candidates going for the positions of 19 town councillors:
* 18 Conservative
* 4 Green
* 5 Labour
* 19 Lib-Dems
* 3 Independents.

The development of the Guildhall as a major asset for the town centre will be very important in the next four years, and it belongs to Town Council. The Town Council, among other things, runs the museum, half the town’s play parks, the cemeteries, and Markets. It runs various Community events, and is consulted, by the district and county council, on matters affecting the town.