Revolution

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Revolution
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.

Green Party Bus in the Vineyard

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Green Party Bus
Thanks to Sally for a picture of the Green Party Campaign Bus in Abingdon today.
Green Party Bus
I believe that is the 4th party bus to come to Abingdon during the campaign.
Green Party Bus
Tim sent me an image of the green party leaflet posted through his front door yesterday morning. Spot the error.
Vineyard
When I get petrol in the Vineyard there is a similar – but different – error.

Looking Forward in 2015

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Looking Forward
Looking forward to the coming bank holiday weekend and the annual Abingdon Air and County Show. It is always one of the highlights of the Abingdon Calendar with the aeroplanes, vintage vehicles, stalls, and performances, and all run by volunteers to raise money for charity.
Looking Forward
Looking forward a bit further, and it is time to consider whether to put together a team to row in the Dragon Boats on 6th September – the most fun you can have on the water. Another event run by volunteers. This time by the Rotary Club of Abingdon Vesper, and raising money for Charity.

The weekend after (12th -13th September) is Heritage Open weekend, when there will be a Victorian theme – 150 years after the Albert Monument was opened. The Albert Park is quite unique as it is run by the local charity ‘Christs Hospital of Abingdon’ for the good of the people of Abingdon, and not by any council or authority.
Looking Forward
Like all Heritage Open Days everything is Free to Explore. In 2015 The ‘Ragged Victorians’ will there ‘bringing the past into the present’.

It is another event that is run entirely by volunteers. They are looking for anybody with interesting Victorian collections, or artifacts, or craft skills, or costumes, who would be willing to take part.

Dunmore Road Traffic

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Julie wrote to me wanting to float an idea about the Dunmore Road traffic, if the new local plan gets ratified and farmland, outside the current peripheral road, is built upon.

Julie says …
Dunmore Road Traffic
Instead of building a bus lane on the Dunmore Road, use the money to build a proper ring road further away from housing, so that the new proposed housing north of the Dunmore Road can be within this circle, making the people who might live there feel more a part of the community.
Dunmore Road Traffic
The benefit of doing this would be less disruption when building. The ring road could go from the Wootton Road roundabout, right alongside the A34, joining at the new interchange, a shorter distance of road to build.

The roads from the proposed development should exit onto the new ring road, making it pleasant for people living there to walk to the Dunmore Road, which would return to being to a tree-lined estate road with nearby shops, parks etc.