VERITAS’ 65 Candidates ‘Better than Labour in 1906’
‘We would have had 200-plus but for lack of money’- Damian Hockney
VERITAS, the Party founded by Robert Kilroy-Silk on 2nd February this year, announced today that it will field a total 65 candidates in the General Election.
The Labour Party (as the Labour Representation League) could only manage 15 candidates in their first election in 1900 and 50 in the 1906 General Election. Damian Hockney, Party Deputy Leader and Leader of the VERITAS Group on the London Assembly, said: “Given that Veritas is just 76 days old, this is a remarkable and historic achievement. Our candidates and our local branches have done an absolutely fantastic job”.
He added: “If we’d had more money, we would have had over 210 candidates, not 65. We had many good quality candidates who could not afford the minimum £1,500 or so that it needs to find the deposit and print an election communication. With more backing, those candidates would have been able to stand”.
Party Leader Robert Kilroy-Silk will stand in the Derbyshire seat of Erewash, while Deputy Party Leader Damian Hockney will stand in the neighbouring seat of Broxtowe in Nottinghamshire.
Other candidates of special interest include:
Alan Eastwood, O.B.E., for Cornwall North. Alan is the former Chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales and has helped shape the Party’s tough policies on crime and policing.
Therese Muchewicz, for Bradford South. Therese is a business woman with a law degree. She made a big impact in Bradford two years ago when she publicly protested at a meeting of the Asian community, called by lawyer Imran Khan. The meeting was called because of Asian concerns that Asian rioters had been given unfairly long sentences in relation to allegedly similar ones by white rioters in Manningtree a year earlier. Ms Muchewicz pointed out to a hostile audience that the previous disturbances by whites had been much less serious and that the sentences on the Asians were appropriate in view of the seriousness of the riot.
David Harris, for City of London and Westminster. David is the Senior Partner of the St. James’ Place Partnership, formerly part of Lord Jacob Rothschild’s empire, and the Principal Partner of a financial practice within the partnership. He specialises in taxation, and personal and corporate finance.
Tony Martin, for City of Durham. Tony has written a lively book exposing Labour Party and Council corruption in Durham. When he stood as an independent candidate two years ago, nearly getting elected, his website was damaged twice by two prominent members of the Labour Party. After a lengthy police investigation, they admitted their crimes and were dealt with by cautions for criminal damage.
Winston McKenzie for Croydon North. Winston, of Jamaican origin, is from the famous McKenzie boxing family and has devoted a lot of time in recent years to young people, often speaking in the Borough’s schools. He is the organiser of the annual Croydon Youth Games and is head of the Winston McKenzie Sports Foundation. Its Chief Executive, Marianne Bowness, is the Party’s candidate in Croydon Central. Winston has spoken up publicly about the adverse effects of a huge influx of asylum-seekers in the borough on its settled Afro-Caribbean community.
Frank Leeming, for Derby South. Frank is the former UKIP, now VERITAS, Councillor for Derby City Council who now holds the balance of power on Derby City Council, much to the frustration of Derby Labour Party. Frank has led the local campaign to retain Elvaston Park as a publicly-owned park - it is threatened with sale because Derbyshire County Council is cash-strapped.
Peter Gifford, for Falmouth and Camborne. Peter is Chief Executive of Ecowest, a pioneering British recycling and waste management company with 3,000 staff worldwide. He speaks for the Party on environmental issues.
Edward Spalton, for Derbyshire South. Edward is an expert in animal feed and nutrition and a long-time campaigner against British membership of the European Union He translates articles from German journalistic sources relating to Germany’s political ambitions, within and beyond the European Union. These appear regularly on the freenations.freeuk.net website. He also lectures on Balkan nationalism and terrorism.
VERITAS, the Party founded by Robert Kilroy-Silk on 2nd February this year, announced today that it will field a total 65 candidates in the General Election.
The Labour Party (as the Labour Representation League) could only manage 15 candidates in their first election in 1900 and 50 in the 1906 General Election. Damian Hockney, Party Deputy Leader and Leader of the VERITAS Group on the London Assembly, said: “Given that Veritas is just 76 days old, this is a remarkable and historic achievement. Our candidates and our local branches have done an absolutely fantastic job”.
He added: “If we’d had more money, we would have had over 210 candidates, not 65. We had many good quality candidates who could not afford the minimum £1,500 or so that it needs to find the deposit and print an election communication. With more backing, those candidates would have been able to stand”.
Party Leader Robert Kilroy-Silk will stand in the Derbyshire seat of Erewash, while Deputy Party Leader Damian Hockney will stand in the neighbouring seat of Broxtowe in Nottinghamshire.
Other candidates of special interest include:
Alan Eastwood, O.B.E., for Cornwall North. Alan is the former Chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales and has helped shape the Party’s tough policies on crime and policing.
Therese Muchewicz, for Bradford South. Therese is a business woman with a law degree. She made a big impact in Bradford two years ago when she publicly protested at a meeting of the Asian community, called by lawyer Imran Khan. The meeting was called because of Asian concerns that Asian rioters had been given unfairly long sentences in relation to allegedly similar ones by white rioters in Manningtree a year earlier. Ms Muchewicz pointed out to a hostile audience that the previous disturbances by whites had been much less serious and that the sentences on the Asians were appropriate in view of the seriousness of the riot.
David Harris, for City of London and Westminster. David is the Senior Partner of the St. James’ Place Partnership, formerly part of Lord Jacob Rothschild’s empire, and the Principal Partner of a financial practice within the partnership. He specialises in taxation, and personal and corporate finance.
Tony Martin, for City of Durham. Tony has written a lively book exposing Labour Party and Council corruption in Durham. When he stood as an independent candidate two years ago, nearly getting elected, his website was damaged twice by two prominent members of the Labour Party. After a lengthy police investigation, they admitted their crimes and were dealt with by cautions for criminal damage.
Winston McKenzie for Croydon North. Winston, of Jamaican origin, is from the famous McKenzie boxing family and has devoted a lot of time in recent years to young people, often speaking in the Borough’s schools. He is the organiser of the annual Croydon Youth Games and is head of the Winston McKenzie Sports Foundation. Its Chief Executive, Marianne Bowness, is the Party’s candidate in Croydon Central. Winston has spoken up publicly about the adverse effects of a huge influx of asylum-seekers in the borough on its settled Afro-Caribbean community.
Frank Leeming, for Derby South. Frank is the former UKIP, now VERITAS, Councillor for Derby City Council who now holds the balance of power on Derby City Council, much to the frustration of Derby Labour Party. Frank has led the local campaign to retain Elvaston Park as a publicly-owned park - it is threatened with sale because Derbyshire County Council is cash-strapped.
Peter Gifford, for Falmouth and Camborne. Peter is Chief Executive of Ecowest, a pioneering British recycling and waste management company with 3,000 staff worldwide. He speaks for the Party on environmental issues.
Edward Spalton, for Derbyshire South. Edward is an expert in animal feed and nutrition and a long-time campaigner against British membership of the European Union He translates articles from German journalistic sources relating to Germany’s political ambitions, within and beyond the European Union. These appear regularly on the freenations.freeuk.net website. He also lectures on Balkan nationalism and terrorism.
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