Greater London Authority Elections

www.animalwelfareparty.org/vision/aims/

www.animalwelfareparty.org/current-elections/2021london/

Think I support every sentence they’ve written tbh.

Maybe Piers moved. Probably makes sense to live nearer where he demos, gets arrested, and attends court. Seeing as it's such a regular thing. Unless he crashes at Jeremy's when in town.

They don't expect animals to be elected Although I'm sure your cats would do a better job than most of the candidates!

They want representatives to stand up for living creatures, that can't speak out for themselves, to work on animal welfare issues. That's no bad thing. Of course it will never happen, but just imagine an alternate universe world where this was a higher priority. No industrialised intensive factory farming with dangerous overuse of antibiotics, no wet markets. The Covid pandemic (which has impacted worse on women) would never have happened.

They're a tiny party but used to work with similar parties in the EU.

Let's face it, with the alternatives on offer this party is a decent option. I don't know think they'll understand GC issues but it's not as if the others do or care (except for very unappealing right winger covid deniers like Fox). I'd like to think they at least won't lose their deposit. They're very well-meaning even if you don't support all their aims.

Piers corbyn has been on endless anti lock down demos over the past few weeks. Had always thought he lived in London but maybe he commutes in for each demo!

AWP believes animals should have representatives in Parliament.

I am currently negotiating with my two cats to persuade them that we me as their agent they would nail it at the next election, and then the HoC dining room would take care of their very demanding needs!

Ooh Animal Welfare party. Will check them out.

Don't candidates have to live in London? Piers Corbyn lives in Dorset, I thought. Unless he has a second home in London. Perhaps he's moved.

The UKIP candidate is called Gammons. Is this real 😳

I see you've got an SDP candidate. They're GC.

sdp.org.uk/policies/transgender-and-biological-sex-based-rights/

DH says he’d rather vote for a potato.

Final list of candidates - I think if they get less than a certain number of votes they lose their deposit:

Shaun Bailey Conservative Party Candidate
Kam Balayev Renew
Sian Berry Green Party
Count Binface Count Binface for Mayor of London
Valerie Brown The Burning Pink Party
Piers Corbyn Let London Live
Max Fosh Independent
Laurence Fox The Reclaim Party
Peter Gammons UKIP
Richard Hewison Rejoin EU
Vanessa Hudson Animal Welfare Party
Steve Kelleher Social Democratic Party
Sadiq Khan Labour Party
David Kurten Heritage Party
Farah London Independent
Nims Obunge Independent
Niko Omilana Independent
Luisa Porritt Liberal Democrats
Mandu Reid Women's Equality Party
Brian Rose London Real Party

I had wondered what the Burning Pink Party platform was but have just found out is was formed by XR and is an anti political party party - ie to get elected to dissolve all parties.

I think I said up thread that a lot seem to be standing to promote their single issue campaign.

Not sure who is actually standing to improve London!

MumsnetTowers any chance of getting a Q+A with someone from each of the parties before the election?

If they did that for London they would have to do the Mayoral races in other cities!

But today's the day we should know the final list - but wont be sitting up into the night to find out what it is!

@MumsnetTowers any chance of getting a Q+A with someone from each of the parties before the election?

As I mentioned up thread I think that the deadline is 30th March.

But I find that official language a bit obscure! www.londonelects.org.uk/im-candidate/statutory-notices-and-elections-timetable

A lot of the independet candidates actually seem to only be interested in a single issue, and I suppose are just using this as a means to publicise their cause.

I am hearbroked to find out the Laurence Fox was apperenty canvassing locally - not! He may be gender critical (just to be contrary I suspect) but his other policies are quite strange. Like an angry school boy throwing stones because he knows his parents will tell him off for being naughty.

Apparently the Tory candidate is not getting any support from Tory HQ. Not sure if it is him or they think it a lost cause.

Apart from the protestors tunnel and the facelift for Croydon, I cannot think of much to not like about Count Binface's manifesto. I would welcome the return of Ceefax to all tv channels, to save me having to change channels to keep up with football or cricket scores.

Though if he does stand, I hope someone does ask his views on safe spaces for women.

That video is incredible. TWAW really is a new religion isn't it? Saddiq knows it's utter BS but he knows he will be excommunicated if he dares to say anything that suggests he doesn't believe.

What's the deadline to put forward a candidate? It's £1,000 deposit to stand and you need 66 supporting signatures including 2 from every borough.

According to this article on all the options by Otto English, Piers Corbyn isn't on twitter because he was banned!

A few months later, he was suspended permanently from Twitter but he has been seen popping up at anti-lockdown events ever since.

bylinetimes.com/2021/03/26/a-race-to-the-bottom-the-weird-world-of-the-2021-london-mayoral-election/

Piers Corbyn (only a fake twitter account or he is a total nutcase!)

I believe both may be the case!

The account that I think is his, hasn't been used since 2016. The newer one is definitely intended as a pisstake.

Fantastic - mumsnet has made all the links active - I never knew that.