Ealing Independents announces Southall Candidate to compete against Peter Mason.
I have nothing to do with Ealing Independents, just thought folk would like to be aware:-EALING INDEPENDENTS ANNOUNCES SOUTHALL CANDIDATE TO COMPETE AGAINST CURRENT EALING LABOUR AND COUNCIL LEADER PETER MASON IN THE WARD OF SOUTHALL GREEN FOR THE MAY 2022 EALING COUNCIL ELECTIONSDate: 26/10/2021 10:00From: Ealing Independents PRESS RELEASEEALING INDEPENDENTS ANNOUNCES SOUTHALL CANDIDATE TO COMPETE AGAINST CURRENT EALING LABOUR AND COUNCIL LEADER PETER MASON IN THE WARD OF SOUTHALL GREEN FOR THE MAY 2022 EALING COUNCIL ELECTIONSEaling Independents (www.EalingIndependents.com), the grassroots group founded by Ealing resident Leslie Bunder is delighted to announce the first of its many candidates who will be standing for Ealing Independents in the forthcoming May 2022 Ealing elections.These independent candidates will represent their local community and are the first of many to be standing across all towns of Ealing which include Acton, Ealing, Greenford, Hanwell, Northolt, Perivale, and Southall.(Ealing, London, UK – October 26, 2021) – Ealing Independents (www.EalingIndependents.com), the grassroots group standing up for all Ealing residents, is proud to announce that members of the public who wish to improve the lives of their local communities in towns such as Southall are to stand as candidates in their local wards in the May 2022 Ealing elections.These independent candidates, as councillors, will ensure that all Ealing residents and businesses in its seven towns (Acton, Ealing, Greenford, Hanwell, Northolt, Perivale, Southall) have better services to improve life in Ealing and make it better, safer, cleaner and greener.Unlike the current leader of Ealing Council, Labour's Peter Mason who doesn’t live in the ward he is councillor for and has failed to hold any resident surgeries (including virtual) for over a year despite having a contract to do so, Ealing Independents councillors live and are a part of community the wards they will represent.“I moved to Southall Green fifteen years ago. I live with my wife and two young children, who attend school and nursery in Southall,” says Southall Green resident and candidate for councillor David Marsden.“I’ve worked in Southall for the last six years supporting better neighbourhoods in West London, and Southall in particular.”“I’ve been a leading campaigner in the fight for Clean Air for Southall and Hayes, and I’ve opposed the unsafe development of the highly toxic old Gasworks site at Council meetings and community protests.”Marsden added: “I’ve been an active local Labour party member since 2019. Ordinary Labour party members and a few councillors have always shown solidarity and offered practical help. But we have all been blocked from changing anything for the better by former Ealing Labour Council Leader Julian Bell and his successor Peter Mason, who is also an elected councillor for Southall Green ward. Both are very much on the right wing of the party, and only interested in serving their own interests, not the interests of the people of Southall, whose votes they take for granted.”“Both Bell and Mason accepted over £30,000 in gifts and hospitality from the Gasworks developers, yet refused to openly and transparently declare their financial interests at the public meeting in 2019. Mason, as chair of that meeting, tried to prevent me from speaking to reveal that one of the chemicals being dug up at the Gasworks site, and one of the main causes of the bad smell, is potentially fatal to some people with Asian and African genetic heritage.”“Instead of standing up for residents in his own council ward, Mason took time off to get a Masters degree in Town Planning. Now we are faced with tower blocks going up everywhere, 10,000 new homes, 40,000 new residents and their cars. No wonder they want us all to get on our bikes!”“It’s clear that Mason’s and Labour’s priorities are not in the best interests of Southall residents. It’s time to tell Mason and Labour to get on their bikes, and get out of Southall!”“If elected as an Ealing Independents councillor, I will stand up and make sure that the voices of Southall people are heard in the Council Chamber and elsewhere. I will fight for the rights of Southall people to live, work, learn and play in a cleaner, safer Southall that we can all be proud to call home. I will always be open to listen to people’s problems, concerns, ideas and suggestions in person, by phone, text, email, WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook and any other means where possible. I will make sure Southall people’s views are represented.”ABOUT EALING INDEPENDENTSSince launching in February 2021 with the sole aim to support all residents and stand up for them, Ealing Independents has focused on ensuring that local people have a party that puts them first.Ealing Independents candidates will give residents something that national political parties do not offer – elected councillors putting the interests of residents ahead of their own self-interest or national party interest.Ealing Independents is committed to ensuring it creates and delivers the borough’s first and only people’s manifesto.This manifesto involves Ealing Independents actively listening to residents and local businesses across the borough and its seven towns to ensure that as a council it follows what the people need – a council that listens to them, helps them, and ensures they are protected.Ealing Independents is the party that loves Ealing, and its councillors will ensure residents are never ignored.All residents in Ealing are invited to submit their thoughts of their priorities for a better Ealing at hello@ealingindependents.com where the party will read every email and listen to the feedback.Among the failures to Ealing residents since 2010, Ealing Labour has:Fought against Southall residents who suffer toxic air from the Southall gasworks development by not taking action against developers and hiding information that advises of the issues causing toxic air.Failed for years to pay Ealing Schools catering staff a Living Wage despite the council claiming to be a Living Wage employer.Poorly engaged with residents instead of creating and ensuring a partnership is developed to improve roads for all users, including cars, bikes and pedestrians in order to unite communities to work together and tackle climate change.Closed youth centres and deprived young people of safe and secure facilities to meet, socialise and develop as citizens.Allowed tower buildings to be approved without listening to local residents and creating architectural and environmental eyesores as well as not helping to provide council homes. These buildings are put up without consideration for the need for services, such as GPs and schools to accommodate residents’ needs.Allowed many of its councillors to ignore residents, not respond to their enquiries and fail to provide meaningful actions to help their wards and those living in it.Poorly maintained public pavements and roads making it difficult for disabled as well as able bodied to get out.Allowed trees to over-grow on pavements along with an increase of refuse on footpaths making them a hazard to walkersClosed recycling refuse centres making it difficult for residents to get to them, and resulting in an increase in fly tipping.For more information on Ealing Independents, email: hello@ealingindependents.com or call 07862 748611.You can also visit our website: www.ealingindependents.comor follow us on Twitter at @ealingindys - www.Twitter.com/EalingIndysEaling Independentsweb: www.EalingIndependents.comtwitter: www.twitter.com/EalingIndysemail: hello@EalingIndependents.comtel: 07862 748611Ealing Independents is a grassroots group exploring the opportunity for independent candidates to be elected in May 2022 and make Ealing better for all.
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