Monthly Archives: May 2017

The latest YouGov poll predicts that I will take the East Devon parliamentary seat..See https://twitter.com/rlwjones/status/869930547350523904

However, in order to win, I will need every single vote possible….

Thank you so much to all the 600 plus people across the constituency who are working so hard to get me elected next week.

And to all those people who have very kindly donated money… over 200 donations, raising over £10,000 in three weeks.  Amazing ... and exciting times!

I will be holding a question and answer session this Friday evening for Exeter and Topsham residents!

It starts at 7pm and will be held at Newcourt Community Centre.

Look forward to seeing you there!

Press release, issued this afternoon…..

Just four candidates showed up at last night’s Cranbrook hustings. Me, two other independents and a libdem candidate.

Questions were mainly on the NHS and Education, as well as others relating to Female Genital Mutilation and what we would like to achieve in parliament.

Keep reading .....

There will be a hustings tomorrow (Friday 26 May) at Cranbrook Education Campus.

It starts at 7.30pm. I hope to see you there!

Another hustings in Exmouth takes place on Tuesday 30 May, at the Holy Trinity Church, also at 7.30pm.

MOST of the candidates will be there….

I would love to meet as many of you as possible!

Saturday 27 May
10am - Ottery St Mary - outside Boots
11.30am - Cranbrook outside Younghayes Centre
2pm - Exmouth Magnolia Centre - outside Boots
3:30pm - Budleigh Salterton (town end of the seafront)

Saturday 3 June
10am – Topsham, outside Methodist Church

THE EVENTS BELOW ARE NOW CANCELLED, I WILL BE CANVASSING IN CRANBROOK. SO SORRY FOR THE SHORT NOTICE
Midday – Sidmouth in market square
2.30pm - Exmouth Magnolia Centre, outside Boots
4pm - Budleigh Salterton – town end of the seafront

I fundamentally oppose the raft of measures that will disadvantage pensioners that has been outlined in the Conservative manifesto.

Even with the so-called u-turn on social care announced by Mrs May on Monday, older people in the area will disproportionately suffer under a conservative government, should one be formed after the election on 8 June.

I am desperately sorry to hear about the appalling attack and tragic deaths in Manchester overnight.

All my campaigning activity will be suspended today as a mark of respect.

Award-winning novelist Hilary Mantel has backed an independent candidate standing for Parliament in the East Devon seat where she lives. The author, famous for books including Wolf Hall and the controversial The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher, has urged voters to back Claire Wright….......

http://www.devonlive.com/booker-prize-winning-author-hilary-mantel-backs-independent-claire-wright-for-general-election/story-30344339-detail/story.html#Dzku7wvo2jmPCYVb.99

I am an Independent candidate in the General Election on Thursday 8 June, for the East Devon parliamentary seat.

My campaign has taken off like a rocket with almost £8,000 received in donations in 10 days, hundreds of my A1 poster boards being displayed across the constituency, and a 600 strong team of enthusiastic and willing helpers!

Keep reading…
 

Tomorrow, my team and I are looking forward to chatting to hundreds of you at:

Ottery 10am – outside Boots
Sidmouth 11.30am – market square
Exmouth 2pm – outside Boots, Magnolia Centre
Budleigh 3.30pm – on the seafront at the town end

Come and say hello!

Looking forward to seeing you there!

“I am really disappointed that Hugo Swire is refusing to attend hustings during the general election period. MPs are supposed to be accountable to constituents and this is a golden opportunity for him to talk about how he plans to represent people if he is re-elected.  It reflects very badly on him that he is refusing to attend.

“I was looking forward to having a robust debate with him and I can only assume that he is refusing to attend because he is worried about being challenged by me - I have been regularly holding him to account for the past three years via my blog and through the media!”

http://www.exmouthjournal.co.uk/news/hustings-row-as-east-devon-election-campaign-begins-1-5023424

Here’s the story: http://www.devonlive.com/devon-independent-backed-by-tactical-voting-site-as-only-candidate-to-beat-tory-hugo-swire/story-30339019-detail/story.html

The main tactical voting website has endorsed me as the ONLY realistic opposition to the Conservative candidate in East Devon.

I am the only Independent in the country to be endorsed by Tactical2017.

It follows betting odds from William Hill, putting me at 9/2. A William Hill spokesman said the general election in Devon East is a head to head contest.

Here’s the website:  https://www.tactical2017.com/