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Feel free to tell the Somali ladies changing into their burkinis in the communal changing rooms at Camberwell Leisure Centre for the women-only swim session that they need to accept male-bodied people into that space. That's what Labour, the Lib Dems and the Greens want.


Feel free to tell young girls that they need to accept male-bodied children into their toilets and changing rooms. That's what Labour, the Lib Dems and the Greens want.


Feel free to tell women escaping male violence using local refuges that they need to accept male-bodied people into that space. That's what Labour, the Lib Dems and the Greens want.


Feel free to tell women in hospital that they need to accept male-bodied people into single-sex wards. That's what Labour, the Lib Dems and the Greens want.


Your attempts to shut women up by shouting 'transphobia' are wearing thin. Misogyny is no longer a vote-winner either. (I'm using male-bodied because some fragile, usually male, EDFers don't like plain English. Of course, male-bodied people are always in point of fact men.)


All of these are local council issues.



Bic Basher Wrote:

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> oimissus Wrote:

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> > However - Respect my sex if you want my X.

> Which

> > basically knocks out Labour, the Lib Dems and

> the

> > Greens.

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> Transphobia isn't going to be a big election

> winner in this area.

I always get a postal vote. I have on occasions returned it to a polling station.



trinidad Wrote:

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> > If you haven't posted back in time you can also

> > hand in your postal vote at a polling station

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> Hello goldilocks, are you voting by post?

I have had general bumph, a more detailed leaflet naming the candidates and a visit from Labour. I have received general bumph from the Lib Dems but nothing telling me who their candidates are and no visit. If any other party is fielding candidates, I don?t know about them.

Following up on my previous comment re 'paper candidates' - has anyone actually been canvassed by Lib Dem candidates in Goose Green ward?


Suspect that the majority of those thinking of voting for them either do so at a national level or are doing so on the basis of the work James Barber put in (who was an excellent local councillor and someone I voted for based on his personal effectiveness in the past).


This time I haven't had anything from the Lib Dems locally and it doesn't feel like they're putting up credible candidates in Goose Green who actually want to be councillors.

Interesting. Have they been out canvassing you then CPR Dave?


I've had zero flyers from them - not a single campaigning knock at the door, nothing. This is a massive change from previous local elections. It doesn't feel like they actively want to be councillors here, more that they just needed some names on the ballot.

CPR Dave Wrote:

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> Not sure why you would think that when they are

> longstanding local residents.

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> https://www.southwark-libdems.org.uk/goose_green_c

> andidates


I'm not sure any of the parties are fielding candidates parachuted in from far afield... the three Lib Dem candidates for Goose Green all seem decent enough folk, but in terms of them living locally, ie within the ward:


Clare Donachie: "Clare has around Goose Green for the last 23 years and in south London since coming here as a student in the early 90s."

Ignoring the proof-read fail - not really sure what around Goose Green means... somewhere near here maybe?


Michael Green: "Live near Goose Green" - Not in the area as such, but somewhere close by


Sophie Roach: Bio says she works somewhere locally - which in this case means Borough. No mention of where she lives


But in fairness to you Dave, these are some of the Lib Dems' stronger candidates - certainly in the south of the borough

The thing is, people who are passionate about being elected do tend to do at least a little big of door knocking /leafleting We've had absolutely nothing other than labour leaflets this time which is a huge change from previous elections. James Barber used to be out talking to people door to door, these three haven't even managed to post a pic of their faces through my door.

I've had LibDem leaflets and a visit from Raghav Parkash, who was very persuasive and frank, quite unlike the current DV councillors that I hope never to see again (I've supported Labour for nearly 50 years, as a matter of principle, and even at the last council election). I was even favourably disposed towards Clive Rates - and I never thought about the Tories as an option (not even locally, never mind nationally).


My vote will go to whoever can displace the two apparatchiks.

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