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20/11/2008 10:54:42
The latest edition of ALDC's members’ newsletter "Campaigner" is now available. ALDC members can log in to the website and download this, and all previous editions.
The current edition highlights Nick Clegg's "Million Door Challenge", features campaigning and best practice ideas from Northampton, Hampstead and campaigners up and down the country fighting to save post offices. Comment this edition is from ALDC Chair Cllr Kath Pinnock and Welsh Assembly member Peter Black AM.
Campaigner is sent free to all ALDC members. ALDC membership is open to all members of the Liberal Democrats, £75 for gold membership, £45 for silver membership. Council Groups who join together receive a 12% discount. Click here for more information.
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17/11/2008 13:31:22
In the four principal council elections held on the 13th November the Lib Dems held one seat and the Tories held two. The BNP gained one seat from Independents. There were two parish council elections reported to ALDC, both were Tory holds.
In the Fenside Ward of Boston Borough Council in Lincolnshire we had a perfect storm for the BNP that many local residents who did not vote will probably live to regret. Until 2007 the ward had elected Labour councillors when the local pressure group campaigning for a by-pass for the town stood a slate of candidates winning 27 of the 32 councils seats. Since then the wave of local euphoria has ebbed with no progress on the bypass other than rumours of a back room deal. A succession of defections and disqualifications has reduced the “BBI”’s numbers to 18. So an area let down by the established parties, with little Lib Dem presence opts for change and gets let down again. Add to this mix one of the largest local employers, Geest, sold its many local food processing businesses in 2005. Until now this has not been an issue but the purchaser was Bakkavor, an Icelandic firm and many are now concerned for their jobs With large Portuguese and East European communities the BNP has had fertile ground. Our small local team stood a candidate and delivered an A3 and an A4 but on a poor turnout the disillusioned electorate has voted in a racist. The BNP stand in about 25% of local council elections. If one is called in your area assume the BNP are going to stand and prepare accordingly. ALDC has updated and re-published “Tackling the BNP” available online on our website www.aldc.org. to help you combat the threat of the far right.
In the Markfield Stanton and Field Head ward of Hinckley and Bosworth Council in Leicestershire we were fighting the squeeze in a Labour/Tory marginal. The Tories stooped to new lows exploiting and distorting issues around travellers yet we still managed to hold back the BNP and increase our vote by 12.8 % at Labour's expense.
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13/11/2008 09:47:23
ALDC is recruiting for a new position of Senior Political Officer.
Full Time. SO2 – PO1 c £26,700 - £31,400
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the team at the Association of Liberal Democrat Councillors to take forward our work to support local councillors and campaigners within the Party.
ALDC is a membership organisation that brings together Liberal Democrat councillors and campaigners. We have ambitious plans to take forward liberal democracy and campaigning at a local level.
The new post of Senior Political Officer will head up our small team of political officers, coordinating and developing our support for councillors and help for campaigners. You and the team will be providing advice, writing articles and publications and providing training and group support.
You will be working closely with our partners the Campaigns Department and local government support agencies to make sure we maximise our impact for our members and the Party.
The post is based in Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire, and will act as deputy to ALDC’s Chief Executive in his absence.
To do this role you will have: - extensive experience of Liberal Democrat campaigning- experience of leading and managing teams- good communication, training and interpersonal skills
You don’t have to be a councillor, but we welcome councillors to work for ALDC.Applications are in writing by noon on Monday 15 December 2008. Interviews will take place on Friday 9 January 2009, in Hebden Bridge.
Download an Application Pack
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12/11/2008 09:58:58
Don't miss out on what could be the last big training event for volunteer activists before major elections of 2009 and 2010. ALDC's Kickstart Weekend takes place in Birmingham 28-30 November 2008.
The next two years see three key electoral tests for Liberal Democrats:
· 2009 County, Unitary and Euro Elections
· 2010 London, Met and local elections
· ???? General Election
All three elections will be a tough challenge for Liberal Democrats, but a real opportunity to make a liberal difference in town and county halls, and in Parliament. ALDC's Kickstart Weekend is a 48 hour programme of training and campaign planning to give you the best chance in the elections in 2009 and 2010.
Using the top trainers and campaigners in the Party we will give your campaign team the skills, ideas and plans to win in 2009 and in 2010. Make sure your team gains from: · first class local campaigns that take advantage of the best modern techniques · team building – get a hard-working and motivated local team · excellent campaign strategies and plans that target to win · a packed programme of training from top Liberal Democrat campaigners and trainers with basic essential campaign skills for newer members of your team advanced training on new techniques for the more experienced members of your team. Take a look at the draft programme here.
Book online today - book through an ALDC member to receive both "gold" and "silver" levels of discount. We've also arranged a "day rate" for people near Birmingham.
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