Iraq Inquiry

I've just signed up to a petition to the Chilcott Inquiry requesting that tough questions be asked of Blair. My suggested question - when did Blair know that Iraq had no WMD?

38 Degrees | Make sure Blair faces tough questions at the Iraq Inquiry

www.38degrees.org.uk

38 Degrees brings you together with other people to take action on the issues that matter to you and bring about real change.

I've just signed up to this organisation's new campaign - Nick Griffin: Never Again.

Nick Griffin has announced that he's standing in the General Election to be Barking's next MP. And looking at the statistics he has a good chance of winning - and the BNP could take control of Barking & Dagenham council as well.
If we come together , though, we will stop them. I'll never forget how I felt watching a BNP victory speech after the European Elections. As I watched it on the TV I swore to myself "never again."

Lewes is hardly a hotspot of BNP activity, but nonetheless it is vital that we all stand together and do what we can in opposition to these extremists who would destroy trust between communities in our country.

A New Year

After a restful fortnight over Xmas and the new year period it is now time - weather permitting - to get down to business again. At this stage business mostly seems to revolve around fundraising, both for the Green Party and for Landport Youth Centre.

I've been helping with putting together fundraising events to help pay for Lewes Green Party's general election campaign. Our seasonal festive event was due to be a fundraiser, but has now been postponed because of the difficulty of even getting out of the house. Meanwhile, we now have a venue, a speaker and some offers of artwork to auction for our main fundraising event on 5th March. It's looking good, but will obviously require some decent publicity. Luckily, Cat - one of our newer members - seems to have lots of good ideas there. I am now being asked for photos for our freepost leaflet, so things are beginning to get quite serious on the election front.

Down at the Youth Centre just getting enough money to pay ongoing running costs is a permanent concern. I've just been sent some forms to apply for a grant from the Sussex Community Foundation. Filling those in will be a nice little job to keep me out of mischief until the weather improves. This afternoon, though, my main response to the weather has been a cauldron of thick soup and some home-made cheesey bread.