Help us in Hove! - 4 comments

Hove & Portslade CLP needs your help.

In "Disquiet at the electoral front", The Guardian singled out Hove (Labour majority 3,171), suggesting Tory prospects here as "very good" (Number 1 on their list).

I say here, because Hove ("Blogging capital of the South East") is home to Bloggers4Labour, as well as some other blogs you may have heard of: Hove Labour 2005, Oliver Kamm, and Chicken Yoghurt.

If you remember, Labour seized Hove & Portslade on a massive swing in 1997 after a lot of hard work, and restricted the Tories to a mere -0.3% swing in 2001. It would be a terrible shame to let the Tories grab it back after all the progress that has been made here, and especially given the psychological value to Labour of this seat.

What we need here is your support, your time, and (some of) your money. Here's who we're up against:

Nicholas Boles, Conservative. Pro-hunting, pro-the invasion of countries for their natural resources alone, perpetrator of doctored photographs, and rich enough to spread his influence right round the constituency.



Our candidate is Celia Barlow, who has only had a few months to introduce herself to Hove, following the resignation of Defence Minister, Ivor Caplin, last December.



If you're anywhere near the south coast in the next week (here's Hove on Google's Map), we'd love to have your help: delivering, canvassing, manning the phones, etc. or simply giving moral support! Situated just to the west of Brighton, Hove is fantastically easy to get to from London (directly to the north), from Chichester, Portsmouth, or Southampton in the west, and from Kent to the east.

All donations to this site (see the PayPal icon at the foot of the page) until the end of May 5th will be put towards the Hove campaign. Even £1 pays for leaflets and posters.

For more details on volunteering, please phone David on (07900) 453 458, Celia on (01273) 721677, or email us here.

Thanks for listening!