Labour Campaign Kicks Off on Saturday

Labour Parliamentary Candidate Donald Worsley will begin his campaign tomorrow in the town centre.
Although Labour is a distant third in the district to the Conservatives and Lib Dems, Mr Worsley says his campaign will show the national Labour Government is delivering for Shepway, citing the High Speed rail link the Little Cheyenne Windfarm and the new academy schools among its achievements.

Talking to FUTS, Mr Worsley denied that this was part of a long term strategy and that he had little chance of succeeding in the forthcoming election. ‘This is about showing the voters we care about the constituency.’

Promising to ‘put employment at the heart of everything we do’ Mr Worsley emphasised the importance of existing technical colleges and academies of the area and road and rail network saying ‘all we need now is industry.’

When challenged that industry has either already established other bases in the country or died out in the face of global competition, Mr Worsley countered that ‘we need a council that will create employment rather than take it away.’

Emphasising the importance of Dungeness, Mr Worsley vowed to fight for the power station. Questioned that his Conservative rival Mr Collins had stolen a march on this issue, Mr Worsley countered that ‘he might have the high ground on publicity, but I think I win the argument when it comes to commitment and determination.’

Listing the granting of Gurkha settlement rights as one of Labour’s achievements, Mr Worsley countered the observation that in fact the Labour government initially went against this saying ‘Yes, we listened. Yes, we bowed to pressure. It wasn’t a Conservative or a Liberal Democrat that did it.’

When asked about his chances against his Conservative rival’s, Mr Worsley said ‘I accept he has a good chance of winning. Sadly he will be in opposition for the next decade or more, and we will show the people of Shepway that they made the wrong choice.’

It is almost certain that membership of the local Labour party is lower than that of the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives. When asked if the local party had the resources for campaigning, Mr Worsley said ‘the journey of a thousand miles starts with the fist step.’