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ON MAY 5 the National Liberal Party is asking all Londoners to vote for Upkar Singh Rai.  He standing in a bid to become Mayor of London as as it’s clear that our Capital needs radical change instead of ‘more of the same’ from the establishment parties.

Upkar is a member of the NLPs ruling National Council and is standing on a Quality of Life ticket – and central to this campaign is his support for local shops, small businesses and the self-employed.

However, to raise the money to fund Upkar’s campaign and to get large numbers of activists onto the streets will require a broad front campaign.  This is because National Liberals believe in consensus politics and we feel that groups who might broadly be described as being in the ‘centre’ of British politics can only begin to influence the future direction of the country in a cooperative alliance.

Our broad front campaign will therefore be likely to include local shopkeepers, small businessmen and women, the self-employed, self-determinists, non-socialist trade unionists, environmentalists financial reformers and others.

Earlier we mentioned finance.  To get Upkar’s name on the ballot box we need to raise £20,000 alone!  After this is raised we need to produce leaflets, posters and other types of promotional material.

Please consider helping us to get Upkar’s name on the ballot box.  This will ensure that our message goes directly to all of London’s 3.5 million households!  You can do this in two easy ways – by sponsoring or donating.

The NLP has set up two funds, a Sponsorship Fund (to pay the £20,000 deposit) and a Fighting Fund (for leaflets, posters and so on).

If you want to pledge (£100 plus) to the
Sponsorship Fund please e-mail natliberal@aol.com

If you wish to donate to the Fighting Fund please go to http://nationalliberal.org/the-party-organisation/donate or transfer to the Bank of Scotland, NLP, 12-11-03, 06186181, or Cheques can be mailed to the National Liberal Party, PO Box 4217, Hornchurch, Essex RM12 4PJ.

Will you help Upkar to promote his ‘Quality of Life’ message?  Will you help him promote his support for local shops, small businesses and the self-employed?  Will you help us build a broad front campaign that can bring about radical change in London?

If your answer is yes, contact the National Liberal Party today!

THIS ARTICLE should be read in conjunction with the following:

• Upkar Says … If You Live In The London Boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Barnet, Bexley and Brent … SHOP LOCAL! http://nationalliberal.org/upkar-says-%e2%80%a6-if-you-live-in-the-london-boroughs-of-barking-dagenham-barnet-bexley-and-brent-%e2%80%a6-shop-local

• Upkar Says … If You Live In The London Boroughs of Bromley, Camden, Croydon and Ealing … SHOP LOCAL! http://nationalliberal.org/upkar-says-%e2%80%a6-if-you-live-in-the-london-boroughs-of-bromley-camden-croydon-and-ealing-%e2%80%a6-shop-local

• Upkar Says … If You Live In The London Boroughs of Enfield, Greenwich, Hackney and Hammersmith& Fulham … SHOP LOCAL! http://nationalliberal.org/upkar-says-%e2%80%a6-if-you-live-in-the-london-boroughs-of-enfield-greenwich-hackney-and-hammersmith-fulham-%e2%80%a6-shop-local

• Upkar Says … If You Live In The London Boroughs of Haringey, Harrow, Havering and Hillingdon … SHOP LOCAL! http://nationalliberal.org/upkar-says-%e2%80%a6-if-you-live-in-the-london-boroughs-of-haringey-harrow-havering-and-hillingdon

• Upkar Says … If You Live In The London Boroughs of Hounslow, Islington, Kensington & Chelsea, and Kingston upon Thames … SHOP LOCAL! http://nationalliberal.org/upkar-says-%e2%80%a6-if-you-live-in-the-london-boroughs-of-hounslow-islington-kensington-chelsea-and-kingston-upon-thames-%e2%80%a6-shop-local

• Upkar Says … If You Live In The London Boroughs of Lamberth, Lewisham, Merton and Newham … SHOP LOCAL!

http://nationalliberal.org/upkar-says-%e2%80%a6-if-you-live-in-if-you-live-in-the-london-boroughs-of-lambeth-lewisham-merton-and-newham-%e2%80%a6-shop-local

• Upkar Says … If You Live In The London Boroughs of Redbridge, Richmond upon Thames, Southwark and Sutton … SHOP LOCAL! http://nationalliberal.org/upkar-says-%e2%80%a6-if-you-live-in-the-london-boroughs-of-redbridge-richmond-upon-thames-southwark-and-sutton-%e2%80%a6-shop-local

THE LATEST issue of English Voice – The Voice Of The National Liberal Party – has been produced.

• The introduction of a ‘None Of The Above’ (NOTA) option in respect of elections to the English parliament.

•  The introduction of a system of popular rule. Here, major national decisions will be decided by referendums or preferendums.

• The introduction of Proportional Representation (PR). This will mean the abolition of the undemocratic ‘First Past The Post’ method of voting.

• The introduction of a system of Voter Recall. Here, voters will be able to remove any representatives who’re not up to the job.’

• TO GET hold of issue 4 of English Voice, simply e-mail natliberal@aol.com & ask for your FREE pdf copy!

THE NATIONAL LIBERAL PARTY is building the infrastructure of an alternative mass media of news, information and entertainment. To date, we’ve produced various different issues of Liberty & Nation, Caledonian Voice, English Voice, Cuffley, Courier, Kent Voice, the Isle of Wight Voice and St. Andrews Voice. And in the very near future, we hope to produce Harrow Voice and Ulster Voice.

The reason why we put so much effort into building our alternative media is because we believe that it’s unhealthy to have the mainstream media concentrated in the hands of so few. In any industry this means that a very small number of people become very powerful figures.

In respect of the British media, this small number of powerful people includes the likes of Like Rupert Murdoch, Lord Rothermere and Richard Desmond. All are part of the super-rich global elite.

This isn’t good for democracy or freedom of speech. No wonder many journalists – with mortgages and families to support – have to toe the editorial line. Therefore, it’s our intention to produce an alternative media that is fair and honest – and one which reflects the thinking of ordinary working families. This is why we produce publications like Kent Voice.

With this in mind, here we reproduce the main article from issue 1 of Kent Voice – KV – which was produced way back in February 2013. As far as we’re aware, there’s only been one review – http://nationalliberal.org/review-of-kent-voice-issue-1 – of this issue. Therefore, we’d like to hear from anyone who’d be willing to produce another review of it or who’d be able to produce articles for future articles. Indeed, we understand that issue 2 will be out fairly soon.

Last August KV produced its first e-poster, noting that mass immigration was a capitalist con-trick: http://nationalliberal.org/is-mass-immigration-a-capitalist-con-trick-kent-voice

If anyone can suggest subjects for future KV e-posters, simply e-mail natliberal@aol.com or look out for this article on the National Liberals facebook site https://www.facebook.com/groups/52739504313/?ref=br_tf and have your say in the comments section.

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Oppose Animal Cruelty!

Issue 1 of Kent Voice is still available. To get hold of your FRR pdf copy, simply e-mail natliberal@aol.com today!

JOHN BOTTING – the National Liberal Party’s Kent Representative and National Coordinator of the National Liberal Supporters Club – has always been interested in animal welfare.

In the past he has opposed the practice of Beagles being forced to inhale cigarette smoke. This sick practice was exposed way back in 1975 by journalist Mary Beith of The People who worked undercover in an ICI animal-testing laboratory in Macclesfield, Cheshire.

Later he opposed the cosmetics company Revlon having their products tested on rabbits – using the notorious Draize test. This test involves putting a substance in the eye or on the skin of an immobilised rabbit (in this case) and then observing and recording the results. Animals are subsequently either reused or “euthanized” (killed!).

ANIMAL CRUELTY

John is still opposed to all forms of animal cruelty. Speaking exclusively to Kent Voice he said:

“To me there are four main types of animal cruelty – testing on animals, ritual slaughter, factory farming and the disgusting practice of exporting live animals.”

As we’ve already noted, John has long opposed testing on animals. On the subject of ritual slaughter, he supports the view of Marianne Thieme, head of the Dutch Animal Rights Party, who has noted:

“This way of killing causes unnecessary pain to animals. Religious freedom cannot be unlimited. For us religious freedom stops where human or animal suffering begins.”

In 2011 her party successfully proposed that livestock must be stunned before being slaughtered, contrary to the Muslim halal and Jewish kosher laws that require animals to be fully conscious. (However, in July of last year the Dutch upper house, the Senate, rejected a ban on ritual slaughter).

BATTERY FARMING

The NLP man also slated modern intensive farming methods – especially battery farming.

“This system tries to produce the most eggs as quickly and cheaply as possible and in the least amount of space. This barbaric system means that hens are caged for around a year before slaughter. They have no sunlight, fresh air and – in many cases – can’t even turn around.”

He also spoke about “the cruel and unnecessary trade” of exporting animals for slaughter. Here calves and sheep are transported for miles to the port of Ramsgate in Kent before being shipped to ports on the continent and farther destinations.

“I just don’t understand this. Like many people I’m a meat eater. However, I feel that the animals should be slaughtered as humanely as possible and as close to their farm of origin as possible. But there doesn’t seem to be any concern for the suffering of the animals here. They’re just abused for their monetary value.”

Kent Voice echoes John’s view and calls upon all of its readers to oppose all forms of animal cruelty!

• THE following should be read in conjunction with this article:

Building English Voice: http://nationalliberal.org/building-english-voice

Building Caledonian Voice: http://nationalliberal.org/building-caledonian-voice

Building Liberty & Nation: http://nationalliberal.org/building-liberty-nation

Building the Isle of Wight Voice: http://nationalliberal.org/building-the-isle-of-wight-voice