7 December (Part 3) - Abena is supported by Sadiq. Is that an election winner in Abbey Wood?
Thanks
to former Councillor John Husband trudging the bin littered
streets of Belvedere this afternoon I now have leaflets from four of the six
General Election candidates in Erith and Thamesmead. Abena Oppong-Asare for Labour is the only one of the four to splash out on
an A3 sized double sided leaflet but
failed to find room on it to mention either Brexit or Jeremy Corbyn. Who can blame her but by the same
logic one might have thought she would keep Sadiq Khan at arm’s length too.
Not one of the dozen photos of him that have cluttered up Social Media today (he joined Abena’s campaign) were taken outside
Abbey Wood’s Crossrail station. All the candidates
short and long listed were anxious to be photographed on the station concourse but not the Mayor of London. I wonder why.
It’s not a bad leaflet overall, better public transport, more houses, more
police, tackling climate change, against privatisation of the NHS, it could almost be a
Tory leaflet except there is not a word about paying for it all.
Abena even manages to get an endorsement from her illustrious predecessor Teresa
Pearce. Maybe it is just me and my conspiracy theories but it seems to read more
like a catalogue of facts rather than a a ringing endorsement.
I had better shut up, I may need Abena one day if a Bexley Councillor goes right
off the rails again.
I have also received
a copy of the personal letter referenced
on 3rd December.