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Standing as Parliamentary Candidate for East Thanet
Vote Grahame Birchall in the General Election on 4 July.
"Ramsgate is an amazing place to live, a hidden gem of the coast. However we have some issues that never seem to get resolved. You know what they are; the port left undeveloped, dirty town centre multi-story car park, and public lifts to the beach that never seem to work etc! I have lived in Ramsgate for over 10 years and, like you, it's my home. I want to see it be an amazing place to live and the thriving town that we know it can be!"
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Here is how we can do it...
I'M GRAHAME BIRCHALL,
AND I NEED YOUR VOTE
I need your vote so that I can bring about actual change in Thanet from within the government.
As your MP, I can use your legal right as a resident to ensure that we have an elected council leader/mayor.
WHY DO WE NEED AN ELECTED MAYOR (COUNCIL LEADER)?
Currently the leader of the council is unelected by the community. Thanet needs the highly visible and accountable leadership of an elected Mayor to deliver our collective vision for the future.
The elected Mayor (Council Leader) will be chosen by you and everyone else in Thanet who VOTES.
An elected mayor (Council Leader) and his/her council will be obliged to act fairly between all the towns, villages, voluntary and community groups in Thanet.
The elected Mayor (Council Leader) will rise above party politics
The elected Mayor will choose the best councillors for the key jobs from the range of parties represented, and will persuade them to work towards decisions that are good for the whole community in Thanet , not just what is desired by one political party or another.
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Don’t we have a Mayor already?
Ramsgate and Broadstairs have a mayor, but these are purely ceremonial roles which rotate between councillors, with no actual power. These honorary roles will be continued and do not affect the direct election of a Mayor for Thanet, who will lead the whole of the district council.
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What happens if we don’t like the elected Mayor (Council Leader) once he or she takes office?
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Then we vote him/her out again after 4 years (sooner if a vote of no confidence is declared by 75% of the councillors). Currently, we the electorate, have no power to vote out the leader of the council, at any stage.
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What kind of elected Mayor (Council Leader) will we have?
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Anyone can stand for election as Mayor (Council Leader), party members or independents, even you!
will you support Grahame's campaign?
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email: votegrahame@gmail.com
This campaign for the 4 July elections is part of the broader campaign of Government Reform in Thanet