Campaigning and Leafleting: From St. Nicholas Square to Union Terrace Gardens
Posted by CelticEwan on April 25th, 2010
Yesterday members of Aberdeen SSP were again out in the city centre to spread our message for our Aberdeen North general election campaign. We continued our themes on opposition to ALL public spending cuts, and stressing that if we withdraw the troops from Afghanistan, scrap Trident, and introduce a progressive tax on the very-wealthy, then we need not cut one job or penny from our public services.
Additionally, the campaigning became a bit of a family affair, as the mother of candidate Ewan Robertson and election agent Catriona Robertson, Anne (also an SSP member), came out leafleting on the streets with us!
The campaigning finished in Union Terrace Gardens, where Ewan stressed his support for the Peacock Arts project for the gardens over the Ian Wood proposal, as well as performing his campaign song! This is because the Peacock project maintains and enriches Aberdeen’s civic green space, and is complimentary to the gardens, whereas Ian Wood’s proposal would destroy the space altogether by concreting over the gardens to build a commericial civic square, not something Aberdeen is desperately in need of after the building of the Union Square shopping complex. Also, with the council being in financial difficulties, we feel that the council should use its funds to protect jobs and services, not spend millions trying to satisfy the wishes of one of Scotland’s richest men.
Next week we will continue to campaign on the streets, as well as leaflet resisdences around the constituency and increase our visual presence on lamposts and windows. If you would like to come along and help us out or have a chat, we have a meeting Wednesday evening in the Belmont cinema cafe downstairs from 7.00pm, or you can contact us via phone or facebook.
