Yes, our Hustings for the Local Government Elections on 04 May takes place tomorrow, 19 April at the Admiral Bar on Waterloo Street, Glasgow. Doors open 7pm, the event starts at 7:30.
Here’s the text of the Press Release we have just issued:
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
18.04.17
Local Government candidates to be quizzed tomorrow at cycling hustings
In collaboration with “We Walk, We Cycle, We Vote”, Greater Glasgow’s cycle campaign Go-Bike! presents an election hustings tomorrow night at the Admiral Bar, Glasgow. Featuring candidates contesting elections in East Renfrewshire, South Lanarkshire and Glasgow, the evening promises lively political debate, with a focus on cycling strategy.
With 2017’s local election expected to be one of the most significant in recent history, representatives from the SNP, Labour, Conservatives, Lib Dems and Greens will be pitching their parties’ active travel policies to West Central Scotland’s cycling constituency.
“Cycling is increasingly seen as the solution for a number of grave challenges facing our villages, towns and cities and is a policy area our politicians can no longer ignore,” said Convenor Tricia Fort. “Air pollution, congestion, the revival of our town centres and road safety are likely to be key topics on the night and the panel should expect some stern questioning from the audience.”
Candidates speaking at the election hustings will be:
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Robert Brown, Scottish Liberal Democratic Party, South Lanarkshire
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Martin McElroy, Scottish Labour Party, Glasgow
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Christy Mearns, Scottish Green Party, Glasgow
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Anna Richardson, Scottish National Party Glasgow
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Jim Swift, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, East Renfrewshire
Doors open at 7:00pm, with the hustings commencing at 7:30 in the Admiral Bar, 72 Waterloo Street, Glasgow, G2 7DA.
Note for editors:
Go-Bike! is a cycle infrastructure campaigning organisation, covering council areas in the former Strathclyde Region: Glasgow, Dunbartonshire, Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire, with a focus on infrastructure and the built environment. Our campaign is entirely funded by membership fees and donations, with no input from government or third parties.
We Walk, We Cycle, We Vote is an umbrella campaign working on behalf of over fifty active travel campaigns and organisations, is supported by funding from Cycling UK, Sustrans Scotland and Spokes and is being co-ordinated by Suzanne Forup from Cycling UK and Sally Hinchcliffe from Pedal on Parliament.http://walkcyclevote.scot/ email: contact@walkcyclevote.scot
Tricia Fort
GoBike! Convenor
email: convenor@gobike.org
twitter: @gobikeglasgow
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/GoBikeGlasgow/