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"We can win in East London this May" |
 Respect councillor Hanif Abdulmuhit explains why Respect is the only alternative in East London.
The BBC's recent research into the attitudes of the white working
class found that 58% of white working class people do not feel that
anyone speaks for them!
Well, I have news for the BBC. If they'd bother to ask, they would
have found that working class people of all colours feel the same
way! Respect has argued for years that this was the case. Just like we
argued, and have been proven correct, that the illegal war waged on
Iraq was based on lies, and it would make our homeland more vulnerable
to threats.
The Only Alternative
As a result of a feeling of betrayal, and the lack of working class
representation, Respect was formed to provide a real alternative to
the rightward march of the New Labour war machine. In 2004, only five
months old, we showed that a real political alternative was needed to
represent working class people by polling just under 20,000 votes
(13.46%) in the City & East constituency, a very close third place
beating the Lib Dems into fourth place!
We believe that four years on, despite some internal problems, we
stand the best chance of winning against the parties of big business
and millionaires in East London. A vote for any other party will be
wasted.
Why me?
I have been selected to contest the City and East constituency in the
London elections on May 1. I am determined to remove the invisible New
Labour man who currently occupies this seat, only representing the
interests of his party's friends in big business.
I have lived and worked in east London most of my life. I was raised
and educated in Tower Hamlets. After acquiring a BA (Hons) in Politics
and History, I started working at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
(FCO). I am currently on a sabbatical from the FCO, raising a young
family of three boys with my wife Aisha and working part time for an
international charity.
Over the years I have worked as a youth and community worker in
Islington, Newham, Greenwich and Tower Hamlets. I moved to in Newham
2001 where I became one of the three first ever elected Respect
Councillors.
In my spare time apart from dealing with local ward issues, I help run
voluntary youth and community projects aimed at empowering young
people and women to fulfil their full potential.
If elected I will be the voice of the working class millions of all
races and faiths and not a puppet of the millionaires. |
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