Monthly Archive for May, 2010

“Thank you” says Hilary

Published on May 10, 2010 in News. 1 Comment Tags: .

Letter from Hilary Myers to the Halifax Courier, 9 May 2010:

I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who voted for me and to everyone who worked tirelessly on our joint local and general election campaign in Calder Valley.

All the results were brilliant, our best in a general election for over 25 years, and just go to show what you can do where there is passion and commitment, even without the resources that come with being a target seat.

To achieve a 25.2% share of the votes, a 6.3% swing on our 2005 results, was quite phenomenal and significantly higher than the national average. We came tantalisingly close to taking second place in what used to be a Labour-Conservative marginal seat.

A vote for the Liberal Democrats was a vote for a fairer Britain – fairer taxation, a fairer, greener, rebalanced economy, a fairer start for every child and for a fairer politics. I believe that the good people who voted for me were voting for these key pledges and, like me, are holding their breath to see how much of our reform agenda we can extract from a currently very precarious national situation. The election may be over but the pledges remain and I will continue to do everything I can as a member of the Liberal Democrats to fight for their implementation.

My sincere thanks once again to all those people who supported me – people who have helped make a very real difference in Calder Valley, a place where the political landscape will never be the same again.

Floella Benjamin campaigns with Hilary in Calder Valley

Published on May 3, 2010 in News. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

Floella Benjamin with Hilary Myers on a visit to the Calder Valley

“History will be made this week in Calder Valley and across Britain as people vote for the first time since the start of the economic crisis and for the first time since the failure of the Copenhagen talks on climate change,” said Hilary Myers, speaking to a packed room of students in Calder Valley this week. “More and more people are realising that the key to solving the massive challenges we face, for us in the United Kingdom, is electoral reform. If we can change the voting system we will open the door to a brighter, more intelligent future. There are many steps on the road but this election represents the opportunity to take a step in a radically different direction, the first step of many down a different road toward a better, more democratic and effective solution to our problems.”

Hilary had the same message wherever she went in this last week of the General Election campaign. “I am getting an enthusiastic reception from voters across the constituency”, she smiled. “From Todmorden to Hebden Bridge, from Mytholmroyd to Ripponden, from Elland to Brighouse, in town centres and in outlying communities on people’s doorsteps, voters are starting to hope that Britain can be reinvigorated by fundamental political change, not just another change from red to blue”.

Hilary was joined on the campaign trail on Saturday by Floella Benjamin, the well-loved children’s TV presenter and President of the Ramblers Association. Floella was full of praise for the beautiful Calder Valley and talked enthusiastically to everyone she met about Liberal Democrat policies and how much she thought they would change things for the better.  “And Hilary would be a great MP for Calder Valley and take people’s concerns seriously. You can see it in her face!” she said.

‘Protecting Animals in Democracy’ say vote for Hilary

Published on May 3, 2010 in News. 0 Comments Tags: , .

Campaigning organisation “Protecting Animals in Democracy” have endorsed Hilary Myers, Lib Dem candidate, as their recommended candidate for Calder Valley in the general election.

Hilary received a thumbs up on all six areas of policy that she was asked about, which cover the hunting ban, democratic reform, battery egg farming, animal experiments, experiments & FOI, and biofuels & habitats.

Dr. Dan Lyons, of Protecting Animals in Democracy, said:

“We have decided to endorse you as the best voting option in your constituency to protect millions of animals from the cruelty of bloodsports, intensive farming and painful experiments.”

For more information, visit the Protecting Animals in Democracy website.