"Politicians: They’re all NUMPTIES" says Kingston and Surbitons UKIP Candidate
By OFadero | Tuesday, April 27, 2010, 21:09
Which
-
Jonathan Greensted
of us have not in recent months
sat around a table with our mates complaining about the current bunch of politicians
and the state of British politics? They’re
all numpties,
most fiddled
their expenses
and some are even crooks.
Jonathan
Greensted was having such a
conversation with his mates
less than a month ago and now he’s standing as a Parliamentary
Candidate in Kingston & Surbiton Constituency.
Jonathan (40)
retired from his IT and Social Media
business in December and was enjoying
some free time after twenty years of moving
and shaking in private enterprise with
companies such as Microsoft,
Virgin Holidays,
Centrica,
etc. when his mates laid down this
challenge:
"If
you think you could do better, why don’t you stand in the general
election?"
The rest, as they
say, is history. Jonathan looked at the major parties operating in
his local area and decided the UK
Independence Party (UKIP) best
represented his traditional conservative
views and promises to deliver the
referendum on our European Union membership that the other parties have
failed to deliver.
Jonathan contacted
UKIP HQ who introduced him to the chairman of the local UKIP
committee and after a handful of conversations he was selected
by the committee on the 6th
April to stand as their candidate on
the 6th May. Jonathan had exactly one
month to go from zero to hero.
The clock had
started. What can be achieved
in one month compared with a lifetime
in politics for his opponents? Jonathan’s previous experience
working with start-up businesses
has come in very handy – step one, brand
awareness and step two, ask for the business which in this case is asking
for the vote.
In the past two
weeks, Jonathan and his small team of volunteers have been out
leafleting,
meeting local business owners,
station storming
and canvassing
all hours of the day and night.
Last Saturday Jonathan walked solidly
for over 10 hours –
he could have walked the London
Marathon in less time!
This is a classic
Sampson and Goliath story – can one
guy overturn Ed Davey (Libdem) who has been the local MP since 1997
(even his boss, Nick Clegg, wants him out – vote for change) and
out gun the fresh young (32) female Conservative candidate? He
thinks he can.
Jonathan is using
Twitter &
to share his campaigning experiences
and connect with potential voters.
Jonathan is also out and about walking
the streets, meeting
publicans and has arranged a series
of meet and greets at local pubs and
bars:
Bar Malden,
New Malden - Mon 26th April,
8-10pm
Druids Head,
Kingston - Tue 27th April,
8-10pm
Broadway
Café Bar, Tolworth - Wed 28th
April, 8-10pm
The
Berrylands, Berrylands – Thu 29th
April, 8-10pm
The
Victoria, Surbiton - Tue 4th
May, 8-10pm
The Oak,
Chessington – Wed 5th
May, 8-10pm
Jonathan is a local
guy who has lived
in the area all his life, his kids attend the local schools and he is
passionate about applying his
entrepreneurial experience to creating
a Greater Kingston & Surbiton
and a GREATER BRITAIN.
If elected,
Jonathan, will shake things up
and fight for local issues in
Westminster. This isn’t a career for
Jonathan – it’s a crusade.
Jonathan strongly
believes in openness
and fairness.
To remain accountable to his constituent, Jonathan, has published
his personal mobile number. If any
constituent has a complaint, needs his help or want to hold him to
account they can ring him directly on 078
0221 6262. Something that none of the
other candidates are prepared to do.
If you believe that
one person can make a difference
– Jonathan needs your support.
Jonathan is not a career politician – he’s doing this for one
reason and one reason only … to create
a Greater Kingston & Surbiton Constituency
and to create a GREATER BRITAIN
for us all.
Jonathan needs at
least twenty thousand votes to win
– if you’re feed up with the current
set of numpty politician – vote for Jonathan so he can shake it up
and pioneer the political reform that is desperately needed in British politics. Tell
everyone you know – we
can do this.
Jonathan is a change
agent – empower him and he’ll
empower you.
Jonathan can be
contacted in the following ways and he urges everyone to get in touch:
Email jonathan@votegreensted.com
Mobile 078
0221
6262
Facebook facebook.votegreensted.com
Twitter www.twitter.com/VoteGreensted
About
Me http://votegreensted.wordpress.com/about/
Vote for Jonathan because you believe
one person can make a difference, vote for Jonathan as a
protest against the establishment, vote for Jonathan because
you want REAL CHANGE – whatever the reason, your vote
will not be wasted.
When Jonathan gets elected he will
fight for you, fight for your children and fight for
your grandchildren. We all deserve better from
our politicians.
Jonathan’s the new kid on the
block but he’s not wet behind the ears. Let’s see how
the establishment copes with his energy, passion
and entrepreneurial spirit. HE WILL
DELIVER, HE ALWAYS DELIVERS, HE WILL DELIVER FOR YOU.
Jonathon Greensted, Kingston and Surbiton PPC for UKIP
Comments
Hate to pee on your parade Jonathon Greensted but you appear to represent everything Britain now opposes - hence why at elections there is such a low turn-out. I didn't get from the drivel you wrote what idealogy you want us to vote for? You suggest 'traditional conservative views' but aren't you a little too young to be harking about a period long before you were born? It appears you base this ideaology on something you may have read, so in effect you're far right. Any how, what sort of merit is it to boast about 'retiring at 40' when by contrast the rest of us who will have to work till state retirement age and beyond that?. It clearly comes over as being slightly odious you're about a person trying to feather his own nest. You quote a list of companies you have contacts with and clearly these use consultant MPs, so yer...........when you look at this way, MPs offering those sort of services are renumerated as a side income to the present level of Parliamentary pay (65K). So it would appear your so called 'traditional conservative view' (unexplained) is about fat pay for doing bugger all while the real constituency work (quite unattractive unless it involves a photo-shot) will be left to a highly paid administrator who might just be a family member or close friend of yours. I think there is nothing genuine about your message and all your vying for is title and position. And I base that opinion on what you have stated. You claim you're now in politics (two weeks of door knocking and moaning about it) because of a 'bet with mates' - well you'll lose the bet and what a load of rubbish to even think the electorate would buy such twaddle - how conceited of you to think that on the basis of a 'bet' you could ever be elected. And as for UKIP selecting you on that basis and only after a 'handful of conversations' or was it a handful of money that got you selected? The answer doesn't matter because if it is true then UKIP can't be a serious party. Read my story on Ed Davey if you really want to topple this man. You'll learn his campaign on MP expenses is not so squeaky clean. Also, instead of trouting about 10 hours of walking, think of oridinary working lives doing this day in day out for the rest of their working lives (Parking Attendents, junk mail deliverers or a post man!). The only true thing you say is that Ed Davey is a numpty but then it takes one to know one, surely?. So yeah, you're a career politician or should I say a 'chancer' without hope and after perhaps getting no where with any other party selection but you know, all of what you want to do for people, you can already do without having to be elected. You can hold public meetings on any local issue, you can conduct door to door surveys to find out what people want and then petititon these to the council and an MP. You can also hold weekly or monthly surgeries and deal with people's individual problems like housing, the cost of it, its disrepair etc. You can attend any number of public meetings. You can do most of what an MP does except you wouldn't be paid, maybe this is what has stopped you up till now?............so for me because you haven't put a track record up on doing any of this you're a carpet bagger!
By romanobarca at 08:40 on 03/05/10
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