Pensioners Party Candidate Asks Voters to Support Keys
Pensioners Party Candidate Asks Voters to Support Keys
STATEMENT FROM CHERRI BLAIROUT-GILHAM
It was the sense of powerlessness that I felt after the 2003 anti-war march failed to stop the war that propelled me into the murky world of politics. I felt I couldn't stand back and do nothing. In January 2005 I came to Sedgefield on an anti-war ticket, changed my name to Cherri Blairout-Gilham and joined the Pensioners Party to represent them.
My campaign was going very well and I was garnering a lot of support. I sensed the problems of the Sedgefield area and addressed them in my manifesto, the street crime & drug culture, the no-go areas in town centres at night, the elderly living in fear & trapped in their homes.
I came up with the idea of setting up Cool Clubs for Teens, to get the tearaways off the streets and give them something to do - let music & football be the drugs of choice - but to do it in a way that the kids took responsibility, thereby validating themselves.
At the Stop the War rally in Trafalgar Square (March 19th 2005) I was deeply moved by Reg Keys speech. I didn't know who he was, but it made me cry.
The one person I have seen who is true to himself is Reg Keys. I believe in the sincerity of Reg Keys because Reg himself has proved his steadfastness. He speaks right from the heart and he has reached right into my heart. I believe that if he did manage the miracle at Sedgefield, he would try his hardest to do his best for the ordinary man and the poor pensioners too.
So I've decided to help Reg get the Keys to Sedgefield, and to do this I will tailor my campaign to that effect. And you'll have to put up with a tacky former page 3 bird on board...but with her heart in the right place and a dogged determination to GET BLAIR OUT.
Contact:
Cherri Blairout-Gilham
07913 439 559
REG KEYS' RESPONSE
Reg Keys said today:
'I warmly welcome Cherri's support. Pensioners and young people - among whom she has found much support – have a special contribution to make to voting Blair out. Pensioners have lived through World War 2 and know the difference between a just and an unjust war. Many of those I have met on the doorstep are incensed about the Iraq war, which has cost so many lives and so much money which could have been better spent on pensions and the NHS. Though they have voted Labour all their lives, they now see that they can do Labour a favour by voting Keys on May 5th.'
- ©Reg Keys, 2005 -
