Peterborough Telegraph Hustings – Friday 26th May

Peterborough Telegraph Hustings – Friday 26th May

arrive 6.30pm for a 7pm start in the Main Hall at Peterborough Regional College

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This hustings is hosted by the Peterborough Telegraph and Peterborough Regional College. Peterborough’s newspaper says: “Time is running out to be in the audience as the candidates aiming to be MP for Peterborough after June’s general election go head-to-head at a hustings run by the Peterborough Telegraph and Peterborough Regional College.

The hustings is on Friday, May 26 from 7pm to 9pm (6.30pm entry) at the regional college’s hall at its Park Crescent campus.

To be in the audience, email your name and any questions for candidates to joel.lamy@jpress.co.uk or ring 01733 588728.”

The confirmed candidates are Stewart Jackson (Conservative), Fiona Onasanya (Labour), Beki Sellick (Liberal Democrat) and Fiona Radic (Green Party).

Peterborough Regional College
If you are arriving on foot or bicycle, head to: Park Crescent, Peterborough, PE1 4DZ. There is some space to park around the park on Park Crescent, but if you are arriving by car you might find more space by using the college’s Eastfield Road vehicle entrance and follow signs to the college car parks.

http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/politics/last-chance-to-be-at-peterborough-telegraph-hustings-1-7966530

More about hustings in Peterborough and generally https://fionaradic.wordpress.com/?s=hustings&submit=Search

General Election Hustings – Thursday 18th May

at 7.30pm at St Johns Church, Cathedral Square

St John the Baptist is the church on the left. The entrance is down the steps and through the archways into the porch.

The church says: “Once again there will be a hustings for the Peterborough constituency for the forthcoming general election in St John’s Church.

If you would like to submit a question please email the church office (office@peterborough-stjohns.org.uk) and we will select from those suggested to ensure fair balance. If your question is chosen we will contact you to ask if you would be prepared to ask it at the hustings. Please note that only the question should be asked, as scripted, and no additional statements or comments added.

Questions should be directed to all of the candidates without bias or favour. There are strict rules governing hustings to ensure fairness and avoid bias. We will be following these rules carefully.

This hustings is being organised by the church and everyone is welcome.

We expect all the following candidates to attend the hustings:

Stewart Jackson (Conservative)
Fiona Onasanya (Labour)
Fiona Radić (Green)
Beki Sellick (Liberal Democrat)”

find this event on facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1889860011286060/

I am a big fan of hustings and have advocated for more of them in Peterborough, which does not host nearly enough.

Should you be interested in the regulation of hustings, you might want to read this: http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/105946/sp-hustings-rp-npc-ca.pdf

If you are interested in the ancient and not so well organised history of this form of democratic engagement, you might want to read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Husting