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1 July 2024 - Election Campaign

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So I've spent the last 2-3 weeks walking around delivering leaflets to the people of Neath & Swansea East in the hope that they will vote for me in the general election. Today I've discovered that I've broken myself in the groin/legs area and have given up leafleting for the duration of the campaign.

There were three leaflets delivered for my campaign. One delivered by the post office which was funded and organised by Reform UK. The leaflet on the left was one designed by me and delivered by hand by myself and teams to around 90% of the properties. The one on the right was a 4 page fold over leaflet that was designed by John Clark and included a letter to the constituents.............

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Extracts from my letter to the Constituents..........

In the political arena, I have for the last 8 years been fighting for the safety of a resident's group as the chairman of Glynneath Residents Against Contamination. During this time I have become an expert in the deliberate failure of government and government enforcement agencies to follow the rules and protocol that they set for themselves. They openly break the moral guidelines that they set for themselves, these are called the Nolan Principles. Government at all levels in the United Kingdom is out of control and we, the people need to 'nip this in the bud' before our rich heritage and culture reach a point of no return.

There is not a lot of difference between the combative strategies used in sport, the military and governance. Our biggest problem is that the government is working against the people, not for the people and they don't follow the rules they set. They are also the referee or judge and if the rules don't suit them, then they change them to suit themselves. Britain is Broken and Reform UK is all about rebuilding Britain, creating order from the disorder and the shambles in which we now find our country. Let us, you and I, do this together. 

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL TEXT OF THE LEAFLET ON THIS WEBSITE

CLICK HERE FOR A .pdf FILE OF THE LEAFLET

 

https://youtu.be/xw45Pwd765M

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2024 General Election candidate video.

 

4 July 2024 - General Election

I've been laid up but not immobile for the last 3 days and this morning I shared my 'vote for Dai Richards' meme on FB which attracted the usual response from the FB public, about 80% for and 20% against. There was a rather negative response from the Trallwn Community Page Swansea and so I decided to work on my effectiveness when disagreeing with people.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1478295612382443/posts/3678894405655875/

It's important to boss your posts on Facebook and I like to make a point of trying to do so. One such comment linked Nigel Farage to a statement on the Brexit Bus saying he promised that leaving the EU would allow £350 million to be spent on the NHS. 

full FB conversation in relation to this topic - CLICK HERE

4 July 2024 

Half way through the day I had the following message from one of my team.............. 

My children today in assembly had a mock election and candidates, my 11 year old Oscar went on stage! And told everyone I’m standing for reform” and to Vote Dai Richards and reform, “make Britain great again and Time for a change” the head teacher said he was so passionate and Convincing he was brilliant! They were all chanting vote ��️ for reform

That's pretty amazing I think

  

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I met with Oscar and his brother Noah a week or so after the election.

4 July 2024 - result

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BBC link to results by constituency - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies
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BBC link to results to Neath and Swansea East

 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/W07000103

00ac.jpg (309172 bytes) NPTC link to result & declaration - CLICK HERE
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votes share in % swing
Carolyn Harris - Labour 16,797 41.8 -5.3
Dai Richards - Reform UK 10,170 25.3 +16.5
Andrew Jenkins - Plaid Cymru 5,350 13.3 +4.8
Samantha Chohan - Conservative 3,765 9.4 -18.8
Helen Clarke - Liberal Democrat 2,344 5.8 +1.7
Jan Dowden - Green Party 1,711 4.3 +2.6

6 July 2024

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A short walk on the beach, my leg not being happy with anything other than that. 

7 July 2024

https://youtu.be/tBGT2eDUp10 67.jpg (343933 bytes) I have slow worms in my garden and I've recently changed from trimming the lawn edges with a strimmer to a shears to prevent less deaths of slow worms who tend to live there. As a thank you for the care I've offered to the slow worm community, I've been bitten by one for the first time ever. 

 

18.jpg (445034 bytes) The Gnoll Park, Neath - 1st pond 7/7/1904

This photo was taken 120 years ago today, not much has changed in particular the water, its still wet. 

30 July 2024 

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sunset over Coelbren

 

 

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