Free tickets for the joint Island Echo/IW Observer General Election hustings events are now available to reserve, with all Isle of Wight candidates confirming their participation. Islanders are being given the opportunity to quiz candidates standing for both the Isle of Wight East and Isle of Wight West constituencies during 2 events in June. The Island’s leading, independent digital and print publications have teamed up to jointly host the premier events, working swiftly since the calling of a General Election last week to secure venues and dates in the name of local democracy. Cameron Palin (Green), Ian Pickering (Reform UK), Richard Quigley (Labour), Bob Seely (Conservative) and Nick Stuart (Liberal Democrat) will all be taking part in the first event – for Isle of Wight West – at Newport Minster on Wednesday 12th June. Doors open at 18:00 for a prompt 18:30 start. Those vying for election for Isle of Wight East – Emily Brothers (Labour), Michael Lilley (Liberal Democrat), Vix Lowthion (Green), Sarah Morris (Reform UK) and Joe Robertson (Conservative) will also face tough questions at the second hustings, to be held at Ryde School on Wednesday 19th June. Doors will also open at 18:00 for a prompt 18:30 start. An exit poll will be carried out at both events, with the results published online and in print. The hustings will be live-streamed to Island Echo’s Facebook Page for those unable to attend in person.
Book here – Isle of Wight West Hustings (12th June, Newport Minster)
Book here – Isle of Wight East Hustings (19th June, Ryde School)
Darren Toogood, Editor/Publisher of Island Echo, says:
“It is important that Islanders have the chance to meet the candidates face to face and put important and perhaps challenging questions to them. We are expecting both hustings to sell out quickly, so secure your seat today at the Island’s premier hustings”.
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Carole Dennett, Editor of the Isle of Wight Observer, adds:
“These two events, one for each constituency, will give people an opportunity to find out what the candidates stand for and ask questions on issues that are important to us – not the rest of the country. They will be interesting meetings. “We’d like to thank the two venues, Newport Minster and Ryde School, for responding so quickly and making their facilities available”.
Do these events do anything more than provide entertainment as candidates try to outdo each other to give smart answers that bear no relevance to what their ability and influence in Parliament will really be?
That, I believe, is what’s called a rhetorical question
you asking us or telling us?
It’s Christmas come early. Get your wish list ready as they will promise you whatever you want (although you probably won’t get any of it).
Add 2 more and it will be the Dirty Dozen
I won’t be wasting my time going to the Polls,
they do not represent US!
Ferry Fares are Criminal
50p Toilet charges are Criminal
One of the most expensive Council taxes in the UK is criminal
The most expensive Green Waste charges in the UK
What has Bob done about any of these issues ?, Fcuk all!.
They are only thinking of themselves, excellent salary and expenses that come
with the job of being a Tw@T
Blah blah and blah, John you utter turd . With a mentality like yours, there will never be a change.
So your not going to the Polls , yet like the prize turd you are, you will be on here going blah blah bloody blah after the polls moaning how hard done by you are because you couldn’t even get off your ass a vote for change. Ha ha ha bloody ha.
Why vote for a bunch of useless B’stards who don’t give a
Fcuk about anyone but themselves!
It’s w⚓nkers like yourself who need to learn how
Politics work
Blah Blah Blah Blah
Lol
Little John im looking for
John just waiting for all your childish moaning, blah blah blah like King Kev said get of your ass and make a difference.
King turd needs a ambulance
I hope we don’t see you on here bleating about whoever you didn’t vote for has, or hasn’t done.
I could bleat about them all, none of them I repeat none of them
will be any good.
None of them care for the people, they only care for themselves.
Mmmmh, let me think. Pay good money to go and listen to a bunch of compulsive liars spout a load of spin and bs? No, I don’t think so. I will be doing something much more productive, like watching some paint dry.
Mmmmh let me think , before you spout lies and crap.
You should learn to read, or get someone read for you .
Click the link to claim your free tickets , not once does it say they cost dickhead.
My bad, didn’t notice it was free. I won’t, however, respond to the invective and name calling that morons like you have to resort to. Have a nice day.
I hope someone makes the two lying tory turds squirm!
If you got all the gob , why not show us how to do it turd.
Ooooh such a hurtful remark from a deluded,brainwashed tory
The standard of comment is deplorable.
Thankyou for live streaming this Island Echo, much appreciated!
Liebour already allowed Diane Abbott back, with her extreme views. All the crazy commies next.
Oh, please, can’t you Torybots be a little more imaginative? Liebour?
Blair was an absolute noob at lying compared to Bozo Johnson.
And most of the other Tory Brextremists leave him in the dust in the porkie telling stakes.
Labour are the way to go, they help the needy.
Labour have already won the election, the Conservatives are finished….I’m voting Reform UK….I don’t want the Marxist in for more than one term…
Very good opportunity for everyone to meet their new Labour MPs. No point the rest of these clowns attending.
Richard Quigley very keen saying to contact him via his website – which I did – no reply – nothing.
So he will get a nothing vote from me.
What a winger, he just chose to ignore your bleating hahaha.
Ooooh king kev is on one with his remarks,calling people names that don’t agree with his deluded tory ideology
dickhead,turd etc
your (lack of) intelligence is hilarious keep it coming,as you are being laughed at for your lack of maturity.
Wouldn’t go if they paid me.
It’s all a load of ballsh*t
The Island will be Blue again after 4th July
It’s a Tory Isle
We better HTF that the parranoid Greens don’t get in. They will want all the cars scrapped, all the cows killed and we will be expected to eat leaves and insects in their bid to ”Save the Planet” B/S, when all the time, some warped power mad phycho has his finger on the button, waiting for the slightest excuse to push it if someone pisses him off. There will be some gestapo rule that we can’t have p*ss before 10 or a s*it before 11 because it may damage the already open sewers created by the tories, and don’t FFS fart because they will want to tax you it.
Sadly, they obviously won’t. We are all doomed.
The planet has always changed and always will, the planet will take care of its self long after we have destroyed ourselves….The ice age melted long before we existed, and will return…And when the nukes go off off, it will excelerate the process…
Jo Blogs and Gaz = Dumb and Dumber.
Nobody cares about your thicko opinions. Go away.