BOTH Thurrock MP Jackie Doyle Price and Labour candidate, Polly Billington have poured cold water on the Lord Ashcroft poll that predicted a UKIP victory in Thurrock in the 2015 General Election.
Thurrock’s Conservative MP, Jackie Doyle Price may only have a majority of 92 but continues to remain defiant.
Ms Doyle Price said: “There is only one poll that matters and that is the General Election next year. The public will be faced with a choice: do they want Ed Miliband as Prime Minister or do they want David Cameron?
“I am quite confident that the public will decide they cannot afford a Labour Government and that there is only one choice
Labour candidate, Polly Billington was in equally defiant mood.
Ms Billington said “People in Thurrock are frustrated with the same old politics, and UKIP look like an attractive solution. But their easy slogans hide a harsh reality for working people.
“UKIP really stand for higher taxes for working families, tax cuts for the rich, charges to see your GP, and scrapping maternity and holiday pay. Like the Tories only more so.
“I got into politics to be different, to work with people to change their community for the better, not just tell them how it’s going to be. That’s why I am pressing local employers to tackle low pay and job insecurity, campaigning for better jobs for Thurrock residents, and for more chances for our young people to earn and learn, start a business and set up home. That’s why I am fighting to protect our stroke unit at Basildon hospital, for quicker access to GP services and against dangerous cuts to our fire service.
“Thurrock can be a great place but neither UKIP nor the Tories are the answer.
So JDP”s argument is vote Tory if you want to stop Labour. Nothing positive to say.
Polly lists UKIP’s policies even though they haven’t published a manifesto. Perhaps UKIP should say that mass immigration will triple under a future Labour government and public spending will also triple.
As for her comments about Labour not wanting to dictate to people, she can’t be serious. Labour spent 13 years dictating to people and abusing everyone that disagreed with them.
They doubled public spending at a time when inflation over the same period was about 27%and we ended up with a bankrupt economy that still hasn’t recovered and they have the gall to moan about spending cuts. Tell us something that’s actually accurate Polly.
Well they would be defiant!
What else can they do but scaremonger?
“UKIP really stand for higher taxes for working families, tax cuts for the rich, charges to see your GP, and scrapping maternity and holiday pay. Like the Tories only more so.”
Statements like this are what will win UKIP this constituency, Tim has done brilliant and I recommend all residents of Thurrock to vote UKIP in May 2015
i will wait to see what ukip’s manifesto says first, talks cheap
Oh dear, it looks like UKIP have really ruffled the Establishments feathers, people have had enough of the ToryLabLib lies for decades and are now demanding a change, the PPC’s and serving MP have only themselves to blame for this with their constant inactivity during their tenure.
As for Ms Billington she has just proved how out of touch with current affairs if she is quoting an old UKIP manifesto from 2010 which has already been ripped up under the new party leadership, the new manifesto will be the deal breaker IMO, but then we will have to wait until all the parties have produced their 2015 GE manifestos.
“…charging to see your GP…” As advocated by former Labour Health Minister under Blair Lord Warner a few months ago?
Whenever a UKIP member or candidate says something controversial Labour and Conservatives then automatically claim it is UKIP policy and is then used by Labour and the Conservatives to attack UKIP even if they are just giving their own opinion rather than UKIP policy. If we use the same tactics then Lord Warner must be espousing Labour policies and Labour wants to charge you for using GPs.
Perhaps Polly would like to clarify for Thurrock voters that a future Labour Government isn’t planning to charge for GP visits?
Next year Thurrock will be a battleground between Labour and UKIP. Jackie Doyle-Price has failed as a politician and has failed the people of Thurrock. She’s rude, ignorant, dismissive and doesn’t like being challenged. She also blocks people on Twitter who oppose her views.
In my opinion both Polly Billington and Tim Aker are more in-touch with the people of Thurrock whereas Jackie Doyle-Price is out of touch. Remember, Ms Doyle-Price said the people of Thurrock should feel sorry for bankers during the height of the economic crisis.
It’s sheer and complete Tory hypocrisy that Jackie Doyle-Price has criticised Thurrock Council for cuts to local services yet fails to tell people why: Thurrock’s budget has been cut by the Government.
It’s perfectly fine for the government to make “difficult decisions” but a local authority is criticised by Tory MPs for doing the same.
Jackie Doyle-Price should be standing up for Thurrock Council and the people of Thurrock and condemn the government for cutting Thurrock’s budget, not take the government’s side and attack the council.
Finally, shared services which Jackie Doyle-Price opposes was actually an idea by Eric Pickles and is strongly supported by David Cameron. Therefore, she should be taking her gripe up with them, not Thurrock Council.