Liberty are calling on all general election candidates to sign up to their pledge against racism and xenophobia (below). I have signed this - let us hope that the other candidates in Maidstone do too.
Stuart
There is no place for racism and xenophobia in modern British politics. Nor is democratic debate advanced by the denigration of the most vulnerable in our country, including children and asylum seekers who do not enjoy the right to participate in elections.
I promise to remember the importance of refugee protection, even in free and wide-ranging debates about immigration policy. I will never play fast and loose with the proud tradition of a nation that must always offer succour to those in genuine fear of persecution.
Green Party campaigner in Kent. Also a nurse, academic, former manager, writer, Druid, husband and father...
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