Why do right wingers tell so many lies when they can easy be found out
Point 1 he wasn't barred from attending
The video even shown that.
He could attend has a memmber of the public and ask questions at the end like they do.
2 he wasn't invited has the video Claimed
He had no right to stand has he claimed
He had .
This it what the local. News feed says
The Rochdale hustings has been labelled “an affront to democracy” by the public after just a handful of 5candidates were invited to the event at Wardleworth Community Centre on Thursday (22 February).
The event was opened by the organisers saying: “This event has been organised by a group of local community volunteers and activists who want to ensure our communities have the opportunity to quiz key candidates in this election.
“This event has not been organised by any particular organisation or any charity. This is a group of friends who have come together, local community members who want to have the opportunity, and provide the opportunity, to others in Rochdale to quiz candidates in this type of format.”
However, just a few of the 11 candidates standing in next week’s by-election were cherry-picked to attend the non-selective hustings and answer questions put to them by the public.
Selective hustings can be intended to promote one candidate or party over another, whilst non-selective hustings invite all candidates and give them the opportunity to speak and be questioned, unless there are "impartial reasons" for doing so.
The Electoral Commission says impartial reasons can include: resources and other practicalities that limit the numbers of people you can invite, for example time or space; security concerns; local prominence of some parties or candidates over others; the number of elected representatives at the local or national level; and recent election results in the area.
George Galloway (centre), the candidate for the Worker's Party of Britain speaking at the hustings
George Galloway (centre), the candidate for the Worker's Party of Britain, speaking at the hustings
Those invited to Thursday's hustings included George Galloway (Workers Party of Britain), Azhar Ali (formerly Labour but now denounced), Paul Ellison (Conservative), Iain Donaldson (Liberal Democrats) and Guy Otten (the former Green candidate, who has now been denounced), with only the Lib Dem and Workers Party candidates attending the event.
The invitation selection means none of the independent candidates – Mark Coleman, Michael Howarth, William Howarth or David Tully – were invited to participate in the event, with the shunned candidates also including Simon Danczuk (Reform UK) and Ravin Rodent Subortna (Official Monster Raving Loony Parts
