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Baxter’s Leftie/Progressive Candidate Guide 2022 UPDATED V2.1.1 (Richard's update)
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Baxter’s Leftie/Progressive Candidate Guide 2022 UPDATED V2.1.1 (Richard's update)

Previous versions were lacking in some honesty

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Richard Seager
Sep 20, 2022
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If you don’t want an honest opinion of Mark’s choices then best not to proceed. I don’t hold back below as I’ve basically had it up to my front teeth with this campaign so far.

Mark Baxter puts out a “Leftie/Progressive Candidate Guide” every election. Somehow Aaron has made it to the top despite being a vain, nasty dismissive bore with very shitty politics. And Marie has made it to the top of the council suggestions despite being what looks like a communist* to me with the additional horror of an association with Identity Politics. Also almost as dismissive as Aaron of anybody who is actually on the left.

Anyway I have updated Mark’s list for him, as I have been around all these candidates for the last three weeks. To my mind the worst of them all are Aaron Hawkins and Sophie Barker. I really have no time for either of them. But the problem is that there arn’t actually any progressives or lefties at all (save me of course). I have though offered to help Mark to try and find the best of…

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