{"id":1159,"date":"2015-01-29T18:55:34","date_gmt":"2015-01-29T18:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canterburypolitics.wordpress.com\/?p=1159"},"modified":"2018-09-11T14:42:13","modified_gmt":"2018-09-11T13:42:13","slug":"liberal-democrat-james-flanagan-participates-in-second-meet-the-candidates-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/politics\/2015\/01\/29\/liberal-democrat-james-flanagan-participates-in-second-meet-the-candidates-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Liberal Democrat James Flanagan Participates in Second ‘Meet the Candidates’ Event"},"content":{"rendered":"

James Flanagan Liberal Democrat general election candidate for Canterbury and Whitstable gave a lecture with a question and answer session in the second of our ‘Meet the Candidates’\u00a0sessions for the 2015 election on Friday 23rd of January.<\/p>\n

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David Bates and James Flanagan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There was plentiful attendance from members of the local community who pressed James strongly on his main priorities for\u00a0the constituency; his opinion on a range of local issues; and his ability to remain independent and represent Canterbury and Whitstable in Westminster. \u00a0This lively exchange of views was a perfect example of democracy in action with citizens – both ordinary voters and politics students – interacting with James. \u00a0All came away with a much clearer idea of the candidate and what he would do if elected in May.<\/p>\n

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Members of the community involved in the q and a with James.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Future events in the ‘Meet the Candidates’ series are planned for the coming weeks, building up to a hustings between all the candidates to be held on campus in late April. \u00a0All are welcome to these events, details of which will be published on the blog.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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