Paulette North for Mayor of Bristol

Paulette North has been selected as Respect Party’s candidate in the upcoming Bristol mayoral elections. Now, you may wonder why Bristol should suddenly feel the need for a mayor now, when the City has struggled along quite well without one for a good while; but Ms North is a special case. both in support of refugees and in putting forward the opinions of the ’ordinary people’ in local issues she has always been very much ‘hands-on’, whether this means going to court or making lots of noise in the street. Such noise can be vital to a jailed asylum seeker, alone and abandoned in a police cell. Paulette initiated Bristol’s Stephen Lawrence Memorial Lectures. If she were to be Mayor It could only be a positive move for Bristol, leading the way to change for the better.

You can catch Paulette on her show, Thursday Outlook, on local radio Ujima. 
 Born in the east end of London, retired teacher Paulette has stood three times for the Respect Party, for MP, MEP and in local council elections in Easton in 2007 where she got nearly 20% of the vote.

“We need to build on the expertise, cultural diversity and riches that we already have in this city,” Paulette says. “I would like to see people come first. It is a disgrace that this city, which is one of the most prosperous in the UK, also has some of the most deprived areas in the country. We need to give hope to our young people by restoring the Educational Maintenance Allowance. Businesses should be providing apprenticeships at proper rates of pay.”

Local man Ken Loach has stated "I am very pleased to support Paulette. She would work for the ordinary people of Bristol. She would defend them against the vested interests of big business and central government. She would be the people's mayor!”