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December 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
ray-mchale.bsky.social
We've now knocked on every door in the ward! Thank you to everyone to helped with the final push the past few days.

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A photo of 3 men (including Ray) and 1 woman taken indoors. They are all smiling at the camera and holding leaflets and posters promoting Ray McHale's campaign A photo of 3 men (including Ray) stood outside on some grass backed by a row of bushes. They are all smiling at the camera, wearing stickers and holding clipboards and leaflets Councillors Jimmy Shannon and Gill Watson stood outside in a local street. Gill is holding a clipboard and wearing two stickers on a long blue coat. Jimmy has his arm around Gill and is wearing a hat and a black jacket. He is holding up a leaflet that says "vote ray mchale"
October 1, 2025 at 9:57 PM
ray-mchale.bsky.social
Some detailed election thoughts as we approach election day, which any councillor might want to take up.

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due to character limit, if you would like a fully typed transcript of this page, please email ray.d.mchale@gmail.com due to character limit, if you would like a fully typed transcript of this page, please email ray.d.mchale@gmail.com due to character limit, if you would like a fully typed transcript of this page, please email ray.d.mchale@gmail.com A poster largely made up of a photo of Ray McHale who is a man with short brown hair wearing a red polo shirt and smiling into the camera. The poster says "strawberry ward by-election, thursday 2nd october, vote Ray McHale Independent, a socialist and trade unionist"
October 1, 2025 at 5:37 PM
ray-mchale.bsky.social
www.chesterstandard.co.uk/news/2548975...

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Union stalwart running as independent candidate in by-election
A LOCAL union stalwart in the running for a seat on Cheshire West and Chester council has taken aim at both Labour and Reform UK.
www.chesterstandard.co.uk
September 29, 2025 at 7:21 PM
ray-mchale.bsky.social
More leaflets to go. Should get them all delivered tomorrow - if it stops raining.

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A photo of 5 large piles of leaflets set out on a carpet.
September 21, 2025 at 12:49 AM
ray-mchale.bsky.social
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A Message for Potential Reform UK Voters Last night Reform MPs voted against the Employment Rights Bill – which seeks to ban Zero-Hours Contracts, and end the right of employers to fire staff, to the re-hire them on worse pay or conditions. They voted against workers getting Sick Pay from Day One, and against workers having the right to claim they have been Unfairly Dismissed from Day One. (Currently you have to work for 2 years before you can even challenge your employer ignoring their own procedures when firing you.) Is this what you support?
September 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM
ray-mchale.bsky.social
We've been out canvassing in different groups every day this week and have continued to get messages of support from residents, having received our leaflet.

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3 men in casual dress, including Ray in the centre, stood outside on a housing estate holding leaflets and clipboards.
September 14, 2025 at 4:36 PM
ray-mchale.bsky.social
Trish and Dave had a positive response at our stall at Hope Farm Shops this morning.

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Dave, a white middle-aged man wearing jeans, a black coat and cap and wearing glasses, is stood on the pavement in front of a small co-op shop next to a small table holding piles of leaflets and posters that read "vote Ray McHale". Posters are also hung from the front and sides of the table. Dave, a white middle-aged man wearing jeans, a black coat and cap and wearing glasses, is stood on the pavement in front of a small co-op shop next to a small table holding piles of leaflets and posters that read "vote Ray McHale". Posters are also hung from the front and sides of the table.
September 13, 2025 at 3:13 PM
moseleyb13mag.bsky.social
David Isgrove writes about a bold plan for food waste to be composited in the centre of Moseley. Let us know what you think. #LocalAndVocal
April 1, 2025 at 8:34 AM