The Evangelical Alliance and Premier Radio (who will be recording the proceedings), with support from the London Churches Group, have organised a Mayoral Election Hustings at St Martin-in-the-Fields from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday 23 April 2008 (St George’s Day).
The organisers plan to use the occasion to present the church in London and how churches are active in their communities, as well as giving church members the opportunity to engage with the Mayoral candidates. It will help a lot St Martin’s can be filled for this Hustings!
The event will start promptly at 6 p.m. at St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square , on Wednesday 23 April. Doors will open at 5 p.m. and attenders will be given a card and encouraged to contribute a question to the candidates. Cards with questions will then be collected and sorted to ensure a spread of topics and a manageable number. These questions will probably be asked by the Chair, though space may be left towards the end of the Hustings for spontaneous questions from the floor.
In general, they expect that each of the candidates (Labour, Liberal Democrat, Conservative, Green and Christian Party) will be given an opportunity to respond succintly to each question. At the beginning of the Hustings each candidate will be invited to make an opening statement on what they think makes a good city. Candidates have been yold that this was a key question for the Commission on Urban Life and Faith in its report in May 2006 Faithful Cities, which covers many of the issues which concern the churches in London.
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