Ricky Daniel

I made my home in Shoreham for good over twenty years ago, though I have lived here on and off since I was a boy. It’s where my wife Sally and I have raised our two daughters. I run a family company, and Sally teaches Violin and Viola to young children. I believe strongly that all citizens should be able to take part in the running of their community, but that they only will when they know their voices can influence events. I believe strongly that politics, local and national, need urgent renewal, that ordinary people have been disenfranchised but that if they can be empowered, our society will be transformed. Please contact me, if you wish to know any more about my views.

IF I AM ELECTED: I will donate my councillor’s allowance (less income tax) to a fund which will be disbursed to community projects, as in the system of Participatory Budgeting, where bids are submitted and then chosen by open vote in community meetings

IF I AM ELECTED: I will represent to the best of my ability the interests of all those who live or work in St Mary’s Ward and those of the wider Shoreham community.

IF I AM ELECTED: I will campaign to restore the Committee system in Local Government, for the repeal of the Cabinet system, and for reform of the voting system.

IF I AM ELECTED: If I am elected: I will campaign for the introduction of local referendums for issues such as major infrastructure and redevelopment schemes, and constitutional change, so that residents will have a ‘lock’ on proposals that could profoundly effect their environment and their lives.

Ricky's Recent Writings

Startrek

Far be it for me to parrot Dave Cameron, but he hit the button, oh, lordy, lord. Did you see the pretenders do their thing with Jeremy Paxman? I haven’t seen anything so extra-terrestrial since John Redwood and gang challenged John Major. We ALL look a bit iffy, if caught in our off moments, but the cumulative effect of the hustings implied malice aforethought by the BBC. Alastair Campbell would have gutted the incompetents and mischief makers who set up the candidates. For the very first time in my life, I feel sorry for Diane Abbot.

Après Election, yet more….

Yes, Comrades, Members, Friends, Sympathisers, Ex-Liberals, Fellow Travellers, democracy is an endless process, and now there’s a ton of Party elections to decide on. AND they’re really important. We will vote as individual members, of course, but the CLP has also its recommendations to make.  PDFs of the documents, requests for nominations etc will be available for reading or download in the Members’ Area. Just log in.

Push me, pull you, one down, lots to go…..

It didn’t take long for the make-up to run, did it? Matthew Parish wrings his withers about ‘good Cam’ and bad Cam’, blames it all on Alistair Campbell, Phony Tony - yawn, yawn. ‘Fact is, David Laws was a creep and a coward, greedy for power and recognition, who got caught on his back story. There’s lots where that came from.

And the opposition?

Mike Mendoza

Susan Board

Mike Henn

Future Events

Get in touch

  • Ricky Daniel
  • 01273 441303
  • ricky@ewaslabour.org.uk

What’s it all about?

The task of politicians is to make life better for society. To right wrongs, to improve the conditions of life in every area where improvement is possible and where improvement is needed. It is evident from this viewpoint, that the task of politicians always remains unachieved, a work in progress. It is not, or should not be, the task of politicians to manage the world as it is - that is for the civil service, the public service, the managers. It is the politicians’ task to bring about the world that ought to be.
Their achievements, no matter how momentous, are soon forgotten, and often do not benefit the reputation of those responsible for them. The failures, on the other hand, the mistakes, the divisive but necessary decisions, they will stay fresh because the tasks have not been fullfilled. Politician are defined, not by their achievements, but their failures. Their failures, or the perceived likelihood of future failure. 
Uncomfortable and ungrateful though it may seem, this is how it should be. This is why the honours and the airs that some politicians grant themselves are held in such distaste, even contempt, by the public. The excuse that politicians sometimes give for their ‘human’ - failures, that they are like anyone else, good in parts and no better or worse than the rest of us, is just that, an excuse not a justification. Politicians are, and should be judged according to how they measure up to and fulfill their task; whether they honour the trust that is given them. This is the very essence of public service.