Media excluding Galloway Workers Party from general election Heiko Khoo Putney Debate candidate 2024

The Putney Debates
Public Meetings

https://putneydebates.uk/

Come and Debate the Great Questions of our Time

In the historic tradition of the 1647 Putney Debates, The Putney Debates 2024 are public meetings and general hustings where the candidates and parties standing in Putney Constituency share their views and present their solutions to the great questions of our time.

The Putney Debates aim to revive grass-roots democratic participation in the electoral process.

The Putney Debates will be the most intensive and comprehensive election debates taking place anywhere in the country.

All candidates or their nominated representatives will be allotted equal time to speak and respond to your questions.

The Putney Debates include general hustings and in depth debates on specific themes and subjects

The public, the media and citizen journalists are encouraged to video and live stream The Putney Debates.

The Candidates
Peter Hunter Reform UK
Kieren McCarthy Liberal Democrats
Heiko Khoo Workers Party of Britain
Lee Jamie Roberts Conservative
Fleur Anderson Labour
Fergal McEntee Green
Felix Burford-Connole The Rejoin EU Party

Eilis Jordan (local teacher)

putneydebates2024@gmail.com

Independent Moderator

The Putney Debates are held in publicly funded meeting places booked under the Representation of the People Act 1983 – Section 95 & 96 for the purpose of promoting or procuring the giving of votes in the forthcoming election.

All the Putney Debates are non-selective hustings and are open to the public. 

Check the below for any additions or amendments to the listings and to watch videos of the debates

SUBJECT

VENUE

DATE & TIME

VIDEOS OF THE HUSTINGS

General Hustings

St Barnabas Church
146 Lavenham Rd, Southfields SW18 5EP

Monday 17 June

7.45pm- 9.30pm

General Hustings

St Mary’s Church
Putney High St,

SW15 1SN

Tuesday 18 June

7.30pm

General Hustings

Grannard School
Cortis Rd, SW15 6XA

Thursday 20 June

7.15pm-9pm

General Hustings

West Hill Primary School
5 Merton Rd, SW18 5ST

Friday 21 June

6.15pm -8.30pm

Political and Economic Philosophy -
Capitalism, socialism, liberalism, nationalism, etc. candidates explain their basic philosophy and economic theories.

Putney Library
5-7 Disraeli Rd,
SW15 2DR

Monday 24 June

6.30pm-8.45pm

General Hustings

Ashcroft Technology Academy
100 West Hill, SW15 2UT

Tuesday 25 June
5.30pm-7.30pm

War and Peace - People and Planet –What is Britain’s place and role in the world and what should it be? Climate change, the environment, Net Zero policies etc.

Putney Library
5-7 Disraeli Rd,
SW15 2DR

Wednesday 26 June

6.30pm-8.45pm

Health and Science what can be done to improve the NHS? What lessons can be learned from Covid? What is the proper relationship between science and society?

Putney Library
5-7 Disraeli Rd,
SW15 2DR

Thursday 27 June

6.30pm-8.45pm

Democracy, Power and Parliament– Is Parliamentary democracy in crisis? What reforms, should be considered? Is free speech under threat? What is the role of supranational organisations like the United Nations, the World Economic Forum, the European Union? 

Putney Library
5-7 Disraeli Rd,
SW15 2DR

Friday 28 June

6.30pm-8.45pm

General Hustings

Ashcroft Technology Academy
100 West Hill, SW15 2UT

Saturday 29 June
2pm-4.30pm

Education, Housing, Transport and Urban Life - Crime, National Security and Immigration
How should we solve education, housing and transport issues? How should we approach immigration, crime, policing?

Putney Library
5-7 Disraeli Rd,
SW15 2DR

Monday 1 July
6.15pm-8.45pm

Technology, AI, and the Future of Humanity
What are the advantages and dangers of technology? How can we influence, shape and control technology for the good of humanity and our local communities?

Bradlehow School
32 Brandlehow Rd,
SW15 2ED

Tuesday 2 July
7pm-8.45pm

General Hustings

Roehampton Church of England School
245, Roehampton Lane
SW15 4AA

Wednesday 3 July
6pm-9pm