‘I don’t do magic. I’ll leave that to Harry Potter.’
Thirty-four-year-old Richard Banks is a student at the University of Lincoln and is a candidate in Abbey Ward for the Trade Union and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) in the local elections.
Lincoln PPCs criticise Derricott for blog post
Lib Dems' Reg Shore and the Tories' Karl McCartney have criticised the SU's officer Dan Derricott for a recent post on his blog.
Charnley and Derricott’s Labour love-in
Despite the SU telling students to support PPCs who've signed up to the NUS Vote for Students campaign, two elected officers are publicly endorsing a candidate who hasn't.
Former Lincoln MP back in the city
The Linc spoke to a former Lincoln parliamentary representative who is now a lord about what he thinks of Lincoln's PPCs.
’10 issues, 10 words’
The SU have asked Lincoln's PPCs for 10 statements on 10 issues.
Lincoln’s PPCs on tourism
The Lincolnshire Echo's website has given a small insight into the Lincoln PPCs' tourism policies.
Watch Elections Live: Karl McCartney Interview
On Tuesday, April 27th, we spoke with Karl McCartney, the Conservative PPC for Lincoln, in a live webcast to put your questions to him. Watch the video here.
Watch Elections Live: Reg Shore Interview
On Monday, April 26th, we spoke with Reg Shore, the Liberal Democrat's PPC for Lincoln, to put your questions to him.
City Council: postal votes cast in thousands
The City Council says that it has received over 2,500 postal votes so far, and expects a good turnout on voting day on May 6th.
Few Lincoln students register to vote?
Sources with the Electoral Commission told The Linc few Lincoln students have registered to vote, but the SU is in denial mode and say otherwise.