Associate Membership

The Rother Association of Independent Councillors has now launched an Associate Membership scheme.

The purpose of the scheme is to enable those who support the Independent group on Rother District Council to have a stake in, and be fully informed about the formation of the group’s policies. We aim to do this through newsletters, social events and of course our website. It will also provide an easy way for members of the scheme to support us financially if they wish. Remember that unlike the major political parties we do not receive any sort of central support.

As the next general election draws closer it will be ever more important to preserve the independent voice in local government. The other nationally based parties in the Rother Alliance may find themselves being directed to support national policies which could at best have little irrelevance to Rother or at worst be detrimental to what we as a group are trying to achieve.

However, with a strong and well informed support group we would hope to be able to resist the Ya Boo politics of Westminster and stay focussed on the needs and aspirations of our Rother residents.

We would like to think that we would attract supporters from all the national parties who see that, as Westminster debates become more and more divisive there will be an increasing need for a locally focussed Independent voice in Local government.

Please click here to download a printable Membership form.