Zionism Is Not Racism
Cllr Michael Tarling, Liberal Democrat councillor for Christchurch Town, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Councillor

Cllr Michael Tarling

Liberal Democrat

Michael Tarling is a Liberal Democrat councillor for Christchurch Town ward on Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, in the South West. Cllr Michael Tarling has not endorsed the campaign that Zionism is not racism yet.

Not endorsed yet

Zionism is not racism. I call on the Green Party to reverse its "Zionism is Racism" motion.

Councillors and MPs of every party in England and Wales are being asked to put their names to this one sentence. Not having signed it does not mean someone supports the Green Party's motion: they may simply not have been asked yet.

Ask Cllr Michael Tarling to endorse it

Opens an email in your own email app, addressed to them, asking them to make their position clear, with the links to pledge. Nothing is sent until you press send, and we never see it. Live there? Ask all your councillors and your MP at once.

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At a glance

Party
Liberal Democrat
Council
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Ward
Christchurch Town
Region
South West
The campaign
Not endorsed yet
Official page
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole website

Questions and answers

Who is Michael Tarling?

Michael Tarling is a Liberal Democrat councillor for Christchurch Town ward on Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, in the South West.

Has Cllr Michael Tarling endorsed the campaign that Zionism is not racism?

Not yet. Councillors and MPs of every party in England and Wales are being asked to put their names to one sentence: "Zionism is not racism. I call on the Green Party to reverse its "Zionism is Racism" motion." Not having signed it does not mean someone supports the Green Party's motion: they may not have been asked yet.

What is the Green Party's "Zionism is Racism" motion?

On 4 October 2026 the Green Party of England and Wales passed a motion declaring that "Zionism is racism". It brands as racism the belief, held by around nine in ten British Jews, that the Jewish people have the right to a homeland of their own, and binds the party to treat that belief "as any other form of racism". Councillors and MPs of every other party are being asked to say, in public, that Zionism is not racism.

Who are the other councillors for Christchurch Town?

Cllr Mike Cox (Liberal Democrat). Each has a page saying where they stand.

How can I ask Cllr Michael Tarling to endorse it?

Use the button on this page: it opens a short email to Cllr Michael Tarling in your own email app, with the link to sign. Nothing is sent until you press send.

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