I mean, honestly, this is just plain daft. Just when the bien pensants start to think maybe she has something she goes back to being mad as a mad thing:
@Tomorrow'sMPs @tomorrowsmps · 8m Badenoch says she is ruling out as candidates anyone who supports ECHR or Net Zero. That could problems with some existing MPs.
I am live at my Camden by-election count, postal votes being checked, mood tense.
Some early talk that the independent might do well. He was endorsed by the Green who was elected and disqualified in May, but who had then fallen out with the party. The indie had also had support from the Camden People's Alliance, a Your Party-adjacent grouping.
However, it's probably more likely to be a showdown between the Greens and Labour.
Turnout low, but what do you expect in this heat?
The greatest drama so far was actually when someone turned the lights off by mistake.
22% turnout, but who can blame the electorate in this heat for not coming out!
I got 51 votes and last place - woo!
And the winner was... Labour! In the end it was pretty close between Labour, Green 2nd and the independent 3rd. The indie cost the Greens the seat. I think most of those indie votes would've been Green if he hadn't stood and then they would've walked it.
Tories 4th, Reform 5th. The Tories were happy to reverse the order between them and Reform in the ward from May. The Tories at the count were very nice. I don't think Reform turned up!
22% turnout, but who can blame the electorate in this heat for not coming out!
I got 51 votes and last place - woo!
And the winner was... Labour! In the end it was pretty close between Labour, Green 2nd and the independent 3rd. The indie cost the Greens the seat. I think most of those indie votes would've been Green if he hadn't stood and then they would've walked it.
Tories 4th, Reform 5th. The Tories were happy to reverse the order between them and Reform in the ward from May. The Tories at the count were very nice. I don't think Reform turned up!
You... stood for Reform?
It came as a surprise to me too.
Don’t let the wrong one in, though you never can tell sometimes.
I mean, honestly, this is just plain daft. Just when the bien pensants start to think maybe she has something she goes back to being mad as a mad thing:
@Tomorrow'sMPs @tomorrowsmps · 8m Badenoch says she is ruling out as candidates anyone who supports ECHR or Net Zero. That could problems with some existing MPs.
So what if a dozen or so of your own MPs are arguing about the precise details of Net Zero - maybe 2050, maybe 2040 etc etc?
Bonkers.
Bizarre timing.
It's also Net zero, not gross zero - you might be a DAC optimist, or want to bring back the Caledonian Rainforest. Or you might want to achieve it purely from a National Security perspective, or because of other negative effects like air pollution. You might want to get almost all done by 2040, but reach zero in 2060.
On ECHR - you might be like me and support the underlying principles, but think it and the Refugee Convention should be radically reformed to reflect the 21st Century.
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We need to ultimately get to Net Zero, or as close to it as practical.
Bankrupting ourselves to do it by law by 2050, regardless of economic or technological feasibility, is another matter.
Between every election you're like this and, come polling day, you always vote Lib Dem or Labour.
Don’t let the wrong one in, though you never can tell sometimes.