Rhyl South West on Denbighshire (Lab defence)
Result of council at last election (2012): Labour 18, Independents 12, Conservatives 9, Plaid Cymru 7, Liberal Democrat 1 (No Overall Control, Labour short by 6)
Result of ward at last election (2012): E denotes elected
Labour: Pat Jones 797 E, Margaret McCarroll 647 E (70%)
Independents:
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once I caught a fish alive
We did a bit of gentle running over Arnside Knot,and a bit of a chat outside the Pub,then retreated to a Cafe for refreshments
I prefer to stay anonymous,so you will have to guess who I am.
I never normally discuss politics with my friends,but I was surprised to hear the universal venom that was expressed towards UKIP.
We are in Farron country,where he is absolutely guaranteed to win,this is Labour lost deposit territory,but the cons will also fight their corner.
ScotP said ...
''Not that anyone is counting
@GoodallGiles: #Ukip has now suspended 18 councillors, 14 candidates, 2 MEPs, 1 national secretary, 1 youth sec, 1 Scottish chair & an entire local branch''
Does that include Bird?
Emily is doing a series of runs with local clubs around the country.
I am in Morecambe and Lunesdale,but many of our runners are in Westmorland and Lonsdale,Farron country so hence the connection.
Interesting that you chose to rely on part of a quote from someone rather than commenting on the official data that I linked to
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5vc36r6SOY
Thing is, most households are racked up in debt [something the tory elite prob don't understand] so banging on about govt debt isn't gonna cut much ice.
They start level this time.
Austerity? 0% interest rates, frozen council tax, TV tax, falling food and petrol prices and tax free pay to £11k?
Don't they call themselves the intelligent tabloid or some such nonsense now?
#tomorrowspaperstoday http://t.co/sEbqZlM3ju
So it wouldn't surprise me if the Yougov is a "no change" - i.e. a tie, or even a small Labour lead.
Next stop - scrap the Additional Rate!
I just missed the AR by £3,000 in 2014/2015!!
Currystar - great piece of cchq speak there but most everyone I know has more debt racked up than ever. Just can't see cutting Govt debt as a vote winner but maybe I'm wrong. I've misjudged Ozzy/Cammie for best part of 2 yrs.
The UKIP election candidate,
''has resigned from the party claiming he is sick of 'open racism and bullying'. Mr Stanley lasted four months in his role as a political candidate for Westmorland and Lonsdale before denouncing his membership, claiming Ukip was 'not serious' about winning the seat. The Scotland-based surgeon said: 'I have given my full resignation to the party because of issues happening in Scotland: open racism and sanctimonious bullying within the party. This sectarian racist filth in Scotland needs cleaning up. it is a great threat to the Eurosceptic cause and civil society.' ''
Cons EVS Coral
UKIP 10/3 Lads
Lab 9/2 b365
It may be very embarassing,but we had fun filming.
https://twitter.com/suttonnick/status/578682972100018176
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/03/19/ed-miliband-alastair-campbell_n_6901032.html
lol
Next stop - restore personal allowance for everyone!!
I can see why she might have appeal in Scotland; even more so than Salmond.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CAadoGTUgAEQQ0i.jpg:large
David Clegg @davieclegg 48s48 seconds ago
New @Survation / Daily Record poll Westminster voting intention: SNP 47%; LAB 26%; CON 16%; LD 4%; OTHER 7% #GE2015
Interesting to see that her husband was general secretary of the SNP.
He told Mr Justice Mann it was the result of a conspiracy involving "teams of journalists" across three national newspapers: The Mirror, The Sunday Mirror and the People.
But he said it had been revealed in court that about 100 other people had come forward to bring claims against the group.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-31976227
Ed....Ed...I'm waiting....
Are the Mirror going to be able to afford all the payouts? Upto £400k the lawyers are asking per person.
Creepy Jim must be ready to throw in the towel. Perhaps he will take a break from his 6 media appearances a day.
LAB 1.... CON 2!!!!
http://goo.gl/9RfFdf
Kippers tanking!
An article for BJO. Note this:
"Mr Johnson said that the Tories and Labour are using two different measures to assess living standards.
Labour has claimed people's gross earnings are £1,600 less than they were in 2010, while the Tory figures are based on disposable incomes.
Mr Johnson said that while there is "much truth" in both figures, Mr Osborne's figures give a "fuller" picture of living standards."
From the head of the IFS.
SNP 47
Labour 28
Conservatives 14
Liberal Democrats 4
UKIP 3
Greens 2
and
David Clegg @davieclegg 48s48 seconds ago
New @Survation / Daily Record poll Westminster voting intention: SNP 47%; LAB 26%; CON 16%; LD 4%; OTHER 7% #GE2015
Seat calculators.. pah..., I'd rather read Ave It's Watford predictions.
David Clegg @davieclegg 2 mins2 minutes ago
Exclusive: Bombshell Daily Record poll shows majority of Scots now support independence http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/exclusive-bombshell-daily-record-poll-5366657 …
That's barely a 1% decrease for the Tories in England on GE2010, but over a 6% rise for Labour. Or a roundabout a 4% swing.
It looks like those Lib Dem switchers again.
#cheerioed
#toprate20percentsoon
On why the Tories are still pushing austerity, well it's simple. The Tories are trusted by the public to fix the public finances and Labour are trusted to boost public services. If this election is framed around boosting public services and spending, they would be fighting on Labour's turf. In a dogfight over cutting spending the Tories can appeal to the 40-45% of people who think austerity is a necessity and try and consolidate as much of that as possible from the current Con/UKIP vote base while Labour will have to fight on Tory territory and either pledge to cut spending and turn their own base off, or pledge to increase spending and concentrate the minds of the 40-45% who could unite under the Tory banner and deliver them the most seats.
Framing the election around spending cuts and restraint gives the Tories a fighting chance, they absolutely have to ensure that Labour can't drag debate onto increasing spending and making higher borrowing acceptable which means they need to make it personal. Take the £40bn difference between the two plans and call it £2,500 additional tax/debt per household and drive that message home.