All the 'the BBC are monitoring your internet' tinfoil hat nonsense aimed at Kirsty Strickland should have seen him booted out.
Sky reporting that it came up in the selection meeting, but he still got the nod.
One of the other candidates was a female Counterterrorism expert, for goodness' sake. Why not pick her over some two bit shock jock with a history of unwise comments on rape cases?
One of the more broken aspects of our democracy, in a field of stiff competition, is candidate selection.
Although Conrad's views do seem more aligned to Westminster morality judging by the various sexual scandals in Labour and Conservative parties.
Given their smaller number of MPs, the Lib Dems and predecessors have had their moments too. One of my earliest memories of a named politician was hearing about the Jeremy Thorpe trial. More seriously there was Cyril Smith of course.
Lloyd George, Asquith, Gladstone, Palmerston...
I’m too young to remember them...
Benin’s diaries include a time when he or one of his colleagues was on Anglesey and was introduced to an old man with the words, ‘I’ve been telling him you knew Lloyd George.’ Without a pause, the old man replied, ‘Lloyd George? Ah, he had a prick like a donkey!’
Some things are never quite forgotten...
Do I have to re read both volumes just to find that reference ?
All the 'the BBC are monitoring your internet' tinfoil hat nonsense aimed at Kirsty Strickland should have seen him booted out.
Sky reporting that it came up in the selection meeting, but he still got the nod.
One of the other candidates was a female Counterterrorism expert, for goodness' sake. Why not pick her over some two bit shock jock with a history of unwise comments on rape cases?
One of the more broken aspects of our democracy, in a field of stiff competition, is candidate selection.
Although Conrad's views do seem more aligned to Westminster morality judging by the various sexual scandals in Labour and Conservative parties.
Given their smaller number of MPs, the Lib Dems and predecessors have had their moments too. One of my earliest memories of a named politician was hearing about the Jeremy Thorpe trial. More seriously there was Cyril Smith of course.
Lloyd George, Asquith, Gladstone, Palmerston...
I’m too young to remember them...
Benin’s diaries include a time when he or one of his colleagues was on Anglesey and was introduced to an old man with the words, ‘I’ve been telling him you knew Lloyd George.’ Without a pause, the old man replied, ‘Lloyd George? Ah, he had a prick like a donkey!’
Some things are never quite forgotten...
Do I have to re read both volumes just to find that reference ?
Unfortunately I think my copy’s at school so I can’t check for you.
That may raise a few eyebrows of course given what I’ve just quoted...
All the 'the BBC are monitoring your internet' tinfoil hat nonsense aimed at Kirsty Strickland should have seen him booted out.
Sky reporting that it came up in the selection meeting, but he still got the nod.
One of the other candidates was a female Counterterrorism expert, for goodness' sake. Why not pick her over some two bit shock jock with a history of unwise comments on rape cases?
One of the more broken aspects of our democracy, in a field of stiff competition, is candidate selection.
Although Conrad's views do seem more aligned to Westminster morality judging by the various sexual scandals in Labour and Conservative parties.
Given their smaller number of MPs, the Lib Dems and predecessors have had their moments too. One of my earliest memories of a named politician was hearing about the Jeremy Thorpe trial. More seriously there was Cyril Smith of course.
Oh I agree. Back in the day (late 70s at the LSE) I knew a couple of girls who were leading lights in the Young Liberals and, as far as I can tell, the entire organisation in those days was a forerunner to Tinder and Grindr combined.
It is the right thing to do, but knowing Cummings, the Tories will hammer them over it.
Labour will doubtless be portrayed as being in favour of a total open door to the entire world. This is not their stated policy (at the moment, anyway) but the suggestion is likely to be widely believed amongst the electorate in any event.
Whether there was anybody left amongst said fraction of the electorate who hadn't already made up their minds to desert Labour (if they ever supported them in the first place) is anyone's guess.
I still maintain that there are an awful lot of Labour-leaning voters who will moan about the party but go back to it anyway out of habit. And I'm still expecting Labour to be averaging 30% come the big slew of polls that'll presumably come out in time for this weekend's Sunday papers.
I’m buying the Conservatives and selling the Lib Dems at current prices. I have,however, moved to Spreadex given that Sporting Index has severely restricted my stakes and are not prepared to move on that.
You can draw your own conclusions about the ethics of a market-making company with substantial spreads that seeks to deter punters with good track records but who will take large stakes from others.
Ditto Victor Chandler, who banned me for winning too much; and Paddy Power, who restricted my max stake to peanuts.
On taking office we will open preliminary negotiations with the other EEC member states to establish a timetable for withdrawal; and we will publish the results of these negotiations in a White Paper. In addition, as soon as possible after the House assembles, we will introduce a Repeal Bill: first, in order to amend the 1972 European Communities Act, ending the powers of the Community in the UK; and second, to provide the necessary powers to repeal the 1972 Act, when the negotiations on withdrawal are completed.
Following the publication of the White Paper, we will begin the main negotiations on withdrawal. Later, when appropriate and in the same parliament, we will use our powers to repeal the 1972 Act and abrogate the Treaty of Accession - thus breaking all of our formal links with the Community. Britain will at this point withdraw from the Council of Ministers and from the European Parliament.
There will need to be a period of transition, to ensure a minimum of disruption - and to phase in any new agreements we might make with the Community. This will enable us to make all the necessary changes in our domestic legislation. Until these changes in UK law have taken place, the status quo as regards particular items of EEC legislation will remain. And this period will, of course, extend beyond the date when we cease, formally, to be members.
Thank goodness there are no parties offering anything that batshit crazy this time eh!
It’s all bat shit crazy, no informed analytical debate, parties going to the extremes. For what? a referendum designed to reduce the ukip threat and nothing else?
I realise you see Boris as some kind of Macron figure (which he isn't) who can unify the country (which he can't) and lead us to a prosperous future (which he won't) and I fear Johnson will win but if he doesn't and we are faced with a NOM Parliament again, the questions I asked earlier in the week would be valid.
Now then. I did not say I see Boris as a Macron figure
I said that for Boris to gain a workable majority, he has to become a Macron type figure and capture the nation
They are not the same
Boris will say whatever he thinks the audience in front of him wants to hear - that doesn't make him a unifier but a populist.
Sometimes you have to be pleasant to your opponents and tell your supporters things they don't want to hear. I've not heard a scintilla of compromise toward those of us not on the Conservative side and the continuing contempt for those who voted REMAIN is palpable.
He's not a trustworthy figure or a figure who inspires faith. He'll probably win the election because he'll be able to fool enough people for long enough to get their vote but I think he will be an appalling Prime Minister.
Yes I accept Corbyn would be worse on every level.
Sad we are in such a position, is there an alternative that isn’t a lunatic socialist or a amoral pathological liar?
It's where our electoral system leads us. Only the Tories or Labour can ever win so the most logical route to power is to take over one of them.
Both memberships are small and open to takeovers by unrepresentative groups of a couple of hundred thousand, that's all it takes to turn the Tory party into UKIP and the Labour Party into the SWP.
That's what has happened and they know that the punters have no choice but to put one of them into power. It's always been depressing but never mores than this GE.
I’m buying the Conservatives and selling the Lib Dems at current prices. I have,however, moved to Spreadex given that Sporting Index has severely restricted my stakes and are not prepared to move on that.
You can draw your own conclusions about the ethics of a market-making company with substantial spreads that seeks to deter punters with good track records but who will take large stakes from others.
Ditto Victor Chandler, who banned me for winning too much; and Paddy Power, who restricted my max stake to peanuts.
They all do it, Stuart. Any Party which promises to outlaw this iniquitous practice gets my vote immediately.
All the 'the BBC are monitoring your internet' tinfoil hat nonsense aimed at Kirsty Strickland should have seen him booted out.
Sky reporting that it came up in the selection meeting, but he still got the nod.
One of the other candidates was a female Counterterrorism expert, for goodness' sake. Why not pick her over some two bit shock jock with a history of unwise comments on rape cases?
One of the more broken aspects of our democracy, in a field of stiff competition, is candidate selection.
Although Conrad's views do seem more aligned to Westminster morality judging by the various sexual scandals in Labour and Conservative parties.
Given their smaller number of MPs, the Lib Dems and predecessors have had their moments too. One of my earliest memories of a named politician was hearing about the Jeremy Thorpe trial. More seriously there was Cyril Smith of course.
Lloyd George, Asquith, Gladstone, Palmerston...
I’m too young to remember them...
Benin’s diaries include a time when he or one of his colleagues was on Anglesey and was introduced to an old man with the words, ‘I’ve been telling him you knew Lloyd George.’ Without a pause, the old man replied, ‘Lloyd George? Ah, he had a prick like a donkey!’
Some things are never quite forgotten...
Do I have to re read both volumes just to find that reference ?
Unfortunately I think my copy’s at school so I can’t check for you.
That may raise a few eyebrows of course given what I’ve just quoted...
The anti-England alliance will simply increase the support in England for ending the United Kingdom. When Swinson cancels brexit the result will be brexiteers flooding into Scotland to campaign for independence and an end to her Westminster career.
The Express have helpfully published a list of constituencies where the Unite To Remain alliance is operating, so that if you're soft Labour you can peel yourself away and not have a bad conscience about helping keep Boris Johnson in office you can find out whether "YOUR constituency" is affected. How public-spirited of this fanatically right wing Hard Leaver newspaper.
The anti-England alliance will simply increase the support in England for ending the United Kingdom. When Swinson cancels brexit the result will be brexiteers flooding into Scotland to campaign for independence and an end to her Westminster career.
The long-term stable state is England, Scotland, Wales and a united Ireland in the EU as full member states. Until we reach that point, things will remain in flux.
On taking office we will open preliminary negotiations with the other EEC member states to establish a timetable for withdrawal; and we will publish the results of these negotiations in a White Paper. In addition, as soon as possible after the House assembles, we will introduce a Repeal Bill: first, in order to amend the 1972 European Communities Act, ending the powers of the Community in the UK; and second, to provide the necessary powers to repeal the 1972 Act, when the negotiations on withdrawal are completed.
Following the publication of the White Paper, we will begin the main negotiations on withdrawal. Later, when appropriate and in the same parliament, we will use our powers to repeal the 1972 Act and abrogate the Treaty of Accession - thus breaking all of our formal links with the Community. Britain will at this point withdraw from the Council of Ministers and from the European Parliament.
There will need to be a period of transition, to ensure a minimum of disruption - and to phase in any new agreements we might make with the Community. This will enable us to make all the necessary changes in our domestic legislation. Until these changes in UK law have taken place, the status quo as regards particular items of EEC legislation will remain. And this period will, of course, extend beyond the date when we cease, formally, to be members.
Thank goodness there are no parties offering anything that batshit crazy this time eh!
It’s all bat shit crazy, no informed analytical debate, parties going to the extremes. For what? a referendum designed to reduce the ukip threat and nothing else?
The country is going completely to shit. I am voting Labour because I hope they will soften or stop Brexit, and because I support a lot of their other policies, but I don't trust the judgement of the leadership at all. If the Tories weren't even worse I might think twice about voting Labour, but in the current circumstances they're the lesser of two evils for me.
Are there any confirmed personal tax rises Labour are planning other than the rise in income tax?
I make the changes on the bands and rates to be around £5000pa extra income tax for someone earning £150,000.
So called wealth tax is the secret biggie as a straight theft of 20% of someone's "wealth ". What the Marxists around Corbyn define as wealth isn't clear.
On taking office we will open preliminary negotiations with the other EEC member states to establish a timetable for withdrawal; and we will publish the results of these negotiations in a White Paper. In addition, as soon as possible after the House assembles, we will introduce a Repeal Bill: first, in order to amend the 1972 European Communities Act, ending the powers of the Community in the UK; and second, to provide the necessary powers to repeal the 1972 Act, when the negotiations on withdrawal are completed.
Following the publication of the White Paper, we will begin the main negotiations on withdrawal. Later, when appropriate and in the same parliament, we will use our powers to repeal the 1972 Act and abrogate the Treaty of Accession - thus breaking all of our formal links with the Community. Britain will at this point withdraw from the Council of Ministers and from the European Parliament.
There will need to be a period of transition, to ensure a minimum of disruption - and to phase in any new agreements we might make with the Community. This will enable us to make all the necessary changes in our domestic legislation. Until these changes in UK law have taken place, the status quo as regards particular items of EEC legislation will remain. And this period will, of course, extend beyond the date when we cease, formally, to be members.
Thank goodness there are no parties offering anything that batshit crazy this time eh!
It’s all bat shit crazy, no informed analytical debate, parties going to the extremes. For what? a referendum designed to reduce the ukip threat and nothing else?
The country is going completely to shit. I am voting Labour because I hope they will soften or stop Brexit, and because I support a lot of their other policies, but I don't trust the judgement of the leadership at all. If the Tories weren't even worse I might think twice about voting Labour, but in the current circumstances they're the lesser of two evils for me.
All the 'the BBC are monitoring your internet' tinfoil hat nonsense aimed at Kirsty Strickland should have seen him booted out.
Sky reporting that it came up in the selection meeting, but he still got the nod.
One of the other candidates was a female Counterterrorism expert, for goodness' sake. Why not pick her over some two bit shock jock with a history of unwise comments on rape cases?
One of the more broken aspects of our democracy, in a field of stiff competition, is candidate selection.
Although Conrad's views do seem more aligned to Westminster morality judging by the various sexual scandals in Labour and Conservative parties.
Given their smaller number of MPs, the Lib Dems and predecessors have had their moments too. One of my earliest memories of a named politician was hearing about the Jeremy Thorpe trial. More seriously there was Cyril Smith of course.
I’m buying the Conservatives and selling the Lib Dems at current prices. I have,however, moved to Spreadex given that Sporting Index has severely restricted my stakes and are not prepared to move on that.
You can draw your own conclusions about the ethics of a market-making company with substantial spreads that seeks to deter punters with good track records but who will take large stakes from others.
Ditto Victor Chandler, who banned me for winning too much; and Paddy Power, who restricted my max stake to peanuts.
They all do it, Stuart. Any Party which promises to outlaw this iniquitous practice gets my vote immediately.
What about a party that promised to negotiate a different kind of maximum stake, and then to have a referendum on that proposal where their stance would be determined by a special party conference after the election? That policy doing anything for you?
All the 'the BBC are monitoring your internet' tinfoil hat nonsense aimed at Kirsty Strickland should have seen him booted out.
Sky reporting that it came up in the selection meeting, but he still got the nod.
One of the other candidates was a female Counterterrorism expert, for goodness' sake. Why not pick her over some two bit shock jock with a history of unwise comments on rape cases?
One of the more broken aspects of our democracy, in a field of stiff competition, is candidate selection.
Although Conrad's views do seem more aligned to Westminster morality judging by the various sexual scandals in Labour and Conservative parties.
Given their smaller number of MPs, the Lib Dems and predecessors have had their moments too. One of my earliest memories of a named politician was hearing about the Jeremy Thorpe trial. More seriously there was Cyril Smith of course.
All the 'the BBC are monitoring your internet' tinfoil hat nonsense aimed at Kirsty Strickland should have seen him booted out.
Sky reporting that it came up in the selection meeting, but he still got the nod.
One of the other candidates was a female Counterterrorism expert, for goodness' sake. Why not pick her over some two bit shock jock with a history of unwise comments on rape cases?
One of the more broken aspects of our democracy, in a field of stiff competition, is candidate selection.
Although Conrad's views do seem more aligned to Westminster morality judging by the various sexual scandals in Labour and Conservative parties.
Given their smaller number of MPs, the Lib Dems and predecessors have had their moments too. One of my earliest memories of a named politician was hearing about the Jeremy Thorpe trial. More seriously there was Cyril Smith of course.
I always felt sorry for the dog and the pillow which seemed to suffer more than anybody else.
Thorpe would have been ok but for the shooting of the dog. There are some things the British Public will not put up with.
I met Norman Scott last year (in the rather limited sense that he held a gate open for me, and I said "thank you" to him).
Are there any confirmed personal tax rises Labour are planning other than the rise in income tax?
I make the changes on the bands and rates to be around £5000pa extra income tax for someone earning £150,000.
So called wealth tax is the secret biggie as a straight theft of 20% of someone's "wealth ". What the Marxists around Corbyn define as wealth isn't clear.
"Only Tories lust after power, therefore Corbyn is a Tory for wanting to become PM!"
Let's remind ourselves of Labour's 1983 manifesto:
"Our approach is different. We will expand the economy, by providing a strong and measured increase in spending. Spending money creates jobs. Money spent on railway electrification means jobs, not only in construction, but also in the industries that supply the equipment - as well as faster and better trains. If we increase pensions and child benefits, it means more spending power for the elderly and for parents, more bought in shops, more orders for goods, and more jobs in the factories. More spending means that the economy will begin to expand: and growth will provide the new wealth for higher wages and better living standards, the right climate for industry to invest, and more resources for the public services.
..........
But the scale of borrowing will not be nearly as great as the increase in spending. Spending generates new income and new savings. As the economy recovers we shall be able to spend less on keeping people unemployed. And when people get jobs they will also pay income tax and spend more on goods which are taxed. Last year benefit payments, and tax revenues foregone - because of unemployment - cost the nation some £17,000 million. There are also important savings to be made by cancelling the present government 5 massive expenditure programmes on Trident and on PWR nuclear reactors."
On taking office we will open preliminary negotiations with the other EEC member states to establish a timetable for withdrawal; and we will publish the results of these negotiations in a White Paper. In addition, as soon as possible after the House assembles, we will introduce a Repeal Bill: first, in order to amend the 1972 European Communities Act, ending the powers of the Community in the UK; and second, to provide the necessary powers to repeal the 1972 Act, when the negotiations on withdrawal are completed.
Following the publication of the White Paper, we will begin the main negotiations on withdrawal. Later, when appropriate and in the same parliament, we will use our powers to repeal the 1972 Act and abrogate the Treaty of Accession - thus breaking all of our formal links with the Community. Britain will at this point withdraw from the Council of Ministers and from the European Parliament.
There will need to be a period of transition, to ensure a minimum of disruption - and to phase in any new agreements we might make with the Community. This will enable us to make all the necessary changes in our domestic legislation. Until these changes in UK law have taken place, the status quo as regards particular items of EEC legislation will remain. And this period will, of course, extend beyond the date when we cease, formally, to be members.
Thank goodness there are no parties offering anything that batshit crazy this time eh!
It’s all bat shit crazy, no informed analytical debate, parties going to the extremes. For what? a referendum designed to reduce the ukip threat and nothing else?
The country is going completely to shit. I am voting Labour because I hope they will soften or stop Brexit, and because I support a lot of their other policies, but I don't trust the judgement of the leadership at all. If the Tories weren't even worse I might think twice about voting Labour, but in the current circumstances they're the lesser of two evils for me.
I can’t, I’ve watched, listened and tried to understand this version of labour but I can’t get past the nationalization policies, it isn’t the solution I’ve seen what nationalized industries become. I also believe the future is about developing employers that develop work environments that don’t need trade unions.
I’m buying the Conservatives and selling the Lib Dems at current prices. I have,however, moved to Spreadex given that Sporting Index has severely restricted my stakes and are not prepared to move on that.
You can draw your own conclusions about the ethics of a market-making company with substantial spreads that seeks to deter punters with good track records but who will take large stakes from others.
Ditto Victor Chandler, who banned me for winning too much; and Paddy Power, who restricted my max stake to peanuts.
They all do it, Stuart. Any Party which promises to outlaw this iniquitous practice gets my vote immediately.
None will, but it was Labour that abolished betting tax.
So called wealth tax is the secret biggie as a straight theft of 20% of someone's "wealth ". What the Marxists around Corbyn define as wealth isn't clear.
I’m buying the Conservatives and selling the Lib Dems at current prices. I have,however, moved to Spreadex given that Sporting Index has severely restricted my stakes and are not prepared to move on that.
You can draw your own conclusions about the ethics of a market-making company with substantial spreads that seeks to deter punters with good track records but who will take large stakes from others.
Ditto Victor Chandler, who banned me for winning too much; and Paddy Power, who restricted my max stake to peanuts.
Betfair Sportsbook restricted me to peanuts after their stupid Constituency odds in 2017 but they seems to have left me back in this time around.
Edward Timpson, former MP for Crewe and Nantwich, wins Eddisbury selection, majority 23.2%
Does that mean the tories dont think they can win back Crewe? Because he would be their best bet of winning it back. And if they cant win crewe back, can tories get a majority.
On taking office we will open preliminary negotiations with the other EEC member states to establish a timetable for withdrawal; and we will publish the results of these negotiations in a White Paper. In addition, as soon as possible after the House assembles, we will introduce a Repeal Bill: first, in order to amend the 1972 European Communities Act, ending the powers of the Community in the UK; and second, to provide the necessary powers to repeal the 1972 Act, when the negotiations on withdrawal are completed.
Following the publication of the White Paper, we will begin the main negotiations on withdrawal. Later, when appropriate and in the same parliament, we will use our powers to repeal the 1972 Act and abrogate the Treaty of Accession - thus breaking all of our formal links with the Community. Britain will at this point withdraw from the Council of Ministers and from the European Parliament.
There will need to be a period of transition, to ensure a minimum of disruption - and to phase in any new agreements we might make with the Community. This will enable us to make all the necessary changes in our domestic legislation. Until these changes in UK law have taken place, the status quo as regards particular items of EEC legislation will remain. And this period will, of course, extend beyond the date when we cease, formally, to be members.
Thank goodness there are no parties offering anything that batshit crazy this time eh!
It’s all bat shit crazy, no informed analytical debate, parties going to the extremes. For what? a referendum designed to reduce the ukip threat and nothing else?
The country is going completely to shit. I am voting Labour because I hope they will soften or stop Brexit, and because I support a lot of their other policies, but I don't trust the judgement of the leadership at all. If the Tories weren't even worse I might think twice about voting Labour, but in the current circumstances they're the lesser of two evils for me.
And they aren't going to get a majority anyway so even though Corbyn might, possibly, be PM he will be a prisoner of the LDs and smaller parties. I guess they would insist on ref 2 and VONC Labour immediately after it had been held.
Edward Timpson, former MP for Crewe and Nantwich, wins Eddisbury selection, majority 23.2%
Does that mean the tories dont think they can win back Crewe? Because he would be their best bet of winning it back. And if they cant win crewe back, can tories get a majority.
Edward Timpson, former MP for Crewe and Nantwich, wins Eddisbury selection, majority 23.2%
Does that mean the tories dont think they can win back Crewe? Because he would be their best bet of winning it back. And if they cant win crewe back, can tories get a majority.
He probably wants a safe seat and to concentrate on a ministerial career.
Edward Timpson, former MP for Crewe and Nantwich, wins Eddisbury selection, majority 23.2%
Does that mean the tories dont think they can win back Crewe? Because he would be their best bet of winning it back. And if they cant win crewe back, can tories get a majority.
They may have had a candidate already
Perhaps. Because for the tories he is a very good candidate, who only lost his seat last time because of mays disastrous campaign.
Edward Timpson, former MP for Crewe and Nantwich, wins Eddisbury selection, majority 23.2%
Does that mean the tories dont think they can win back Crewe? Because he would be their best bet of winning it back. And if they cant win crewe back, can tories get a majority.
They may have had a candidate already
They did. And I'd expect a strong Con gain, maj. 5000 or thereabouts.
Edward Timpson, former MP for Crewe and Nantwich, wins Eddisbury selection, majority 23.2%
Does that mean the tories dont think they can win back Crewe? Because he would be their best bet of winning it back. And if they cant win crewe back, can tories get a majority.
They may have had a candidate already
They did. And I'd expect a strong Con gain, maj. 5000 or thereabouts.
If the tories cant win back crewe and nantwich they aint getting a majority.
All the 'the BBC are monitoring your internet' tinfoil hat nonsense aimed at Kirsty Strickland should have seen him booted out.
Sky reporting that it came up in the selection meeting, but he still got the nod.
One of the other candidates was a female Counterterrorism expert, for goodness' sake. Why not pick her over some two bit shock jock with a history of unwise comments on rape cases?
One of the more broken aspects of our democracy, in a field of stiff competition, is candidate selection.
Although Conrad's views do seem more aligned to Westminster morality judging by the various sexual scandals in Labour and Conservative parties.
Given their smaller number of MPs, the Lib Dems and predecessors have had their moments too. One of my earliest memories of a named politician was hearing about the Jeremy Thorpe trial. More seriously there was Cyril Smith of course.
I’m buying the Conservatives and selling the Lib Dems at current prices. I have,however, moved to Spreadex given that Sporting Index has severely restricted my stakes and are not prepared to move on that.
You can draw your own conclusions about the ethics of a market-making company with substantial spreads that seeks to deter punters with good track records but who will take large stakes from others.
Ditto Victor Chandler, who banned me for winning too much; and Paddy Power, who restricted my max stake to peanuts.
Edward Timpson, former MP for Crewe and Nantwich, wins Eddisbury selection, majority 23.2%
Does that mean the tories dont think they can win back Crewe? Because he would be their best bet of winning it back. And if they cant win crewe back, can tories get a majority.
I wondered about this so I asked Google. The Tories in Crewe already chose a new candidate about a year ago (whether Timpson declined to stand again for the constituency or was defeated by this person is not indicated in the source that I read.) Anyway, Timpson has obviously decided that Antoinette Sandbach's defection is his opportunity to attempt a comeback.
A sobbing Isabel Oakeshott believed to be house hunting
Why are you so nasty. You cannot help yourself
And I am no supporter of Tice
Roger loathes the Tories from afar in his abode in France.. He varies between Labour and the LD's depending upon how shite Labour are.. He will no doubt vote LD this time....
Guildford (30.7% maj): Angela Richardson, deputy chairman of Guildford Conservatives
I knew the Guildford Conservatives were casting a wide net to try to find someone not tainted by all their local scandals - but a New Zealander seems to be taking it a bit far.
A sobbing Isabel Oakeshott believed to be house hunting
Why are you so nasty. You cannot help yourself
And I am no supporter of Tice
Are you taking the piss Big_G? If you are not, what a sad reply...
Sad then
I guess Roger has never been to Hartlepool. There are a few places that are lovely (The Headland for 1) but it does take ages to escape Hartlepool from there.
I’m buying the Conservatives and selling the Lib Dems at current prices. I have,however, moved to Spreadex given that Sporting Index has severely restricted my stakes and are not prepared to move on that.
You can draw your own conclusions about the ethics of a market-making company with substantial spreads that seeks to deter punters with good track records but who will take large stakes from others.
Ditto Victor Chandler, who banned me for winning too much; and Paddy Power, who restricted my max stake to peanuts.
Cashpoint > bookies > bet. Old-school.
Prices in the shops don't necessarily match their online prices.
I dabbled a little in Sharbing as there was a bookies on the ground floor of my tenament.
Well done, Araminta, who alerted us quickly to this feckwit.
Would it not be easy for pb to offer this as a paid service to all the parties?
It seems the combined efforts of pb.com can easily sniff out the anti-semitic ravings of candidates, their past criminal behaviour, their previous membership of semi-fascist organisations, their lunatic postings on Facebook, the people they beat up in a nightclub five years ago, their connections to foreign intelligence organisations and so.
Before the name of a candidate is finally released to the public, we receive the name 24 hours earlier. We carry out the vetting service & advise the parties.
Comments
That may raise a few eyebrows of course given what I’ve just quoted...
Whether there was anybody left amongst said fraction of the electorate who hadn't already made up their minds to desert Labour (if they ever supported them in the first place) is anyone's guess.
I still maintain that there are an awful lot of Labour-leaning voters who will moan about the party but go back to it anyway out of habit. And I'm still expecting Labour to be averaging 30% come the big slew of polls that'll presumably come out in time for this weekend's Sunday papers.
I make the changes on the bands and rates to be around £5000pa extra income tax for someone earning £150,000.
Both memberships are small and open to takeovers by unrepresentative groups of a couple of hundred thousand, that's all it takes to turn the Tory party into UKIP and the Labour Party into the SWP.
That's what has happened and they know that the punters have no choice but to put one of them into power. It's always been depressing but never mores than this GE.
She's going nowhere
NE Bedfordshire (32.4% majority) goes to former Bedford MP Richard Fuller
Eastleigh (24.7% maj): Paul Holmes. Head of Public Affairs for Clarion Housing. Former SpAd to Green
Truro and Falmouth (6.7% maj over Lab, 29.5% over LD): Cherilyn Mackeory. Cornwall Councillor for St Mewan
Aberconwy (2% maj over Lab): Robin Millar. Suffolk Cllr.
A sobbing Isabel Oakeshott believed to be house hunting
I've missed that one.
People who are drawn to be MP's verge on narcissism, and those who elevate themselves once MP's...you can double down the narcissist score.....
And I am no supporter of Tice
Without having done much research, the various new candidates all seem to be pretty mainstream, and worlds away from the Bridgen-Francois tendency.
Suzanne Webb gets Stourbridge. She is a Cllr in Birmingham
https://twitter.com/BBCLookNorth/status/1192518100215910400?s=19
It's supposed to be Isaac Levido running the campaign now, not Dominic Cummings.
But then, which constituency association wants another Bridgen?
Any information on Cllr Robin Millar of Suffolk, who it seems will fight Aberconwy for the Tories.
Is there any particular reason why Aberconwy is being represented by someone who apparently calls himself robin4suffolk ?
Bye.
Who had 24 hours in the sweepstake?
He was born in the constituency and stood for Arfon in 2010
I assume he will return to his constituency if elected
I dabbled a little in Sharbing as there was a bookies on the ground floor of my tenament.
https://twitter.com/RB_DONC/status/1192547294610108417
Looks as if Nick Conrad has been given the heave ho.
With all parties spaffing money against the wall, has anyone yet promised better flood defences?
Would it not be easy for pb to offer this as a paid service to all the parties?
It seems the combined efforts of pb.com can easily sniff out the anti-semitic ravings of candidates, their past criminal behaviour, their previous membership of semi-fascist organisations, their lunatic postings on Facebook, the people they beat up in a nightclub five years ago, their connections to foreign intelligence organisations and so.
Before the name of a candidate is finally released to the public, we receive the name 24 hours earlier. We carry out the vetting service & advise the parties.
For a generous fee, of course.
Are we going to need a running total for each party?