NickPalmer
NickPalmer
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Re: Batley & Spen – What happened in the May locals ward by ward – politicalbetting.com
No, that's the abstention rate! - 32-34% voted. At previous regionals it was 50+. (View Post)1 -
Re: Survation has the party that dropped 20% in C&A with a 6% lead in Batley & Spen – politicalbetting.c
There are definitely CLPs who would put Blair up. It really would get left-wingers refusing to vote, though, and polling suggests that he's not really popular with any sector of the electorate..… (View Post)2 -
Re: Survation has the party that dropped 20% in C&A with a 6% lead in Batley & Spen – politicalbetting.c
It's an interesting counter-factual that Labour has more than double the "south outside London" support compared with LibDem - see e.g. the 51/24/9 split in https://docs.cdn.yougov.com… (View Post)2 -
Re: The widespread notion that LAB can automatically assume 2nd prefs of LDs is not supported by real li
A subtle point is how it changes things if there's (a) an official pact (b) a failure of one party to contest the seat, with no overt explanation or (c) a "paper candidate" non-campaig… (View Post)1 -
Re: Remember that a CON-LD swing smaller than in C&A in 1990 led to Maggie going within a month – politi
In principle I see her point. A problem is that so many jobs are in the south - you can build houses very cheaply on the Yorkshire Moors, but demand is limited, and the sort of places that most devel… (View Post)2
