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Jun 28, 2019 11:34:34 GMT
Post by gwynthegriff on Jun 28, 2019 11:34:34 GMT
From Vaughan Roderick, BBC Cymru I recognised some words and guessed others, but put the whole thing through Google Translate to make sure. I've cleaned up some obvious Googlese, left one phrase untouched, and preserve the Trivia at the bottom. * No chance that this is accurate, but I couldn't leave it out. It is accurate. Try googling "sin eater" for an explanation.
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Post by hullenedge on Jul 1, 2019 7:09:01 GMT
Polls from the Hillhead by-election:-
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Post by The Bishop on Jul 1, 2019 9:08:00 GMT
The final poll was still a bit out, mind.
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Jul 1, 2019 17:20:20 GMT
Post by Andrew_S on Jul 1, 2019 17:20:20 GMT
Whereabouts is the highest point in the Netherlands?
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Post by J.G.Harston on Jul 1, 2019 18:45:19 GMT
Whereabouts is the highest point in the Netherlands? Somewhere in the Carribean?
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Jul 1, 2019 22:33:24 GMT
Post by Andrew_S on Jul 1, 2019 22:33:24 GMT
Whereabouts is the highest point in the Netherlands? Somewhere in the Carribean? Yes it's Mount Scenery on the small island of Saba. The highest point in European Netherlands is indeed somewhere in the Maastricht area I think. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Scenery
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Jul 9, 2019 22:49:15 GMT
Post by greenhert on Jul 9, 2019 22:49:15 GMT
One-termers: MPs who stood down after only one term (not counting those who had served previous terms in Parliament) or who never completed a full term of Parliament after being elected at a general election (list is since 1979):
1979-1983:
Labour:
Andy McMahon (forced out by boundary changes) Helen McElhone (forced out by boundary changes) Reg Race (forced out by boundary changes) Sheila Wright
Conservative:
Tom Benyon (forced out by boundary changes) Sheila Faith (tried and failed to migrate to another constituency after boundary changes made her seat notionally Labour) Jocelyn Cadbury (committed suicide in 1982) Keith Wickenden
DUP:
John McQuade (67 when elected in 1979)
Anti H-Block:
Bobby Sands (died on hunger strike in 1981)
1983-1987:
UUP:
Jim Nicholson (sought re-election over opposition to Anglo-Irish agreement and lost to the SDLP)
1987-1992:
Labour:
Michael Carr (died in 1990 after only 47 days in office) Pat Wall (died in 1990)
Conservative:
Alan Amos (resigned after an alleged act of indecency)
1992-1997:
Labour:
Jimmy Boyce (died of cancer in 1994)
Conservative:
Hartley Booth (forced out by boundary changes) Michael Stephen (forced out by boundary changes ipso facto) Roy Thomason (stood down over financial problems regarding his nursing home companies) Judith Chaplin (died from surgery complications in 1993) Stephen Milligan (died from autoerotic asphyxiation in 1994)
1997-2001:
Labour:
Tess Kingham Jenny Jones
Liberal Democrats:
Donald Gorrie (64 when elected in 1997)
SNP:
Alasdair Morgan (to avoid dual mandate) John Swinney (to avoid dual mandate)
2001-2005:
Labour:
Paul Daisley (died of cancer in 2003)
2005-2010:
Labour:
Kitty Ussher Jim Devine (due to expenses fraud for which he was later jailed)
Liberal Democrats:
David Howarth
Independent:
Peter Law (died of cancer in 2006)
2010-15:
Conservative:
Aidan Burley (after a scandal) Chris Kelly Dan Byles Lorraine Fullbrook Mike Weatherley Laura Sandys Jessica Lee Louise Mensch (resigned in 2012)
Liberal Democrats:
Ian Swales
2015-17:
Labour:
Harry Harpham (died of cancer in 2016) Jo Cox (murdered in 2016)
Conservative:
David Mackintosh (regarding investigations into Northampton FC)
(ex) SNP:
Natalie McGarry (over embezzlement of Women for Independence funds) Michelle Thomson (see above)
Current Parliament (2017-present):
Labour:
Fiona Onasanya (recalled in 2019 after being convicted of perverting the course of justice in 2018; did not stand in by-election caused by successful recall petition)
Sinn Fein:
Barry McElduff (resigned after suspension of Sinn Fein whip following "Kingsmill" stunt)
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Jul 9, 2019 23:23:48 GMT
Post by msc on Jul 9, 2019 23:23:48 GMT
Helen McElhone (forced out by boundary changes)
It was the third of three by-elections caused by death of a Glasgow MP within 2 and a bit years! First Tom McMillan died in 1980 after a fall from a bus, and was replaced by an MP who later caused another by-election through death. Then long standing Glasgow Tory Tam Galbraith died after 34 years as Hillhead MP, and the resulting by-election is rather well known.
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Jul 9, 2019 23:39:09 GMT
Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Jul 9, 2019 23:39:09 GMT
John MacDougall is wrongly included - he was first elected in 2001 in Central Fife constituency, then following boundary changes represented Glenrothes from 2005 until his death.
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Jul 11, 2019 13:58:29 GMT
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Jul 11, 2019 14:05:52 GMT
Post by Chris from Brum on Jul 11, 2019 14:05:52 GMT
I figured that northern Canada would feature in the discussion, however I wasn't familiar with how the Russian Duma was elected. Fascinating.
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Jul 11, 2019 17:12:02 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2019 17:12:02 GMT
A great article, but it mentions but overlooks an even larger candidate - Russia-at-large. A bit tenuous of course. Then there are constituencies for citizens abroad...
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Jul 12, 2019 20:18:37 GMT
Post by hullenedge on Jul 12, 2019 20:18:37 GMT
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Post by David Ashforth on Jul 16, 2019 18:45:14 GMT
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Jul 16, 2019 20:17:00 GMT
Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Jul 16, 2019 20:17:00 GMT
The Labour Leader was the official journal of the Independent Labour Party.
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Jul 17, 2019 8:07:21 GMT
Post by finsobruce on Jul 17, 2019 8:07:21 GMT
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Post by hullenedge on Jul 20, 2019 12:49:34 GMT
The AJ Allen (The English Voter) forecast for the 1966 General Election, 30 March 1966 Guardian:-
Lab (49.1%) 388 seats, Con (40.6%) 226, Lib (8.6%) 13 and Others (1.7%) 3.
He correctly forecast 45 of the Lab gains from Con (missing Conway & Yarmouth) but another 30 of his forecast gains stayed Tory:-
Ayr, Burton, Chigwell, Clitheroe, Colchester, Croydon NE, Darwen, Dorset S, Eastleigh, Edinburgh Pentlands, Glasgow Cathcart, Gloucs S, Hemel Hempstead, Hendon N, Hertford, Heston & Isleworth, Hornsey, Maldon, Merton & Morden, Mitcham, Peterborough, Plymouth Devonport, Pudsey, St. Albans, Shipley, Somerset N, Southend E, Spelthorne, Stroud and Wembley S.
Cheadle was forecast to stay Tory whereas Chippenham goes to the Libs, who also hold Caithness & Sutherland.
Fermanagh & S Tyrone and Mid Ulster were forecast as Rep/SF wins. He correctly forecast Gerry Fitt's win in Belfast W.
Meriden, Nelson & Colne and Southall were not Con gains.
Not of his 'possible surprises' posted surprising results although the Libs did well In Birmingham Ladywood and the Tories saw decent performances in Falmouth & Cambourne and Lichfield & Tamworth.
More of his 1966 surveys can be seen in Birmingham Post via the BNA.
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Jul 20, 2019 13:27:38 GMT
Post by Merseymike on Jul 20, 2019 13:27:38 GMT
The AJ Allen (The English Voter) forecast for the 1966 General Election, 30 March 1966 Guardian:- Lab (49.1%) 388 seats, Con (40.6%) 226, Lib (8.6%) 13 and Others (1.7%) 3. He correctly forecast 45 of the Lab gains from Con (missing Conway & Yarmouth) but another 30 of his forecast gains stayed Tory:- Ayr, Burton, Chigwell, Clitheroe, Colchester, Croydon NE, Darwen, Dorset S, Eastleigh, Edinburgh Pentlands, Glasgow Cathcart, Gloucs S, Hemel Hempstead, Hendon N, Hertford, Heston & Isleworth, Hornsey, Maldon, Merton & Morden, Mitcham, Peterborough, Plymouth Devonport, Pudsey, St. Albans, Shipley, Somerset N, Southend E, Spelthorne, Stroud and Wembley S. Cheadle was forecast to stay Tory whereas Chippenham goes to the Libs, who also hold Caithness & Sutherland. Fermanagh & S Tyrone and Mid Ulster were forecast as Rep/SF wins. He correctly forecast Gerry Fitt's win in Belfast W. Meriden, Nelson & Colne and Southall were not Con gains. Not of his 'possible surprises' posted surprising results although the Libs did well In Birmingham Ladywood and the Tories saw decent performances in Falmouth & Cambourne and Lichfield & Tamworth. More of his 1966 surveys can be seen in Birmingham Post via the BNA. I know 1966 is a long time ago, but that list is intriguing - some of those seats/areas remain marginal but others, anything but.
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Post by manchesterman on Jul 20, 2019 19:22:06 GMT
Whereabouts is the highest point in the Netherlands? I wouldve though that the "highest" point in the Netherlands would be one of those Amsterdam *ahem* "coffee shops"
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Jul 21, 2019 9:11:56 GMT
Post by hullenedge on Jul 21, 2019 9:11:56 GMT
A pity that the older HoC research reports are not available online. A few stats from the 1985 Local Elections report:- Taken from Edward Pearce's Encounter, March 86, article:- www.unz.com/print/Encounter-1986mar-00034/
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