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Post by john07 on Nov 4, 2018 19:41:20 GMT
why the difference?
*genuine question*
I think the evidence points to a high level of enthusiasm among Republicans, Democrats, and independents. I think independents would break Democratic, helping them in marginal seats ( and purple State Senate contests), but a high Republican turnout bodes ill for the Democrats in Red States. I remain to be convinced by these arguments. The Democrats require a high turnout of Black and minority groups to win marginal House seats. Does the same not apply for the Senate?
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Post by john07 on Nov 2, 2018 23:40:51 GMT
Yes and I would introduce statutory minimum sentencing for all offences. It must be clear to even you that surely the criminals are running out of control in this country for the lack of fear of any effective reprisals from authority. Far from listening to the bleatings of the politicians and the bleeding heart brigade about too many people going to prison we need a massive prison building programme and the prison population needs to increase significantly until crime is brought under control. The first duty of any state is to protect it's citizens and this is clearly not happening due to the actions of those on high who falsely proclaim ( and perhaps even delusionally believe) that they know better. Lock em up and enhance all our lives. Are you living in Somalia? No but we could organise a whip round to send the cretin there!
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Post by john07 on Oct 28, 2018 0:56:40 GMT
This one will probably go down well in Brittany if this is any guide:
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Post by john07 on Oct 26, 2018 12:12:56 GMT
Does devaluation solve all economic problems? It would have solved the problem of a grossly overvalued Sterling when fixed exchange rates operated. The danger with devaluation is that the higher prices of imported goods implicit with devaluation could 'import' inflation. If inflation is running higher than that in the main trading partners you will soon be back to square one and further devaluation would be required.
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Post by john07 on Oct 23, 2018 21:53:42 GMT
One assumes Sir Edmund gave his name to Verney Junction once the furthest north outpost of the Metropolitan Line? Not quite - it's named after his father Sir Harry Verney who was on the board of the Aylesbury and Buckingham Railway and lived at nearby Claydon House. His second wife was Florence Nightingale's sister. Sir Harry was also MP for Buckingham between 1832 and 1841, and between 1869 and 1974 and also between 1880 and 1885. He also found time to represent Bedford from 1847-1852.
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Post by john07 on Oct 23, 2018 9:01:39 GMT
Buckingham has had an ‘interesting’ history. In 1950, Aidan ‘creepy’ Crawley was elected for Labour. He subsequently became a Conservative MP for West Derbyshire.
He was replaced in 1951 by former Labour MP for Chatham, Frank Markham, standing as a Conservative.
In 1964 came Robert Maxwell for Labour. He was replaced by William Benyon in 1970. Maxwell ran again in both 1974 elections coming up short.
No it has John Bercow who started out as far-right before changing his views.
If you add in the Liberal MP, Sir Edmund Verney who was jailed for ‘procuring a girl under the age of 21 for immoral purposes’ and expelled from the House in 1891, it all makes interesting reading.
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Post by john07 on Oct 18, 2018 15:06:11 GMT
This set me wondering what would have happened if Labour had devalued the pound soon after assuming office and blamed it on mismanagement by the Conservatives.
How would that have panned out?
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Post by john07 on Oct 11, 2018 21:12:20 GMT
no its included in GE too Well that's just silly... They might be old enough for the next General Election? If they haven't been abolished by then?
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Post by john07 on Oct 10, 2018 19:27:55 GMT
I wonder if she will try to appeal? The report also says that she represented herself throughout the process. I wonder what the outcome would have been if she had allowed herself to be advised by, and represented by, a proper barrister . They might even have tried to argue that she was not guilty on grounds of insanity. I wonder how much the judge would make allowances for the fact that she did not allow herself to be given proper legal advice. It's an unduly harsh sentence in my opinion. I agree that she should have been jailed, despite being a 79 year old woman, because they are serious offences, but it should have been more like 3 to 6 months, not 12. She’ll probably be out in three months or dead?
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Post by john07 on Aug 22, 2018 18:24:11 GMT
And hedgehog thinks this place is anti-traveller ... Is that the same hedgehog who thinks that Ian Smith was the greatest African leader?
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Post by john07 on Aug 12, 2018 11:26:06 GMT
... the British Isles include both the Isle of Man and the entire island of Ireland, including the Irish Republic ... Try telling the Irish that, and you may get a dusty response. Very few Irish would deny geography. However it doesn’t make Northern Ireland part of Britain or Great Britain.
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Post by john07 on Aug 5, 2018 11:44:01 GMT
About a third of the Hazel Grove area is in the Stepping Hill ward and therefore the Cheadle constituency. The situation was more like 40% in the 1983-2010 boundaries. The annoying thing is that Stepping Hill appears to include Davenport Station and most of Davenport Village. Meanwhile Davenport Ward extends deep into the former Cheadle & Gatley UDC Adswood Ward. That section used to be the only reliably Labour voting area within the former Cheadle Hulme North Ward in Stockport MDC. Now it has been transferred to Davenport, Cheadle Hulme North elected a Labour Councillor!
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Post by john07 on Jul 29, 2018 19:25:22 GMT
Ah yes, I remember that well. The suggestion to change from two separate ballot papers came from Labour. The expected consequence was to minimise the effect of the "Second Vote Green" strategy, so the other 3 main parties (the LDs were a main party in Scotland then) readily agreed. Of course it backfired on Labour. The highest proportions of spoilt papers were in Labour-voting areas and it enabled the SNP to capitalise by calling themselves "Alex Salmond's SNP" thus appearing at the top of the ballot paper in most areas. The change to a single ballot was only part of the problem. The introduction of STV for the simultaneous local elections also contributed as voters had to vote preferentially on one ballot and with crosses on the other, which of course led to Scottish locals being pushed back a year to avoid clashing with Holyrood again. It doesn’t help that in Scotland we have different voting systems for every level of election. STV for local elections (with AV for local bye-election). FPTP for Scottish Parliament constituencies. Lists for Scottish Parliament regional posts. FPTP for Westminster elections. List for European Parliament elections.
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Post by john07 on Jul 25, 2018 22:36:23 GMT
Currently in Zimbabwe as a Commonwealth Observer. Wide range of expertise from across the Commonwealth. For obvious reasons I can’t give any indication of my thoughts at this stage. Will be travelling away from Harare for the final days of the election campaign and beyond. Sadly I can’t open Vintris’ forum. I can’t either. It appears to be a dead link.
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Post by john07 on Jul 17, 2018 13:10:13 GMT
Hey peeps. 👋🏻 Until a fortnight ago I was a user known as “David” then I left because I was becoming creepily obsessive. However, I noticed accessing the “international elections” section as a “guest” is verboten which is a shame because it’s the best and most informative sub forum imo. and it’s what first attracted me to this forum eons ago. So I’m back early, which will be an irritator to some I’m sure 😉😂, to be able to see the full forum. You're almost a namesake of the former MP for Bury St. Edmunds. Did he ruffle a few feathers?
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Post by john07 on May 28, 2018 16:17:23 GMT
Let’s face the only justification for the reduction in the number of MPs was because simulations suggested that it would give a partisan advantage to the Tories.
I suspect that this will not materialise in practice but it will leave us some truly horrible constituencies in the process. However it is likely to be derailed by some dissident backbenchers who find their seat is being carved up.
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Post by john07 on May 25, 2018 2:10:23 GMT
Davenport and Cale Green Ward in Stockport does not contain Davenport Village or Davenport Station. It should be named Adswood and Cale Green. Stepping Hill Ward could then be renamed Davenport.
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Post by john07 on May 23, 2018 16:29:45 GMT
Oh it's utterly useless. It looks like it could have been written by a computer programmed to splurge out words based on analyising a collection of previous Jones articles. Has Jones always been on the left of the party? I had an idea he was more centrist when Ed Miliband was leader. Not my knowledge. His mother is Ruth Aylett and was a Militant supporter from Sheffield Hallam when I first encountered her at the NOLS Conference circa 1974. She is now a member of our Constituency in Edinburgh South. His father, recently deceased was also a Militant supporter. So I am not really surprised how he has turned out.
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