k9
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Post by k9 on Jan 13, 2018 21:08:45 GMT
When in the area today I spotted both Conservative and Liberal Democrat teams in Shotton and Buckley. No sign of any other party and no posters up - perhaps too early in the campaign?
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Post by andrewteale on Jan 18, 2018 23:01:05 GMT
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Post by No Offence Alan on Jan 26, 2018 22:10:36 GMT
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CatholicLeft
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Post by CatholicLeft on Jan 26, 2018 22:16:57 GMT
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Post by Merseymike on Jan 27, 2018 17:18:27 GMT
This happened in many areas. Unless it's beneficial why do it? It's not a national election. |
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Post by LDCaerdydd on Jan 27, 2018 17:23:17 GMT
I agree that most hustings are sparsly attended and there are rarely any floating/undecided voters in attendance, but this is a TV debate shown Wales wide - not Little Village WI's hustings. You must admit it does look bad?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2018 17:34:54 GMT
In 2010 our hustings was in the Abbey and packed. Many of my friends went even though I didn't
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Post by LDCaerdydd on Feb 1, 2018 9:52:08 GMT
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andrea
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Post by andrea on Feb 1, 2018 23:03:01 GMT
Corbyn visited the constituency today
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Chris from Brum
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Post by Chris from Brum on Feb 2, 2018 8:31:20 GMT
A blessing, or the kiss of death?
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The Bishop
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Post by The Bishop on Feb 2, 2018 10:42:57 GMT
On recent evidence, not such a bad omen. But we shall see soon enough.
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Post by No Offence Alan on Feb 3, 2018 11:07:21 GMT
On recent evidence, not such a bad omen. But we shall see soon enough. Rather more to the point, the Welsh FM is not visiting the campaign. A candidate who won't go in front of the cameras and a leader who won't set foot in the seat: there is obviously something very wrong with Welsh Labour at the moment. |
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The Bishop
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Post by The Bishop on Feb 3, 2018 11:09:13 GMT
I think the reasons why Carwyn has stayed away are fairly obvious tbf.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2018 11:23:03 GMT
On recent evidence, not such a bad omen. But we shall see soon enough. Rather more to the point, the Welsh FM is not visiting the campaign. A candidate who won't go in front of the cameras and a leader who won't set foot in the seat: there is obviously something very wrong with Welsh Labour at the moment. The results last June must’ve passed you by. |
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Post by neilm on Feb 3, 2018 14:54:19 GMT
Rather more to the point, the Welsh FM is not visiting the campaign. A candidate who won't go in front of the cameras and a leader who won't set foot in the seat: there is obviously something very wrong with Welsh Labour at the moment. The results last June must’ve passed you by. The results don't tell the full story though. Welsh Labour is a house starting to be divided against itself. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2018 15:11:28 GMT
The results last June must’ve passed you by. The results don't tell the full story though. Welsh Labour is a house starting to be divided against itself. It can’t be healthy having one party in power for going on 2 decades. |
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Post by neilm on Feb 3, 2018 16:09:24 GMT
The results don't tell the full story though. Welsh Labour is a house starting to be divided against itself. It can’t be healthy having one party in power for going on 2 decades. Well indeed. And that points to a bigger malaise in Welsh politics: it simply isn't competitive. The Lib Dems aren't going anywhere for at least another cycle, the Greens are nowhere, UKIP rode in on a populist wave but will be out next time, Plaid don't cut the mustard where they need to and anyway if you want a left wing party you might as well vote Labour and the Conservatives can't do it for all sorts of reasons. The Conservatives can't really fill the UKIP gap either. So you end up with a situation like those councils that have had a dominant party for years and years where the ruling group divides against itself and its local branches and members bicker about nothing. Local government electoral reform might help actually: if Labour have to work to win elections in places like my godforsaken hometown it might sharpen things up. |
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Post by Adam in Stroud on Feb 3, 2018 17:03:03 GMT
It can’t be healthy having one party in power for going on 2 decades. Well indeed. And that points to a bigger malaise in Welsh politics: it simply isn't competitive. The Lib Dems aren't going anywhere for at least another cycle, the Greens are nowhere, UKIP rode in on a populist wave but will be out next time, Plaid don't cut the mustard where they need to and anyway if you want a left wing party you might as well vote Labour and the Conservatives can't do it for all sorts of reasons. The Conservatives can't really fill the UKIP gap either. So you end up with a situation like those councils that have had a dominant party for years and years where the ruling group divides against itself and its local branches and members bicker about nothing. Local government electoral reform might help actually: if Labour have to work to win elections in places like my godforsaken hometown it might sharpen things up. Depressing stuff and actually rather an indictment of my party in the circs. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2018 17:42:55 GMT
It can’t be healthy having one party in power for going on 2 decades. Well indeed. And that points to a bigger malaise in Welsh politics: it simply isn't competitive. The Lib Dems aren't going anywhere for at least another cycle, the Greens are nowhere, UKIP rode in on a populist wave but will be out next time, Plaid don't cut the mustard where they need to and anyway if you want a left wing party you might as well vote Labour and the Conservatives can't do it for all sorts of reasons. The Conservatives can't really fill the UKIP gap either. So you end up with a situation like those councils that have had a dominant party for years and years where the ruling group divides against itself and its local branches and members bicker about nothing. Local government electoral reform might help actually: if Labour have to work to win elections in places like my godforsaken hometown it might sharpen things up. I do like the Scottish way of doing that tbh. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2018 17:43:37 GMT
Well indeed. And that points to a bigger malaise in Welsh politics: it simply isn't competitive. The Lib Dems aren't going anywhere for at least another cycle, the Greens are nowhere, UKIP rode in on a populist wave but will be out next time, Plaid don't cut the mustard where they need to and anyway if you want a left wing party you might as well vote Labour and the Conservatives can't do it for all sorts of reasons. The Conservatives can't really fill the UKIP gap either. So you end up with a situation like those councils that have had a dominant party for years and years where the ruling group divides against itself and its local branches and members bicker about nothing. Local government electoral reform might help actually: if Labour have to work to win elections in places like my godforsaken hometown it might sharpen things up. Depressing stuff and actually rather an indictment of my party in the circs. Yes. It looked as if the Conservatives were going to break Labour’s dominance in Wales last year but it came to nothing. |
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