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Post by AdminSTB on Nov 6, 2012 22:33:45 GMT
Perhaps one way to wing it with some pretense of dignity would be to have her continue sitting as an independent MP, but select her as the UKIP candidate for 2015 and get started on some footwork and damage control?
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Post by timrollpickering on Nov 6, 2012 23:06:10 GMT
I would add that while I far from partake in the mob-hatred of Dorries amongst the Metroplitan chattering classes who are so well represented here, I don't think she would necessarily be the politicain most likely to raise UKIPs profile in an exclusively positive way There are even pro lifers and 20 weekers who feel her support for their cause undermines it. She is turning into the UK's answer to Dana. |
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Post by independentukip on Nov 7, 2012 1:15:17 GMT
Nigel and his ardent supporters would likely be delighted. The rest would likely see the inherent and considerable risks. Out of Mid Beds I don't think Nadine would do the party any good at all.
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Post by LucyLu on Nov 7, 2012 15:19:10 GMT
I am afraid there will be no highlands and Island bye-election there are three SNP list members still not holding any office in the Scottish Parliament they are numbers 8, 9 and 10 on the list and they are Mhairi Will, Drew Hendry and Richard Laird respectively. So if they do resign as they should then Mhairi Will and Drew Hendry, will be offered the seats.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2012 17:13:04 GMT
.....So if they do resign as they should ..... Why should they resign they have stuck to what they were elected on its the rest of the nats that have flipped, not because they recgognise NATO is the best protection we can give our tropps but because they believe it to be politically expidiant in the short term. Anyway welcome to the forum happy posting. I'd like to echo exactly what Fraser said  . |
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Post by piperdave on Nov 8, 2012 20:17:23 GMT
I am afraid there will be no highlands and Island bye-election there are three SNP list members still not holding any office in the Scottish Parliament they are numbers 8, 9 and 10 on the list and they are Mhairi Will, Drew Hendry and Richard Laird respectively. So if they do resign as they should then Mhairi Will and Drew Hendry, will be offered the seats. It may have been said before, but there would not be a by-election in any event. Under the Scotland Act, if there are no further candidates on a list to fill a regional vacancy, the seat lies vacant until the next general election. |
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Post by innocentabroad on Nov 9, 2012 9:11:47 GMT
I am afraid there will be no highlands and Island bye-election there are three SNP list members still not holding any office in the Scottish Parliament they are numbers 8, 9 and 10 on the list and they are Mhairi Will, Drew Hendry and Richard Laird respectively. So if they do resign as they should then Mhairi Will and Drew Hendry, will be offered the seats. It may have been said before, but there would not be a by-election in any event. Under the Scotland Act, if there are no further candidates on a list to fill a regional vacancy, the seat lies vacant until the next general election. So a terrorist group might theoretically alter the political composition of an elected Parliament by a campaign of assassination? This has to be up there with the Supplementary Vote as a candidate for the Most Stupid Electoral Law. I can see the reasoning: no one wants an expensive by-election covering a large area. But a remedy is at hand: an electoral college made up of all the relevant Party's councillors in the region, voting by post. Perhaps someone who followed the passage of the Scotland Act can explain why this was not adopted. |
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Post by erlend on Nov 9, 2012 9:39:31 GMT
And who decide who would replace Margo?
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Post by The Bishop on Nov 9, 2012 9:50:50 GMT
Maybe the person (from whichever party) who most narrowly missed out on a list seat should be offered the vacancy in that case??
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Post by timrollpickering on Nov 9, 2012 14:12:42 GMT
I can see the reasoning: no one wants an expensive by-election covering a large area. But a remedy is at hand: an electoral college made up of all the relevant Party's councillors in the region, voting by post. I think a more reasonable method would be to allow co-option of the relevant party's nominee. Councillors aren't necessarily going to be attached making it questionnable who would and wouldn't qualify, and historically this is the region where that's most likely to come up. This also sidesteps the potential for silly games. In the case of independents a court might have to untangle the knot but someone on the mates slate or the candidate's agent would be the nearest to a "party". |
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Post by ColinJ on Nov 10, 2012 12:38:35 GMT
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Nov 10, 2012 13:15:03 GMT
Should have beena sufficient warning not to touch him with a barge pole |
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Post by gwynthegriff on Nov 10, 2012 19:45:57 GMT
Perhaps he'll be off to UKIP next ... ;D
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Post by Arthur Figgis on Nov 10, 2012 20:34:23 GMT
Is he mates with Winston McKenzie? Or our own Kristofer Keane?
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Post by AdminSTB on Nov 10, 2012 21:01:09 GMT
Dude's trying to mess with my record.
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Post by ColinJ on Nov 11, 2012 10:37:02 GMT
Perhaps he'll be off to UKIP next ... ;D That would be welcome. To be honest, I think Akhtar's decision has more to do with the ethnicity of Harrow's new Labour leader than politics. He could well be 'positioning' himself for a move to Labour, and a chance of selection for a new ward, before too long. Watch this space. |
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Post by marksenior on Nov 11, 2012 10:50:12 GMT
Perhaps he'll be off to UKIP next ... ;D That would be welcome. To be honest, I think Akhtar's decision has more to do with the ethnicity of Harrow's new Labour leader than politics. He could well be 'positioning' himself for a move to Labour, and a chance of selection for a new ward, before too long. Watch this space. So Labour would take him even without a barge pole |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2012 10:56:12 GMT
That would be welcome. To be honest, I think Akhtar's decision has more to do with the ethnicity of Harrow's new Labour leader than politics. He could well be 'positioning' himself for a move to Labour, and a chance of selection for a new ward, before too long. Watch this space. So Labour would take him even without a barge pole No, No, NO ......... we'd be stupid if we did, but all political parties have been guilty of this particular idiocy ...... |
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Post by ColinJ on Nov 11, 2012 11:14:00 GMT
That would be welcome. To be honest, I think Akhtar's decision has more to do with the ethnicity of Harrow's new Labour leader than politics. He could well be 'positioning' himself for a move to Labour, and a chance of selection for a new ward, before too long. Watch this space. So Labour would take him even without a barge pole I couldn't possibly say. However, there is a lot of 'history' (dating back to the 1980s) and I, for one, cannot speculate with complete objectivity because of that history. However, there are a lot of Labour councillors in Harrow unaware of this and who would not necessarily ask the 'right' questions if he did seek to join Labour. |
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Post by Tangent on Nov 11, 2012 18:07:41 GMT
Is he mates with Winston McKenzie? Or our own Kristofer Keane? Or Herbie Crossman.... |
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