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Post by Disgusted Of Tunbridge Wells on Oct 2, 2020 20:15:27 GMT
Which becomes in snap elections when candidates are sometimes confirmed as late as lunchtime the day nominations close. How would that work in a multi town, large rural or island seat? Would the MP be expected to have a private boat back to the office/flat every night? Why should I, living in Sheffield Central, have to rent a flat on the other side of the road in Sheffield Brightside, just to be allowed to stand for election there? Come on, admit it: "Only rich people should be allowed to access elected office". That was European Lefty 's idea, not mine. I said within the local authority in which the constituency is situated or a neighbouring local authority originally or having an intention to move to the constituency or nearby in limited circumstances.
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Post by J.G.Harston on Oct 2, 2020 21:31:14 GMT
Why should I, living in Sheffield Central, have to rent a flat on the other side of the road in Sheffield Brightside, just to be allowed to stand for election there? Come on, admit it: "Only rich people should be allowed to access elected office". That was European Lefty 's idea, not mine. I said within the local authority in which the constituency is situated or a neighbouring local authority originally or having an intention to move to the constituency or nearby in limited circumstances. Something's gone wrong with the quoting there. My post quoted Tim, Fool states it wasn't his quote, but Lefty's quote. Plus, I'm sure the text I quoted refered to renting somewhere in the constituency, not boating around island contituencies.
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Post by casualobserver on Oct 2, 2020 22:42:19 GMT
Please political parties pick quality candidates, not one of your political conies for seats.
I, for one, would never vote for a screeching political cony, regardless of party.
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Post by Disgusted Of Tunbridge Wells on Oct 2, 2020 23:45:12 GMT
That was European Lefty 's idea, not mine. I said within the local authority in which the constituency is situated or a neighbouring local authority originally or having an intention to move to the constituency or nearby in limited circumstances. Something's gone wrong with the quoting there. My post quoted Tim, Fool states it wasn't his quote, but Lefty's quote. Plus, I'm sure the text I quoted refered to renting somewhere in the constituency, not boating around island contituencies. Yeah, I think timrollpickering got us mixed up. And you did refer to the right post, he just structured as to reply to different parts of my comment.
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Post by J.G.Harston on Oct 2, 2020 23:54:28 GMT
Something's gone wrong with the quoting there. My post quoted Tim, Fool states it wasn't his quote, but Lefty's quote. Plus, I'm sure the text I quoted refered to renting somewhere in the constituency, not boating around island contituencies. Yeah, I think timrollpickering got us mixed up. And you did refer to the right post, he just structured as to reply to different parts of my comment. There's been times I've been editing down a deeply-nested set of quote blocks and got lost, at that point to be on the safe side I remove the attributions completely. It doesn't help that if you're editing in the visual editor if you accidently delete the wrong bit of the text it will merge quote blocks with the surrounding text.
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Post by Daft H'a'porth A'peth A'pith on Oct 3, 2020 6:56:49 GMT
Please political parties pick quality candidates, not one of your political conies for seats.
I, for one, would never vote for a screeching political cony, regardless of party.
Good to know, maybe thats the real reason that John Major lost the 1997 General Election, the electorates dislike of political conies.
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Post by mboy on Oct 3, 2020 8:46:21 GMT
Then why are they standing in that constituency if they can't even live or work with their constituents or nearby? Because they're career politicians and career politicians are awful politicians. Again using Flello as an example, when he was selected (before he started a relationship outside of marriage that ended the marriage) the agreement was that he wouldn’t move immediately from Birmingham because his daughter was in her second year of GCSE’s and it wouldn’t be in her best interests to move school, and his wife ran a number of projects for people with autism that needed an orderly handover to new management. However, I guess if you’re prepared to allow a 50 mile radius then Birmingham/Manchester are just about within that as we’re exactly 50 miles from both. I don’t think we’d disagree though that the candidate and CLP should agree to a timetable by which they did move to the constituency. This does create one other problem however, when you have a “couple” who are MPs; wasn’t too bad for the Winterton’s representing neighbouring constituencies, but how would you accommodate Janet Anderson in Rossendale and Darwen and Jim Dowd in Lewisham? Or Jo Swinson in Dunbartonshire and Duncan Hames in Cheltenham...
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Post by iainbhx on Oct 3, 2020 9:02:21 GMT
Again using Flello as an example, when he was selected (before he started a relationship outside of marriage that ended the marriage) the agreement was that he wouldn’t move immediately from Birmingham because his daughter was in her second year of GCSE’s and it wouldn’t be in her best interests to move school, and his wife ran a number of projects for people with autism that needed an orderly handover to new management. However, I guess if you’re prepared to allow a 50 mile radius then Birmingham/Manchester are just about within that as we’re exactly 50 miles from both. I don’t think we’d disagree though that the candidate and CLP should agree to a timetable by which they did move to the constituency. This does create one other problem however, when you have a “couple” who are MPs; wasn’t too bad for the Winterton’s representing neighbouring constituencies, but how would you accommodate Janet Anderson in Rossendale and Darwen and Jim Dowd in Lewisham? Or Jo Swinson in Dunbartonshire and Duncan Hames in Cheltenham... Chippenham. Back in the day, The Prentices were split between London and Lancashire as well and the Bottomleys were relatively close I suppose.
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Post by No Offence Alan on Oct 3, 2020 9:21:48 GMT
Or Jo Swinson in Dunbartonshire and Duncan Hames in Cheltenham... Chippenham. Back in the day, The Prentices were split between London and Lancashire as well and the Bottomleys were relatively close I suppose. I suppose a lot depends on if you are a couple before entering Parliament or if you meet "at work".
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Oct 3, 2020 9:37:23 GMT
Or Jo Swinson in Dunbartonshire and Duncan Hames in Cheltenham... Chippenham. Back in the day, The Prentices were split between London and Lancashire as well and the Bottomleys were relatively close I suppose. Also Joan Ruddock (Lewisham Deptford) and Frank Doran (Aberdeen) - what is it with Lewisham?
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Post by andrea on Oct 3, 2020 9:46:31 GMT
Chippenham. Back in the day, The Prentices were split between London and Lancashire as well and the Bottomleys were relatively close I suppose. Also Joan Ruddock (Lewisham Deptford) and Frank Doran (Aberdeen) - what is it with Lewisham? Moving just a bit Eastern of Lewisham, there was Nick Raynsford (Greenwich and Woolwich) with Alison Seaback (Plymouth Moor View)
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Oct 3, 2020 9:49:12 GMT
I wasn't aware of that. There's quite a bloc in South East London with Peter Bottomley already mentioned having represented Eltham initially and we have Harriet Harman (Mrs Jack Dromey) just the other side of Lewisham of course
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Post by timmullen1 on Oct 3, 2020 9:53:30 GMT
Chippenham. Back in the day, The Prentices were split between London and Lancashire as well and the Bottomleys were relatively close I suppose. Also Joan Ruddock (Lewisham Deptford) and Frank Doran (Aberdeen) - what is it with Lewisham? If you want to complete the set, Jim Dowd (Lewisham West and Penge) and Janet Anderson (Rossendale and Darwen).
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Oct 3, 2020 9:54:56 GMT
Also Joan Ruddock (Lewisham Deptford) and Frank Doran (Aberdeen) - what is it with Lewisham? If you want to complete the set, Jim Dowd (Lewisham West and Penge) and Janet Anderson (Rossendale and Darwen). That was the starting point of this particular conversation wasn't it?
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Post by andrea on Oct 3, 2020 9:59:59 GMT
I wasn't aware of that. There's quite a bloc in South East London with Peter Bottomley already mentioned having represented Eltham initially and we have Harriet Harman (Mrs Jack Dromey) just the other side of Lewisham of course And also Ellie Reeves (taking over Lewisham West from Jim Dowd) married to John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead). But their constituency are in the same region.
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Post by Chris from Brum on Oct 3, 2020 13:24:56 GMT
I wasn't aware of that. There's quite a bloc in South East London with Peter Bottomley already mentioned having represented Eltham initially and we have Harriet Harman (Mrs Jack Dromey) just the other side of Lewisham of course And also Ellie Reeves (taking over Lewisham West from Jim Dowd) married to John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead). But their constituency are in the same region. The Wintertons - Nicholas and Ann - represented adjacent constituencies in Cheshire.
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Post by heslingtonian on Oct 3, 2020 13:51:01 GMT
More recently, Jack Lopresti (Filton & Bradley Stoke) and Andrea Jenkyns (Morley & Outwood), Mark Lancaster (Milton Keynes North) and Caroline Dinenage (Gosport) and Philip Davies (Shipley) and Esther McVey (Tatton).
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Post by greenhert on Oct 3, 2020 16:17:23 GMT
More recently, Jack Lopresti (Filton & Bradley Stoke) and Andrea Jenkyns (Morley & Outwood), Mark Lancaster (Milton Keynes North) and Caroline Dinenage (Gosport) and Philip Davies (Shipley) and Esther McVey (Tatton). Mark Lancaster stood down last year, though, and is now Baron Lancaster of Kimbolton.
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Post by heslingtonian on Oct 3, 2020 16:36:10 GMT
More recently, Jack Lopresti (Filton & Bradley Stoke) and Andrea Jenkyns (Morley & Outwood), Mark Lancaster (Milton Keynes North) and Caroline Dinenage (Gosport) and Philip Davies (Shipley) and Esther McVey (Tatton). Mark Lancaster stood down last year, though, and is now Baron Lancaster of Kimbolton. I appreciate that but until 10 months ago they were both MPs representing seats a long distance apart and married to each other.
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Post by tonygreaves on Oct 4, 2020 21:57:59 GMT
Gordon Prentice faxed the information that he and Bridget had split up to the local press in Pendle, from where he was at the time (Australia). It increased the strength of the prevailing local view that he was a prat.
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