Merseymike
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Post by Merseymike on Apr 28, 2015 11:18:49 GMT
Exactly. If he is opposed to intervention in markets then why even consider Labour?
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Post by La Fontaine on Apr 28, 2015 21:44:26 GMT
When I left Labour in two years ago, Andrew contacted me to urge me to stay. I don't agree with everything he says, but I'm pleased we are both helping to stop the Tories winning Berwick.
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Khunanup
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Post by Khunanup on Apr 28, 2015 22:54:58 GMT
Andrew Duffield rejoins the Liberal Democrats from Labour. -- A Parliamentary candidate who hit national headlines when he switched sides in 2013, has re-joined his old party – firing a big broadside at the Labour party he leaves in the process. Andrew Duffield, Liberal Democrat candidate for Hexham at the last 2 General Elections, highlighted what he termed: "Labour's appalling attempt to associate migrant deaths in the Mediterranean with British action against Colonel Gadhafi in 2011" as the final straw. In a letter to the current Lib Dem candidates in Hexham and in Berwick-upon-Tweed, the constituency where he now lives, Mr Duffield also said that Labour's 2015 manifesto and election campaign totally lacked the dynamism, direction or detail needed for real change: "To say I am disappointed with Labour would be a gross understatement. Policies like rent caps that try to manipulate markets have failed before and are an out-dated blast from the socialist past rather than a credible plan for government. Even the half-decent ideas that Labour does have – like a Mansion Tax – have been pirated from the Liberal Democrats!" Mr Duffield, an ex-Royal Navy officer and Northumberland County Councillor, continued: "I have many misgivings about the last 5 years of coalition government but it is clear that, with Lib Dems steadying the ship and steering the Tories towards tax cuts for the low paid, Britain has ridden-out the worst of both the economic storm and Conservative austerity. "It is absolutely critical that the benefits of growth now shift significantly from rich to poor. That won't happen with a Tory 'trickle-down' mentality, or with Labour's lack of ambition. However, it is achievable with a strong Liberal Democrat presence in the next government. "In the absence of a fair electoral system, tactical voting by people who would otherwise support Labour is vital. The Conservatives can still be kept at bay in seats like Hexham and Berwick, but only if Labour-leaning voters back the Lib Dems instead. A big Lib Dem vote in Northumberland will make Labour reconsider their school transport plans, review national policies that simply won't work – and reflect on their shameful international opportunism. "For the last week of the campaign, I will be working to ensure a fair and progressive voice is heard loud and clear by whoever is in power after May 7th. That means electing Lib Dems where they are best placed to win – including in the Hexham and Berwick constituencies." ENDS I have a feeling there might be a flood of these if Labour end up in government sans Lib Dems after May. That will partly depend however how many we will welcome back into the party... |
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Post by anthony on May 1, 2015 14:49:36 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2015 14:52:39 GMT
My wife. Lab to lib.
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Post by Arthur Figgis on May 1, 2015 14:57:11 GMT
On that note: my husband, spoilt ballot to C.
I'm still not 100%.
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2015 16:04:23 GMT
As I predicted months ago. I invite her to resign her seat and stand under her new colours. |
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Post by gwynthegriff on May 1, 2015 22:25:49 GMT
As I predicted months ago. I invite her to resign her seat and stand under her new colours. Please let's not rehash that argument again. |
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2015 22:44:05 GMT
As I predicted months ago. I invite her to resign her seat and stand under her new colours. Please let's not rehash that argument again. Rehash? I, along with others on this site, are consistent on this. It is an opinion held as a general principle. In this particular case, Cllr. Booth went from being elected the chair of a national Labour body one day to resigning from the party within two days. In her campaign for the council, she vitriolically campaigned against the Liberal Democrats, in a very personal way. The electors were left in no doubt that a vote for her was a vote against the Liberal Democrats.She should resign. |
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Post by mrhell on May 2, 2015 1:00:30 GMT
Please let's not rehash that argument again. Rehash? I, along with others on this site, are consistent on this. It is an opinion held as a general principle. and some of us are consistent on the other side of the issue. |
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2015 4:40:07 GMT
Rehash? I, along with others on this site, are consistent on this. It is an opinion held as a general principle. and some of us are consistent on the other side of the issue. You are free to express it. |
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Post by gwynthegriff on May 2, 2015 16:19:15 GMT
Actually, I think there's general agreement that the honourable course of action would be (in most circumstances) to resign.
However, in practical terms it would be difficult/impossible to enforce.
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2015 18:10:16 GMT
Actually, I think there's general agreement that the honourable course of action would be (in most circumstances) to resign. However, in practical terms it would be difficult/impossible to enforce. Honourable actions are, by their very nature, unenforceable; otherwise, where is the honour? |
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on May 5, 2015 11:47:36 GMT
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Pimpernal
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Post by Pimpernal on May 5, 2015 16:05:31 GMT
This is an odd one - Dover Labour candidate and full-time campaigner Georgie Ramsey has defected to UKIP mid-campaign because UKIP are the only party that will end live animal exports...
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Post by gwynthegriff on May 5, 2015 16:11:28 GMT
This is an odd one - Dover Labour candidate and full-time campaigner Georgie Ramsey has defected to UKIP mid-campaign because UKIP are the only party that will end live animal exports... ! |
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Post by greenchristian on May 5, 2015 17:04:30 GMT
This is an odd one - Dover Labour candidate and full-time campaigner Georgie Ramsey has defected to UKIP mid-campaign because UKIP are the only party that will end live animal exports... Clearly he hasn't done his research... |
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Post by Pimpernal on May 5, 2015 17:11:13 GMT
'she'... and the Green's ending-of-the-trade-through-EU-reform is frankly risible...
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Post by tim on May 5, 2015 18:15:22 GMT
'she'... and the Green's ending-of-the-trade-through-EU-reform is frankly risible... I think history has shown the idea of ending or changing of most things through EU reform to be frankly risable |
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Post by Robert on May 10, 2015 10:33:06 GMT
We are now heading for 3 days after the polls closed and, apparently, we have had not one defection. In recent years we seem to have had people changing party (to gain office-surely not) almost while the votes were being counted. A more principled group this year?  On the previous page there is reference to (dropped former Tory group leader) Cllr Graham Whitham defecting from the Tories in Sutton. He came out in support of Paul Burstow. A fact which was (naturally) used very heavily in last minute LD literature in Sutton & Cheam. 'Laughs last'..... might be a phrase that comes to mind for some Tories in the area |
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