dazza
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Post by dazza on Dec 16, 2014 18:53:29 GMT
God Kerry Smith ha really imploded, remarkable
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Post by Arthur Figgis on Dec 16, 2014 18:54:47 GMT
God Kerry Smith ha really imploded, remarkable That would be the wafer thin mint... |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2014 11:08:47 GMT
Also his Frances McGlinchey (wife of Wilson) a Cllr in North Lanarkshire since 2007. Neither would likely have much of a chance standing for the Greens in 2016/7. |
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Post by AdminSTB on Dec 17, 2014 11:39:32 GMT
The only time I've ever stood for election was as a Green candidate in the by-election caused by John Wilson's resignation from North Lanarkshire Council in 2009. Despite my extreme personal popularity and political skill, I only managed 2.8% of the vote as a Green candidate...  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2014 11:55:41 GMT
The only time I've ever stood for election was as a Green candidate in the by-election caused by John Wilson's resignation from North Lanarkshire Council in 2009. Despite my extreme personal popularity and political skill, I only managed 2.8% of the vote as a Green candidate... All I can say is that you must be three times better than me  . |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2014 12:23:03 GMT
Electing a Green MSP in Central would be a pretty tall order at the moment, though a surprisingly high number of new members have been from that area, so there might be a bit more of a campaign there in 2016 than there has been in the past (which isn't exactly saying much).
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2014 12:39:09 GMT
Electing a Green MSP in Central would be a pretty tall order at the moment, though a surprisingly high number of new members have been from that area, so there might be a bit more of a campaign there in 2016 than there has been in the past (which isn't exactly saying much). Yeah. Starting from fifth place doesn't sound so bad.. until you realise you're behind the last vestiges of the All Scotland Pensioner Party |
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Post by psephos on Dec 17, 2014 13:30:55 GMT
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Dec 17, 2014 13:35:50 GMT
Electing a Green MSP in Central would be a pretty tall order at the moment, though a surprisingly high number of new members have been from that area, so there might be a bit more of a campaign there in 2016 than there has been in the past (which isn't exactly saying much). Yeah. Starting from fifth place doesn't sound so bad.. until you realise you're behind the last vestiges of the All Scotland Pensioner Party Are they connected to the SSCUP? Indeed does that still exist? Ah, all those small parties who briefly graced Holyrood or failed miserably, hoping that the voting system would let them in. The SSCUP, SSP, and best of all, Scottish Voice. |
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Post by Arthur Figgis on Dec 17, 2014 14:17:56 GMT
Yeah. Starting from fifth place doesn't sound so bad.. until you realise you're behind the last vestiges of the All Scotland Pensioner Party Are they connected to the SSCUP? Indeed does that still exist? Ah, all those small parties who briefly graced Holyrood or failed miserably, hoping that the voting system would let them in. The SSCUP, SSP, and best of all, Scottish Voice. Could be worse. The electoral system for the 1996 NI Forum elections was just insane. |
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Post by Tony Otim on Dec 17, 2014 14:23:17 GMT
Electing a Green MSP in Central would be a pretty tall order at the moment, though a surprisingly high number of new members have been from that area, so there might be a bit more of a campaign there in 2016 than there has been in the past (which isn't exactly saying much). Yeah. Starting from fifth place doesn't sound so bad.. until you realise you're behind the last vestiges of the All Scotland Pensioner Party So 4th should definitely be possible next time |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2014 14:38:57 GMT
Are they connected to the SSCUP? Indeed does that still exist? Ah, all those small parties who briefly graced Holyrood or failed miserably, hoping that the voting system would let them in. The SSCUP, SSP, and best of all, Scottish Voice. I'm still not sure what's worse; that Archie Stirling spent £184,920 on a campaign that got his party 8,782 votes, or that 8,782 people voted for a party that had no policies in its manifesto. And yes, the SSCUP and the All Scotland Pensioners Party were effectively the same thing, at least by 2011 (I believe that they were originally two separate parties founded on the same day that immediately entered an electoral pact with each other). Their website no longer exists, so I'm assuming that they've wrapped up. |
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Post by Tony Otim on Dec 17, 2014 14:57:39 GMT
They stood in 2012 locals (mainly in Fife, but also Highlands, South Lanarkshire, North Ayrshire and MOray, but I don't think they've made any of the by-elections since.
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Post by john07 on Dec 17, 2014 15:36:45 GMT
Are they connected to the SSCUP? Indeed does that still exist? Ah, all those small parties who briefly graced Holyrood or failed miserably, hoping that the voting system would let them in. The SSCUP, SSP, and best of all, Scottish Voice. I'm still not sure what's worse; that Archie Stirling spent £184,920 on a campaign that got his party 8,782 votes, or that 8,782 people voted for a party that had no policies in its manifesto. And yes, the SSCUP and the All Scotland Pensioners Party were effectively the same thing, at least by 2011 (I believe that they were originally two separate parties founded on the same day that immediately entered an electoral pact with each other). Their website no longer exists, so I'm assuming that they've wrapped up. More likely they have died off. |
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Dec 17, 2014 16:50:55 GMT
Are they connected to the SSCUP? Indeed does that still exist? Ah, all those small parties who briefly graced Holyrood or failed miserably, hoping that the voting system would let them in. The SSCUP, SSP, and best of all, Scottish Voice. I'm still not sure what's worse; that Archie Stirling spent £184,920 on a campaign that got his party 8,782 votes, or that 8,782 people voted for a party that had no policies in its manifesto. As Italy, the United States and several Brazilian pentacostal churches have shown us- never underestimate people's willingness to back a rich man who promises they will become rich too if only he can have their vote or money. |
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Post by AdminSTB on Dec 17, 2014 21:20:54 GMT
Yeah. Starting from fifth place doesn't sound so bad.. until you realise you're behind the last vestiges of the All Scotland Pensioner Party Are they connected to the SSCUP? Indeed does that still exist? Ah, all those small parties who briefly graced Holyrood or failed miserably, hoping that the voting system would let them in. The SSCUP, SSP, and best of all, Scottish Voice. Don't forget the Scottish People's Alliance who contested the 2003 Holyrood elections, but as of 2014 still somehow have a lamppost poster up at the east end of Rose Street in Edinburgh's city centre. EDIT Actually, it sadly seems to be gone now. Looking at StreetView, it's still present in November 2012, but by the next update in May 2014 it's gone. Another victim of the tramworks perhaps? goo.gl/maps/aUZO8 |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2014 21:51:10 GMT
I was trying to remember what they were called. And of course, they'd actually had two Conservative MSPs defect to them ahead of the election (co-incidentally after being effectively de-selected by their party, I believe).
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Post by casualobserver on Dec 20, 2014 8:29:07 GMT
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Post by gwynthegriff on Dec 20, 2014 21:10:39 GMT
Kath Murphy, Conservative candidate for Cheshire East in 2008 & 2011 (and previously a Lib Dem Focus deliverer), has joined the Labour Party. Notable only as she only needs UKIP and Green to complete a set.  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2014 0:05:12 GMT
Kath Murphy, Conservative candidate for Cheshire East in 2008 & 2011 (and previously a Lib Dem Focus deliverer), has joined the Labour Party. Notable only as she only needs UKIP to complete a set. (cough) green (cough) |
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