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Post by erlend on Apr 24, 2012 14:17:40 GMT
If Nadine doesn't jump I suspect that at some point she may go so far out on a limb as to have it sawn off behind her (ie expelled).
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Post by historian1986 on Apr 24, 2012 15:01:05 GMT
Why doesn't CCHQ give her permission to run for the police commissioner post in Bedfordshire? CCHQ would finally get rid of her, without having to defect to UKIP. This way her seat would be still held by the Conservatives in the resulting by-election.
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Post by East Anglian Lefty on Apr 24, 2012 15:40:53 GMT
Why doesn't CCHQ give her permission to run for the police commissioner post in Bedfordshire? CCHQ would finally get rid of her, without having to defect to UKIP. This way her seat would be still held by the Conservatives in the resulting by-election. Because a) she probably isn't interested; b) might have difficulty winning a contested selection and c) would transform a Labour victory from an outside chance to better than evens odds. |
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Post by richardclemerson on Apr 24, 2012 15:44:33 GMT
Why doesn't CCHQ give her permission to run for the police commissioner post in Bedfordshire? CCHQ would finally get rid of her, without having to defect to UKIP. This way her seat would be still held by the Conservatives in the resulting by-election. Because a) she probably isn't interested; b) might have difficulty winning a contested selection and c) would transform a Labour victory from an outside chance to better than evens odds. Not to forget (d) she has the intellectual capacity of Winnie The Pooh |
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Post by East Anglian Lefty on Apr 24, 2012 15:53:10 GMT
Because a) she probably isn't interested; b) might have difficulty winning a contested selection and c) would transform a Labour victory from an outside chance to better than evens odds. Not to forget (d) she has the intellectual capacity of Winnie The Pooh Harsh. Winne may have been a bear of very little brain, but nobody seriously doubted that he had one. |
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Post by richardclemerson on Apr 24, 2012 16:14:43 GMT
Not to forget (d) she has the intellectual capacity of Winnie The Pooh Harsh. Winne may have been a bear of very little brain, but nobody seriously doubted that he had one. ;D ;D |
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Post by The Bishop on Apr 24, 2012 16:19:24 GMT
The love for Mad Nad on here - even from Tories ;D
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Post by stepney on Apr 24, 2012 16:43:35 GMT
The love for Mad Nad on here - even from Tories ;D You ought to see what we say in the private Tory forum.  |
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Post by timrollpickering on Apr 25, 2012 8:11:06 GMT
The love for Mad Nad on here - even from Tories ;D She's the Lembit Öpik of the Conservative Party, only not as funny. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2012 8:35:22 GMT
The love for Mad Nad on here - even from Tories ;D You should see what we've been saying on our own board about her! Up until a couple of days ago, I was fine with her, but not anymore. She's had two sh*tty tweets from me. When a right-wing tory MP loses the support of The Situation - they're in trouble!  |
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Post by thirdchill on Apr 25, 2012 10:50:53 GMT
The love for Mad Nad on here - even from Tories ;D What I have said on the conservative forum is the polite version of what I think of her. A period of silence on her part would be welcome. I can imagine there have been one or two (past or present) labour figures who the labour posters on here generally dislike. |
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Post by leicesterlad on Apr 25, 2012 10:54:31 GMT
The love for Mad Nad on here - even from Tories ;D You ought to see what we say in the private Tory forum. We've said nothing bad about Nadine...Doreen on the other hand, is a different story....  |
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Post by Tony Otim on Apr 25, 2012 11:26:00 GMT
Personally, I don't think Dorries has ever or could ever sink lower than when she blamed child sex abuse on the victims not saying no. The idea of someone with her views even standing for police commisioner is just too horrific to contemplate.
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Post by Richard Allen on Apr 25, 2012 11:33:44 GMT
I think that in the medium term Dorries has done Cameron a favour. She's gone so far across the line that even the most usual of suspects wouldn't follow her lead. I was astonished by what she said - the language was more provocative than even most of us would use. I think she will become the Bob Marshall-Andrews of the Tory party. I do wonder whether you will be as indulgent to your mavericks as we were to ours when we were in government. I share your astonishment in what she said. Can anyone remember a government back bencher making such a spiteful personal attack on a Prime Minister? I certainly can't recall Bob Marshall-Andrews being this personal in his attacks on Blair. |
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Post by The Bishop on Apr 25, 2012 12:20:36 GMT
The nearest Labour parallel is perhaps Charles Clarke - and to the poster above (who I know is a newbie) we most certainly did, and do, give him every bit of the respect that he so thoroughly deserves  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2012 12:24:57 GMT
I have no doubt a week Friday we will see a defection or two being high profile.
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Post by andrea on Apr 28, 2012 14:50:31 GMT
Does that count? Your Thurrock reported that Teresa Gorman has signed the nomination paper of UKIP candidate (Orsett ward). Local UKIP says “Mrs Gorman has been with us for some time. She is fed up with the present situation and wants to see change.”
John Major is sending out the invitations for the celebration party.
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Post by The Bishop on Apr 28, 2012 15:03:29 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2012 17:28:00 GMT
nice twitter war at the moment betwen Leeds CF and Leeds Lab students
after corrections found that
Well done to the 40% of the 2011-2012 @leeds_CF Committee who have defected to UKIP this week.
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Post by kvasir on Apr 29, 2012 17:33:33 GMT
nice twitter war at the moment betwen Leeds CF and Leeds Lab students after corrections found that Well done to the 40% of the 2011-2012 @leeds_CF Committee who have defected to UKIP this week. Hey, I'm pretty sure Leeds was MY remit Anyway, I saw this coming through my Twitter feed and thought "I wonder if Vote-UK would be interested" and decided against it. Noticeable that Conservative candidate from the Headingley ward last year and former chair of Leeds Conservative Future has defected too. Still more amusing than anything else. |
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