Chris from Brum
Lib Dem
What I need is a strong drink and a peer group.
Posts: 9,732
|
Post by Chris from Brum on Feb 26, 2019 8:46:33 GMT
To encourage local activists to take part. There's an anecdote about David Penhaligon helping to stuff envelopes at a by-election. Someone asked if him that was really the most productive use of an MP's time. He replied "As long as I stay, you're not going to leave, are you?" Ha! well maybe. Doesn't seem to work in my experience. Especially if you're dealing with Diane Abbott who doesn't turn up anyway. 
Dearly as I love Catherine it would take more than her presence in a committee room to keep me there.
Bonus for you there. |
|
timmullen1
Labour
Closing account as BossMan declines to respond to messages seeking support.
Posts: 11,823 
|
Post by timmullen1 on Feb 26, 2019 8:49:31 GMT
What's the point of them then? To encourage local activists to take part. There's an anecdote about David Penhaligon helping to stuff envelopes at a by-election. Someone asked if him that was really the most productive use of an MP's time. He replied "As long as I stay, you're not going to leave, are you?" In my experience we get a few extra bodies turning out that we don’t usually see, an interview in the local newspaper and maybe local radio station which reminds voters there’s an election on, and some useful pics you can use on future leaflets. If the Shad Cab member has some “star power” it helps - I recall David Blunkett coming to us, and his guide dog was a bigger draw than any human. |
|
carlton43
Reform Party
Posts: 50,907
Member is Online
|
Post by carlton43 on Feb 26, 2019 9:16:20 GMT
To encourage local activists to take part. There's an anecdote about David Penhaligon helping to stuff envelopes at a by-election. Someone asked if him that was really the most productive use of an MP's time. He replied "As long as I stay, you're not going to leave, are you?" Ha! well maybe. Doesn't seem to work in my experience. Especially if you're dealing with Diane Abbott who doesn't turn up anyway.
Dearly as I love Catherine it would take more than her presence in a committee room to keep me there.
"Well-ll-ll..." "Well-ll-ll-ll.....Finso" "I have difficulties with addresses Finso" "A-n--ddd I have difficuties with numbers Finso." "And dates get me all confused, and times and things." "A-nn-ddd......I have no sense of direwection." |
|
|
|
Post by finsobruce on Feb 26, 2019 9:20:27 GMT
Ha! well maybe. Doesn't seem to work in my experience. Especially if you're dealing with Diane Abbott who doesn't turn up anyway.
Dearly as I love Catherine it would take more than her presence in a committee room to keep me there.
"Well-ll-ll..." "Well-ll-ll-ll.....Finso" "I have difficulties with addresses Finso" "A-n--ddd I have difficuties with numbers Finso." "And dates get me all confused, and times and things." "A-nn-ddd......I have no sense of direwection." She was supposed to be in two different places at once and ended up being in .......neither. Apparently. |
|
carlton43
Reform Party
Posts: 50,907
Member is Online
|
Post by carlton43 on Feb 26, 2019 9:28:24 GMT
"Well-ll-ll..." "Well-ll-ll-ll.....Finso" "I have difficulties with addresses Finso" "A-n--ddd I have difficuties with numbers Finso." "And dates get me all confused, and times and things." "A-nn-ddd......I have no sense of direwection." She was supposed to be in two different places at once and ended up being in .......neither. Apparently. It is helpful for us all that not only is she astoundingly thick and stupid but helpfully looks and sounds astoundingly thick and stupid. If she tried a bit harder she could be a black female Chis Williamson. Or is that going just a tad too far? |
|
|
|
Post by finsobruce on Feb 26, 2019 9:30:41 GMT
She was supposed to be in two different places at once and ended up being in .......neither. Apparently. It is helpful for us all that not only is she astoundingly thick and stupid but helpfully looks and sounds astoundingly thick and stupid. If she tried a bit harder she could be a black female Chis Williamson. Or is that going just a tad too far? Possibly, yes. |
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2019 17:58:30 GMT
I think you are over estimating how many people pay attention to visits by shadow ministers. Id be surprised if they knew or cared What's the point of them then? someones got to feel important |
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2019 12:51:13 GMT
Well, it's been an eventful morning on the campaign. So far, we've had the Twitter account "bluestroud" accuse Liz of being out with a "known Labour troll", and somebody has destroyed one of our poster stakes - as in broken the stake and slashed the board with a knife!
|
|
|
|
Post by Delighted Of Tunbridge Wells on Feb 27, 2019 18:57:22 GMT
Well, it's been an eventful morning on the campaign. So far, we've had the Twitter account "bluestroud" accuse Liz of being out with a "known Labour troll", and somebody has destroyed one of our poster stakes - as in broken the stake and slashed the board with a knife! Reckon the "gammons" lost their cool after their idol's Facebook and Insta was shut down. |
|
timmullen1
Labour
Closing account as BossMan declines to respond to messages seeking support.
Posts: 11,823
|
Post by timmullen1 on Feb 27, 2019 19:49:08 GMT
|
|
andrewp
Non-Aligned
Posts: 9,612
Member is Online
|
Post by andrewp on Feb 28, 2019 22:41:06 GMT
Leader of Stroud District council tweets that turnout is about 36% at polling stations and 63% for postal votes
|
|
|
|
Post by samdwebber on Feb 28, 2019 23:12:52 GMT
|
|
|
|
Post by tonygreaves on Feb 28, 2019 23:23:57 GMT
Well while you are all waiting with great excitement for the result, I will just report that a long time ago John Smithson was the leader of Pendle Borough Council.
|
|
|
|
Post by rhyfelwyr on Feb 28, 2019 23:40:18 GMT
Berkeley is about three or four miles from my house. I can see it out of the window. Would be a pleasant walk. The only problem is that the R.Severn is in the way  |
|
|
|
Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Feb 28, 2019 23:58:44 GMT
STROUD Berkeley Vale
GREEN, Lindsey Jane (Conservative) 993
ASHTON, Liz (Labour) 686
STAYTE, Mike (Liberal Democrats) 231
WILLETTS, Thomas William Edward (Green) 82
|
|
|
|
Post by Adam in Stroud on Mar 1, 2019 7:46:08 GMT
STROUD Berkeley Vale GREEN, Lindsey Jane (Conservative) 993 ASHTON, Liz (Labour) 686 STAYTE, Mike (Liberal Democrats) 231 WILLETTS, Thomas William Edward (Green) 82 Percentages look pretty much unchanged from last time, which given our resources and the efforts put in by Lab and Con I'll take. (Not sure how you calculate percentages for multi-member wards - do you work from the aggregates or from the score of best candidate?) |
|
andrewp
Non-Aligned
Posts: 9,612
Member is Online
|
Post by andrewp on Mar 1, 2019 7:58:21 GMT
STROUD Berkeley Vale GREEN, Lindsey Jane (Conservative) 993 ASHTON, Liz (Labour) 686 STAYTE, Mike (Liberal Democrats) 231 WILLETTS, Thomas William Edward (Green) 82 Con 49.8% Lab 34.4% LD 11.6% Green 4.1% Changes from 2016 con +4.6 Lab +0.8 LD -1.5 Green -3.9 |
|
|
|
Post by Pete Whitehead on Mar 1, 2019 8:14:37 GMT
STROUD Berkeley Vale GREEN, Lindsey Jane (Conservative) 993 ASHTON, Liz (Labour) 686 STAYTE, Mike (Liberal Democrats) 231 WILLETTS, Thomas William Edward (Green) 82 Percentages look pretty much unchanged from last time, which given our resources and the efforts put in by Lab and Con I'll take. (Not sure how you calculate percentages for multi-member wards - do you work from the aggregates or from the score of best candidate?) usually provides the changes compared with both methods. The 'correct' way of doing it is largely a matter of personal taste |
|
|
|
Post by finsobruce on Mar 1, 2019 8:30:10 GMT
STROUD Berkeley Vale GREEN, Lindsey Jane (Conservative) 993 ASHTON, Liz (Labour) 686 STAYTE, Mike (Liberal Democrats) 231 WILLETTS, Thomas William Edward (Green) 82 Con 49.8% Lab 34.4% LD 11.6% Green 4.1% Changes from 2016 con +4.6 Lab +0.8 LD -1.5 Green -3.9 So, as predicted by many, the defection of the Independent groupers has damaged the Green vote.
|
|
|
|
Post by robert1 on Mar 1, 2019 8:34:44 GMT
I would agree with Pete re a matter of taste but I think, on this occasion, it should be top candidate. As indicated in the opening briefing, 3 of the candidates were the ‘top’ person for their party last time round. Any personal vote last time should therefore logically apply this time as well.
|
|
