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Post by andrewp on Nov 26, 2021 18:41:29 GMT
I make it that the total number of constituencies for which we currently have no entry is as follows
East region: 19
East Midlands : 6
London: 8
North East: 14
North West: 10
South East: 15
South West: 1
Yorkshire: 4
Wales:14
Scotland: 36
Total: 127
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2021 11:37:17 GMT
I am in the process of writing N Wilts, unfortunately something has happened to my laptop that's preventing it from connecting to the internet
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Post by peterl on Dec 2, 2021 17:54:04 GMT
I am in the process of writing N Wilts, unfortunately something has happened to my laptop that's preventing it from connecting to the internet Try turning your internet router off, waiting for about a minute and turning it on again. While you are doing this, restart your laptop. This solves many problems. |
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Post by andrewp on May 18, 2022 13:50:54 GMT
Given that we have had a few more profiles over the last few days, I thought I’d bump the list of seats for which we don’t have a profile
East: Chelmsford, Witham, Norfolk SW, Norfolk Mid, Norfolk South, Broadland, Great Yarmouth, Norwich N.
East Midlands Loughborough.
North East: Stockton S, Stockton N, Durham N, Easington, Houghton & Sunderland S, Washington & Sunderland W, Sunderland C, South Shields.
North West: Ellesmere Port, Halton, St Helens S & whiston, St Helens N
South East: Tonbridge & Malling, Sittingbourne & Sheppey, Gillingham & Rainham, Chatham & Aylesford, Rochester & Strood, Gravesham, Dartford, Sevenoaks, Wokingham, Reading E.
Yorkshire: Hull W & Hessle
Wales: Dwyfor Meirionnydd, Wrexham ,Carmarthen E & Dinefwr, Llanelli, Pontypridd, Caerphilly, Merthyr & Rhymney, Islwyn.
Scotland: Ross, Skye etc, Gordon, Perth & N Perthshire, Ochil & S Perthshire, Angus, Dundee E,, Fife NE, Glenrothes, Stirling, Falkirk,Livingston, Edinburgh E, Midlothian, East Lothian, Berwickshire etc, Dumfriesshire etc, Rutherglen & Hamilton W, Lanark & Hamilton E, Motherwell & Wishaw, Coatbridge etc, Airdrie & Shotts, Cumbernauld etc.
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Post by iang on May 18, 2022 13:56:20 GMT
Given it's where I'm from, I ought to have a crack at Bexley & Sidcup, and Bexleyheath & Crayford. Mind you, I've said that before. Once all my exam classes have left and before I get swallowed by GCSE marking. I'll give them a go
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Post by andrewteale on May 18, 2022 14:35:19 GMT
I have written something for Manchester Withington, I'll see if I can find it.
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Post by John Chanin on May 18, 2022 15:07:34 GMT
I did Daventry ages ago. When the time is right I can finish off Leicestershire, although it will be a long day out, with an hour and a half drive there and back, before travelling through the area. However I need periodically to charge the battery on my car, which requires a long drive every couple of months. If no-one else does it I can eventually do MK South as well.
I’m toying with renting a cottage in Norfolk for a week. Given British weather there will probably be a couple of days when walking is unpromising, so I could do some of the Norfolk seats. It’s several decades since I was last in Norfolk so I can’t do them without a visit.
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Post by Penddu on May 21, 2022 8:09:14 GMT
I will have a go at the south of Wales constituencies, but I am not familiar with the seats in the north.
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Post by The Bishop on May 21, 2022 8:39:29 GMT
East: Harlow, Chelmsford, Saffron Walden, Braintree, Witham, Cambridge (original deleted), Cambridgeshire SE, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire NW, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire NE, Norfolk NW, Norfolk SW, Norfolk Mid, Norfolk South, Norfolk North, Broadland, Great Yarmouth, Norwich N Presumably this was one of batman's in their previous incarnation, though I note a subsequent profile (by another user) has in fact been posted in the thread. |
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Post by batman on May 21, 2022 8:50:30 GMT
yes I did do a profile of Cambridge originally
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Post by John Chanin on May 21, 2022 9:14:21 GMT
East: Harlow, Chelmsford, Saffron Walden, Braintree, Witham, Cambridge (original deleted), Cambridgeshire SE, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire NW, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire NE, Norfolk NW, Norfolk SW, Norfolk Mid, Norfolk South, Norfolk North, Broadland, Great Yarmouth, Norwich N Presumably this was one of batman 's in their previous incarnation, though I note a subsequent profile (by another poster) has in fact been posted in the thread. ‘s list is out of date and has errors. The correct latest lists are posted in each section of the almanac. |
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Post by Pete Whitehead on May 21, 2022 10:09:45 GMT
The subsequent 'profile' was not worth the pixels it was written on so it is correct to treat Cambridge as still having no profile (though EAL's addendum was excellent)
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Post by The Bishop on May 21, 2022 10:11:11 GMT
yes I did do a profile of Cambridge originally Any chance of reposting it? |
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Post by therealriga on May 21, 2022 11:41:10 GMT
Thinking about it, I might have to update some of the Northern Ireland ones in the light of the recent Assembly election results. There are some where SF did well (South Down now looks safe for them and they recovered in Foyle) and Alliance (Lagan Valley looks like a potential gain, though on the other hand, the DUP held their ground in Belfast East.)
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Post by batman on May 21, 2022 14:04:48 GMT
yes I did do a profile of Cambridge originally Any chance of reposting it? if asked I could rewrite it from scratch, but I don't have the original. |
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Post by The Bishop on May 22, 2022 10:20:18 GMT
I am in the process of writing N Wilts, unfortunately something has happened to my laptop that's preventing it from connecting to the internet Have you finished it yet? (last one from that region still to be done!) |
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Post by John Chanin on Jul 22, 2022 18:31:19 GMT
One for the list of John Chanin. It would be nice to get the new profiles rolling again. I think this has reached its limits. In England there are just 5 chunks outstanding: North Kent North West Essex Norfolk Cheshire Durham and surrounds In Wales the north and west plus mid-Glamorgan means nearly half has not been done. In Scotland only Glasgow and Edinburgh have profiles. While there are regular posters in most of these areas, they have no interest in this project, and after 2 years they are not going to suddenly find interest. Those of us who are interested have exhausted the parts of the country we have knowledge of. After originally doing areas I knew, I have greatly enjoyed extending my knowledge by taking day trips out to quite a lot of places I knew little or nothing about, and have been quite pleased with the results. But there is nowhere else in range. Basically unless someone is going to do profiles solely from census, wikipedia, LEAP, google maps etc, which are likely to be colourless, this is as far as we get. Over to Robert Waller. |
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Post by Robert Waller on Jul 22, 2022 19:33:15 GMT
Yes, perhaps I should expand on my present ideas for this project.
I myself did pause writing new profiles while I marked 3,018 public examination items.
However, as that finished yesterday, my SE Cambridgeshire entry today was just resuming those I have already mentioned are on my immediate list.
There are a number of others on that list and then I have several ideas for more in my own 'pipeline'.
I just feel it would be nice if others feel they can join in and not leave them all to me - though my own commitment is long term, health etc dependent of course.
As stated before, I myself do not feel that everyone has to do them the same way and to the same standards. Threads are open and can always be improved by anyone who feels they can do so.
In the longer term, negotiations are still going on about a possible revival of a book version of the Almanac of British Politics, and I have filed 20 positive responses to my invitations to contributors on this forum when I asked if they would contribute to such a venture.
If this were to happen it would commence after the finalisation of boundary proposals and hopefully include material from the 2021 census, so we would still be looking at the year 2023 for the bulk of such writing.
I myself believe the chances of such a 'paper copy' are not very high, however it is not definitively ruled out.
However I do see this online 'Vote UK Almanac' as a long term project in any case. When the boundaries are finalised I have been hoping to revise the entries organised along the lines of the new constituencies. This will not quite be starting all over again, as much of what has already been done can be adapted - I know this from the 25 years and 8 editions of the book!
John has made a massive and very high quality contribution so far and is welcome to bow out if he wishes with my and I imagine our thanks and admiration. But I do not think he is actually entitled to call time authoritatively on the project. Someone has made me moderator of this section of the website (without me soliciting this in any way) and I do not give up easily; and it would seem from the response to recent new profiles that others might 'like' it to continue.
I for one shall keep going. Thanks and welcome to anyone else who thinks in a similar way!
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Post by The Bishop on Oct 30, 2022 10:05:57 GMT
I see that Robert Waller is diligently working his way through the remaining unprofiled constituencies. Any chance of an updated list of these, who knows some other people might be inspired to help him finish this project off  |
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Post by andrewp on Oct 30, 2022 10:29:14 GMT
I see that Robert Waller is diligently working his way through the remaining unprofiled constituencies. Any chance of an updated list of these, who knows some other people might be inspired to help him finish this project off Here is what I think the list of outstanding constituencies is. 63 to go. I’m sure Robert would welcome some help. East: Chelmsford, Norfolk SW, Norfolk Mid, Norfolk South, Broadland, Great Yarmouth, Norwich N. North East: Stockton S, Stockton N, Durham N, Easington, Houghton & Sunderland S, Washington & Sunderland W, Sunderland C, South Shields. North West: St Helens S & whiston, St Helens N South East: Tonbridge & Malling, Sittingbourne & Sheppey, Gillingham & Rainham, Chatham & Aylesford, Rochester & Strood, Gravesham, Dartford Yorkshire: Hull W & Hessle Wales: Dwyfor Meirionnydd, Carmarthen E & Dinefwr, Llanelli, Caerphilly, Merthyr & Rhymney, Islwyn. Scotland: Ross, Skye etc, Gordon, Perth & N Perthshire, Ochil & S Perthshire, Angus, Dundee E, Glenrothes, Berwickshire etc, Dumfriesshire etc, Rutherglen & Hamilton W, Lanark & Hamilton E, Motherwell & Wishaw, Coatbridge etc, Airdrie & Shotts, Cumbernauld etc. |
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