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Post by yellowperil on Jan 7, 2022 14:34:36 GMT
In a by election I think local trumps good in the desirable list of attributes for a candidate. Its not unreasonable to think that if he gets to parliament, Neil Shastri Hurst might well prove to be a better MP than Louis French. Or for that matter some anonymous housewife from Wem (whose name I forget and can'r be arse to look up, but who has all the hallmarks of a Diana Maddock or Sandra Gidley) This is an appalling piece of mysogyny even by your standards. Why "housewife"? I strongly suggest you mean "woman". Carole 's profession is chartered accountant, for what that's worth. And Sandra was, famously, a pharmacist (She's a communist! No, she's a pharmacist!) and Diana a teacher of EFL. Because women, you know, sometimes have professional careers. |
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Post by gwynthegriff on Jan 7, 2022 14:35:46 GMT
Though of course Gidley held her seat for two more elections..... and Maddock had a distinguished parliamentary career in the Other Place. And Gidley became the first female President of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society. |
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Jan 7, 2022 15:07:08 GMT
Or for that matter some anonymous housewife from Wem (whose name I forget and can'r be arse to look up, but who has all the hallmarks of a Diana Maddock or Sandra Gidley) This is an appalling piece of mysogyny even by your standards. Yes it's almost as if it had been designed to get some sanctimonious old fart frothing at the mouth. Thanks for obliging (not sure what my 'standards' are though in relation to 'mysogyny' - perhaps you'd care to elaborate on that?) |
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Post by iain on Jan 7, 2022 15:31:35 GMT
Or for that matter some anonymous housewife from Wem (whose name I forget and can'r be arse to look up, but who has all the hallmarks of a Diana Maddock or Sandra Gidley) This is an appalling piece of mysogyny even by your standards. Why "housewife"? I strongly suggest you mean "woman". Carole 's profession is chartered accountant, for what that's worth. And Sandra was, famously, a pharmacist (She's a communist! No, she's a pharmacist!) and Diana a teacher of EFL. Because women, you know, sometimes have professional careers. Who's Carole? |
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Post by yellowperil on Jan 7, 2022 16:25:54 GMT
This is an appalling piece of mysogyny even by your standards. Why "housewife"? I strongly suggest you mean "woman". Carole 's profession is chartered accountant, for what that's worth. And Sandra was, famously, a pharmacist (She's a communist! No, she's a pharmacist!) and Diana a teacher of EFL. Because women, you know, sometimes have professional careers. Who's Carole? I had meant Helen of course and I won't bore you with the complicated associations that led to that incredible error- I know exactly why I did it- most unfortunate in the context of the debate above  |
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Post by cogload on Jan 11, 2022 12:33:44 GMT
if it's good cattle country it's good bison country. Though as there's no evidence that we ever actually had European bison it would be an introduction rather than a re-introduction. Come to think of it, there's a commercial herd on the Rhug Estate not that far across the border into Wales, though those are American bison. We had our own sovereign bison  (the Forest Bison). It is close enough though as an alternate. Like the use of Tamworth's for Wild boar, which despite the latter running riot in the Forest of Dean and the New Forest is covered by the DWA and therefore unsuitable for rewilding projects with public access (see Knepp). |
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Post by greenhert on Feb 24, 2022 22:25:57 GMT
Take a look at this Tweet:
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Post by No Offence Alan on Feb 24, 2022 22:28:06 GMT
Take a look at this Tweet: A drop in the ocean compared to what is spent in USA elections. |
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Post by neilm on Feb 24, 2022 22:30:35 GMT
I wonder if Duncan Kerr has ever looked at a by-election return before.
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Post by clyde1998 on Feb 24, 2022 22:31:13 GMT
Take a look at this Tweet: Reclaim spending just shy of £80k to get 375 votes; over £200 a vote.  |
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Post by LDCaerdydd on Feb 24, 2022 22:39:50 GMT
Where the hell did Reclaim get £80k from and what the hell did they spend it on‽
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Feb 24, 2022 22:48:55 GMT
Reclaim spending just shy of £80,000 to get only 375 votes and come seventh has lightened my evening.
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Post by ricmk on Feb 24, 2022 22:51:12 GMT
Where the hell did Reclaim get £80k from and what the hell did they spend it on‽ Leaflets inscribed on vellum? We didn’t pick up any of that spend at the time, surely if that sort of money was in play it should have been more visible. Might they have posted all their leaflets? The interesting one for me is the Labour return, we know there were tensions about how hard to fight. That answers pretty clearly how much they were doing behind the scenes. |
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Post by Chris from Brum on Feb 24, 2022 22:54:09 GMT
Where the hell did Reclaim get £80k from and what the hell did they spend it on‽ Expensive hotel suites? |
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Post by neilm on Feb 24, 2022 23:23:01 GMT
Where the hell did Reclaim get £80k from and what the hell did they spend it on‽ Excellent interrobang use: I don't think I've seen it used on this forum before. |
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Post by LDCaerdydd on Nov 22, 2022 15:32:39 GMT
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Post by carlton43 on Nov 22, 2022 15:52:33 GMT
Any Conservative so far forgetting himself as to bring an action in a foreign kangaroo court against his own nation and a Conservative Administration, should be reviled, execrated and shunned for life as bottom feeding pond slime. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2022 15:19:33 GMT
I wouldn’t be surprised if the ECHR ruled that party politics is inhumane and oppressive and the only proper way to govern is through the courts.
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Post by The Bishop on Nov 27, 2022 10:46:22 GMT
Really?
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Post by john07 on Nov 27, 2022 14:58:05 GMT
Really? I would be pretty surprised tbh. For a moment I thought that John Looney had hijacked your account? |
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(the Forest Bison). It is close enough though as an alternate. Like the use of Tamworth's for Wild boar, which despite the latter running riot in the Forest of Dean and the New Forest is covered by the DWA and therefore unsuitable for rewilding projects with public access (see Knepp). 
