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Post by grahammurray on Nov 30, 2022 23:37:40 GMT
I’m disappointed that the Chiltern Hundreds was used. I thought they are used in rotation. |
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Post by Wisconsin on Nov 30, 2022 23:38:47 GMT
I’m disappointed that the Chiltern Hundreds was used. I thought they are used in rotation. No, I mean, I’m disappointed a sinecure was used at all, and we didn’t get to see the other rule in action. |
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Post by grahammurray on Nov 30, 2022 23:47:47 GMT
I thought they are used in rotation. No, I mean, I’m disappointed a sinecure was used at all, and we didn’t get to see the other rule in action. Ah, sorry I misunderstood. Does it all suggest that she hasn't actually taken her new job up yet? |
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Post by batman on Dec 1, 2022 7:34:04 GMT
yes, it seems so
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Post by stb12 on Dec 1, 2022 7:46:06 GMT
Was starting to think she’d not resign at all
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Post by Wisconsin on Dec 1, 2022 9:47:52 GMT
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Post by neilm on Dec 1, 2022 21:21:03 GMT
Alec Douglas-Home's younger brother, a three time parliamentary candidate who opposed the wartime policy of seeking Germany's unconditional surrender and who later stood as a Liberal but flounced off from the party, wrote a film called The Chiltern Hundreds starring David Tomlinson.
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Post by finsobruce on Dec 1, 2022 21:25:45 GMT
Alec Douglas-Home's younger brother, a three time parliamentary candidate who opposed the wartime policy of seeking Germany's unconditional surrender and who later stood as a Liberal but flounced off from the party, wrote a film called The Chiltern Hundreds starring David Tomlinson. He wrote a play called The Chiltern Hundreds which was made into a film in 1947.
He also wrote a play called (drum roll) The Manor of Northsted, and among many others one that may interest you in particular "The Jockey Club Stakes". |
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Post by neilm on Dec 1, 2022 21:35:06 GMT
Alec Douglas-Home's younger brother, a three time parliamentary candidate who opposed the wartime policy of seeking Germany's unconditional surrender and who later stood as a Liberal but flounced off from the party, wrote a film called The Chiltern Hundreds starring David Tomlinson. He wrote a play called The Chiltern Hundreds which was made into a film in 1947.
He also wrote a play called (drum roll) The Manor of Northsted, and among many others one that may interest you in particular "The Jockey Club Stakes". Sadly I haven't seen it performed, although a former colleague has a programme signed by Wilfred Hyde-White. I know that it contains the fantastic line "he can't be trusted- he's a stickler for the truth." |
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Post by finsobruce on Dec 1, 2022 21:38:35 GMT
He wrote a play called The Chiltern Hundreds which was made into a film in 1947.
He also wrote a play called (drum roll) The Manor of Northsted, and among many others one that may interest you in particular "The Jockey Club Stakes". Sadly I haven't seen it performed, although a former colleague has a programme signed by Wilfred Hyde-White. I know that it contains the fantastic line "he can't be trusted- he's a stickler for the truth." His play "Aunt Edwina" features a Colonel who accidentally takes some horse pills and becomes a woman. His wife then takes the same pills and becomes a man...
Ahead of his time, and all that.
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Post by CatholicLeft on Dec 1, 2022 22:29:06 GMT
Spoke to some friends of my sister's who are in the Labour Party in UpHolland and they said Rosie Cooper was baffled by the peerage claim. Always sounded like tosh to me as a peerage doesn't get you police protection. |
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Post by LDCaerdydd on Dec 2, 2022 8:10:40 GMT
A peerage doesn’t get you a police protection (neither does being an MP), however it sounds like she was afforded police protection because of threats against her because of her role and the expectation might have been that if she ceases to be an MP the protection stops and a peerage might be a way to eek it out.
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Post by southernliberal on Dec 14, 2022 16:21:40 GMT
I'm quite surprised Labour hasn't dropped the writ for this yet, they only have until Tuesday to do so (last day Parliament sits before going on their Christmas recess) if they want the by-election to take place in January. Any idea why they are delaying? Only thing I can think of is they want to get Stretford out of the way first, although it's hardly going to be a difficult hold for them tommorrow given the national climate.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2022 16:46:04 GMT
Looking at the state of West Lancashire's website I worry that anything added with a future date will crash the system.
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Post by Sg1 on Dec 14, 2022 17:30:00 GMT
I'm quite surprised Labour hasn't dropped the writ for this yet, they only have until Tuesday to do so (last day Parliament sits before going on their Christmas recess) if they want the by-election to take place in January. Any idea why they are delaying? Only thing I can think of is they want to get Stretford out of the way first, although it's hardly going to be a difficult hold for them tommorrow given the national climate. I guess to better space out the wins and good publicity |
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Post by owainsutton on Dec 14, 2022 17:46:26 GMT
I'm quite surprised Labour hasn't dropped the writ for this yet, they only have until Tuesday to do so (last day Parliament sits before going on their Christmas recess) if they want the by-election to take place in January. Any idea why they are delaying? Only thing I can think of is they want to get Stretford out of the way first, although it's hardly going to be a difficult hold for them tommorrow given the national climate. Are they wanting to delay it enough to end up coinciding with the May locals? Might be to their benefit in the latter if it worked out that way? |
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Post by YL on Dec 14, 2022 18:05:27 GMT
If they moved the writ before the recess then substantial parts of the process would be very close to Christmas; e.g. the nominations deadline for a by-election on 19 January could be 22 December.
As they haven't moved it yet, I suspect it'll be moved immediately after the recess with polling day being 9 or 16 February.
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Post by michaelarden on Dec 15, 2022 9:54:35 GMT
If they moved the writ before the recess then substantial parts of the process would be very close to Christmas; e.g. the nominations deadline for a by-election on 19 January could be 22 December. As they haven't moved it yet, I suspect it'll be moved immediately after the recess with polling day being 9 or 16 February. With some good publicity to start the local election campaign... |
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Post by The Bishop on Dec 15, 2022 11:17:39 GMT
I'm quite surprised Labour hasn't dropped the writ for this yet, they only have until Tuesday to do so (last day Parliament sits before going on their Christmas recess) if they want the by-election to take place in January. Any idea why they are delaying? Only thing I can think of is they want to get Stretford out of the way first, although it's hardly going to be a difficult hold for them tommorrow given the national climate. Are they wanting to delay it enough to end up coinciding with the May locals? Might be to their benefit in the latter if it worked out that way? Why on earth should they wait until then? And leaving the area without an MP for that long would not be the best course of action anyway. |
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Post by southernliberal on Jan 9, 2023 11:19:28 GMT
Presuming the writ for this will finally be moved this week with the Commons going back into sitting today...
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