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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2023 12:16:03 GMT
Welcome to the 21st century, Carlton. I don't give a toss whether I endear myself to you or anyone else on here FWIW. but you're the person who wants to have a get-together! It's all very odd when you claim that you don't want to meet people (maybe you only mean in elections?) and then arrange a meet-up. Getting drunk =/= campaigning. My former MP resigned due to death threats so I’d personally avoid face to face campaigning. Also look at what happened to Jo Cox and David Amess. Politics is getting scary. We also had Covid. |
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Post by matureleft on Sept 22, 2023 12:34:27 GMT
In over 40 years of activism I've never been scared campaigning. The occasional unpleasant or angry response. A few slammed doors. A leaflet set on fire and thrown back and another torn up in my face. I concede that I'm a pretty solid looking 6'2" guy and that can help (but it can also provoke). Being polite and good-humoured goes a long way. Smile (nicely!).
All the evidence I've ever seen suggests that personal contact, particularly with the candidate, counts a great deal, particularly with less motivated voters. There's some logic in that. A voter sees some hard work being put in and they see a human being, flawed. perhaps not entirely agreeing with their sentiments, but human.
That's not to say that digital campaigning isn't important. It certainly is. It's also fair to say that leafleting can get too much emphasis. Most accept that perhaps 80% of a leaflet's impact is the person noticing that it's been delivered by a particular party, if they do. Another 15% is the headline that can be read in the time it takes to take it to the recycling box. 5% or less is the content as few, except opposition activists looking for gaffes, read it in detail.
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Post by doktorb🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ on Sept 22, 2023 14:43:58 GMT
Voters don't really like MPs or councillors at the best of times though they do expect to see both "down their way" campaigning ("We never see you unless it's election time" and all that).
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Post by graham on Sept 22, 2023 15:11:09 GMT
Can someone remind me as when Postal Votes begin to be issued in terms of the election timetable?
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YL
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Post by YL on Sept 22, 2023 15:39:33 GMT
SOPN9 candidates, with no Emperor of India Robert Bilcliff (UKIP) Andy Cooper (Con) Ian Stuart Cooper (Reform UK) Sarah Siena Edwards (Lab) Howling Laud Hope (OMRLP) Sue Howarth (Green) Peter George Longman (no descripton) Ashlea Simon (Britain First) Sunny Virk (Lib Dem)
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Post by LDCaerdydd on Sept 22, 2023 17:34:41 GMT
Can someone remind me as when Postal Votes begin to be issued in terms of the election timetable? Early next week |
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Post by greenhert on Sept 22, 2023 18:38:24 GMT
SOPN9 candidates, with no Emperor of IndiaRobert Bilcliff (UKIP) Andy Cooper (Con) Ian Stuart Cooper (Reform UK) Sarah Siena Edwards (Lab) Howling Laud Hope (OMRLP) Sue Howarth (Green) Peter George Longman (no descripton) Ashlea Simon (Britain First) Sunny Virk (Lib Dem) No one can stand in more than one by-election that occurs on the same date, as this breaches the rules of only being able to stand in one constituency at a parliamentary election/by-election. As for Peter Longman, all I have discovered is that he is a company director. Would anyone on this forum happen to know anything else about him? |
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YL
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Post by YL on Sept 22, 2023 19:13:09 GMT
As for Peter Longman, all I have discovered is that he is a company director. Would anyone on this forum happen to know anything else about him? I think he's the Peter Longman mentioned as the founder of an organisation called Transport for Britain. |
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Post by heslingtonian on Sept 22, 2023 20:09:11 GMT
Do we think the choice of the Reform Party candidate's name is coincidental or designed to confusion with the Conservative candidate? I suspect the latter.
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Post by finsobruce on Sept 22, 2023 20:16:39 GMT
Do we think the choice of the Reform Party candidate's name is coincidental or designed to confusion with the Conservative candidate? I suspect the latter. such cynicism in one so young... |
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Post by johnloony on Sept 22, 2023 20:58:50 GMT
Do we think the choice of the Reform Party candidate's name is coincidental or designed to confusion with the Conservative candidate? I suspect the latter. We think it’s coincidental, because we are rational and open-minded rather than insane and hysterical. |
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Post by finsobruce on Sept 22, 2023 21:06:50 GMT
Do we think the choice of the Reform Party candidate's name is coincidental or designed to confusion with the Conservative candidate? I suspect the latter. We think it’s coincidental, because we are rational and open-minded rather than insane and hysterical. Maybe you could be a little less rude to a fellow Forum member John. |
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Post by johnloony on Sept 22, 2023 21:19:36 GMT
We think it’s coincidental, because we are rational and open-minded rather than insane and hysterical. Maybe you could be a little less rude to a fellow Forum member John. Me?!? Rude?!? I’ve never been rude to anybody!!! |
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Post by finsobruce on Sept 22, 2023 21:43:49 GMT
Maybe you could be a little less rude to a fellow Forum member John. Me?!? Rude?!? I’ve never been rude to anybody!!! See your previous post.
You would expect to be treated with a level of courtesy, and other people have a right to expect it too, unless they are also engaging in the same sort of thing.
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Post by gwynthegriff on Sept 22, 2023 21:59:13 GMT
As for Peter Longman, all I have discovered is that he is a company director. Would anyone on this forum happen to know anything else about him? I think he's the Peter Longman mentioned as the founder of an organisation called Transport for Britain. Dear God, that's an awful website. Worth going to the foot of it where "Transport for Britain" has a nice photograph of a city which isn't in Britain. Can anyone identify? |
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Post by johnloony on Sept 22, 2023 22:00:13 GMT
Me?!? Rude?!? I’ve never been rude to anybody!!! See your previous post.
You would expect to be treated with a level of courtesy, and other people have a right to expect it too, unless they are also engaging in the same sort of thing.
I have always been extremely courteous and polite and tolerant and lenient and laid-back and open-minded and reasonable and moderate and calm to everybody else, in spite of the repeated, continued, and ongoing provocations of a tiny minority of insane lunatics, hystericalists, irrationalists, idiots, morons, saboteurs and malevolent weirdoes who insist on trying to destroy civilisation. I don’t see why I should be expected to stand idly by and be cut in half with a scythe by a marauding gang of psychotic rhinoceroses. |
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Post by minionofmidas on Sept 23, 2023 6:01:38 GMT
Dear God, that's an awful website. Worth going to the foot of it where "Transport for Britain" has a nice photograph of a city which isn't in Britain. Can anyone identify? Firenze. |
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Post by doktorb🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ on Sept 23, 2023 6:36:05 GMT
As for Peter Longman, all I have discovered is that he is a company director. Would anyone on this forum happen to know anything else about him? I think he's the Peter Longman mentioned as the founder of an organisation called Transport for Britain. Very wise organisation looking at that opening paragraph. |
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Post by yellowperil on Sept 23, 2023 7:16:56 GMT
Dear God, that's an awful website. Worth going to the foot of it where "Transport for Britain" has a nice photograph of a city which isn't in Britain. Can anyone identify? Firenze. Not the Flo most of us know and love. I am scatching my head at the description of the photo. A nice photo of a city? Really? Looks more like a picture of hell to me! The only thing I agree on its clearly not the UK because the vehicles are on the wrong side of the road, and if it's in Italy the term Spaghetti Junction would clearly be appropriate. And the buildings you can see clearly are the usual motorway associated dross. The only decent way to arrive in Firenze, which I have done many times, is by rail. |
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Post by heslingtonian on Sept 23, 2023 7:28:35 GMT
We think it’s coincidental, because we are rational and open-minded rather than insane and hysterical. Maybe you could be a little less rude to a fellow Forum member John. It's ok, I have the hide of a rhinoceros. Although I enjoy the irony of being called "insane" by a Loony. |
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