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Post by doktorb🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ on Mar 26, 2024 7:33:04 GMT
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Post by CatholicLeft on Mar 26, 2024 14:02:18 GMT
So, I wonder who will stand for the Workers' Party? I am sure Mr Galloway will be rushing across with his bandwagon any minute now. not a seat where I'd expect them to figure much at all. There was a large amount of irony ladled into the question. |
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Post by bjornhattan on Mar 26, 2024 14:34:38 GMT
He came quite close (110 votes or c. 13%) to winning Bloomfield ward as an independent in 2023 - finishing ahead of an incumbent (ex Labour) councillor who also stood as an independent and the two Conservative candidates. |
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Post by greatkingrat on Mar 26, 2024 14:38:29 GMT
Think there'll be any more? According to Wiki: Mark Buthcher (Reform) Damon Sharp (NONPOL ) - New Open Non-Political Organsied Leadership - never heard of them either! A rather odd ragbag of policies. On climate change, they aren't bothered about CO2 emissions, but want to reduce methane instead by killing all cows. Apparently we should all be eating horse or zebra instead. |
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Post by ArmchairCritic on Mar 26, 2024 15:51:31 GMT
I've got to say.... what an absolute fucking shambles the Conservative Party are. I vaguely know this bloke from his time as a Councillor. But how can CCHQ get it so consistently wrong? Well, actually, I know how they do it. They pick and, more importantly, support candidates, not on their ability to make good political decisions but on their ability to put their hand up when told to do so, to remain seated in the boat, and to kiss copious amounts of arse. |
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Post by andrewteale on Mar 26, 2024 17:53:16 GMT
Blackpool 2023 is now up on LEAP: www.andrewteale.me.uk/1hl32023 local election results in the Blackpool South constituency*: Lab 7448 (46.9%, +0.8%) 18 cllrs C 6223 (39.2%, -2.4%) 6 cllrs Ind 872, Grn 629, RfmUK 540, LD 173 *Figures include the whole of Brunswick ward, a small corner of which is in Blackpool North. Vote share changes from May 2019 subject to that boundary change.  |
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Mar 26, 2024 18:42:16 GMT
Surprisingly close in the popular vote given how wrteched 2023 was generally for the Tories
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Post by johnloony on Mar 26, 2024 18:46:27 GMT
It claims that The Conservative Party is projected to halve from 49% to 25% and Reform is projected to double from 6% to 12% but that By-elections do unusual things therefore Reform will beat the Conservative Party and will be in 2nd place |
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Mar 26, 2024 18:59:31 GMT
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Post by newsouthender on Mar 26, 2024 19:26:39 GMT
There is a lot of discussion locally about how he runs his charity and how his family/business/charity interests interact. I don't know how true any of it is but would expect muck to be raked if Labour feel threatened by him. He had a huge bust up with Chris Webb and Blackpool Council because the official Blackpool Foodbank refused to provide any support for Mark's charity because of the way it was run. His Bloomfield local campaign was very interesting including prize competitions, free pizzas and no imprints on a lot of material although it did get a bit more professional towards the end. He has a very interesting back story (found God, became a reformed character and started his charities) so could gain traction if he avoids doing/saying something crazy. |
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Post by iang on Mar 26, 2024 20:05:10 GMT
There is a lot of discussion locally about how he runs his charity and how his family/business/charity interests interact. I don't know how true any of it is but would expect muck to be raked if Labour feel threatened by him. He had a huge bust up with Chris Webb and Blackpool Council because the official Blackpool Foodbank refused to provide any support for Mark's charity because of the way it was run. His Bloomfield local campaign was very interesting including prize competitions, free pizzas and no imprints on a lot of material although it did get a bit more professional towards the end. He has a very interesting back story (found God, became a reformed character and started his charities) so could gain traction if he avoids doing/saying something crazy. There doesn't seem to be anything especially controversial there. Most of the FB stuff is just re facebooking national Reform material. It's not obvious how he is any more or less controversial than any other Reform candidate would be. |
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Post by uthacalthing on Mar 26, 2024 20:23:16 GMT
yes, but he is Reform so clearly Far Right innit.
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Post by doktorb🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ on Mar 27, 2024 2:05:39 GMT
LibDem candidate:
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Post by johnloony on Mar 27, 2024 9:31:42 GMT
Looks and sounds as if it’s been filmed & edited by a team from The Apprentice |
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Mar 27, 2024 9:34:27 GMT
Note the "come home". Andrew Cregan was elected as Labour councillor for Island Gardens ward in Tower Hamlets in 2014, only to defect to the Liberal Democrats in February 2017. Didn't defend his council seat but stood for the Liberal Democrats in Poplar and Limehouse in 2019.
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Post by andrewp on Mar 27, 2024 21:31:43 GMT
David Jones, chairman of the Fylde constituency party, selected for the Conservatives.
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Post by newsouthender on Mar 27, 2024 21:39:00 GMT
David Jones, chairman of the Fylde constituency party, selected for the Conservatives. He was selected on the first ballot and went heavily on his local credentials - born at Blackpool Vic, met his childhood sweetheart studying at Blackpool Sixth etc. He does seem to have done some pretty impressive charity fundraising and was well aware of the complex issues facing Blackpool. |
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Post by doktorb🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ on Mar 27, 2024 22:35:48 GMT
David Jones, chairman of the Fylde constituency party, selected for the Conservatives. He was selected on the first ballot and went heavily on his local credentials - born at Blackpool Vic, met his childhood sweetheart studying at Blackpool Sixth etc. He does seem to have done some pretty impressive charity fundraising and was well aware of the complex issues facing Blackpool. Standing for such a no hope by-election will doubtlessly place him as first choice for Fylde when Menzies steps down. |
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Post by john07 on Mar 28, 2024 0:20:02 GMT
Think there'll be any more? According to Wiki: Mark Buthcher (Reform) Wasn't he in East Enders? |
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Post by batman on Mar 28, 2024 7:09:47 GMT
According to Wiki: Mark Buthcher (Reform) Wasn't he in East Enders? no he opened the batting for England |
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