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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2013 16:11:41 GMT
Defections from the Tories to UKIP in Wales could send their remaining seats to Labour David Davies would be a contender to switch ? |
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Post by The Bishop on May 22, 2013 16:13:14 GMT
He is arguably the one Welsh Tory MP who can be pretty certain of holding his seat next time, so perhaps not.....
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2013 16:20:22 GMT
depends if defections motivated by principle or survival ?
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Post by LDCaerdydd on May 23, 2013 9:39:56 GMT
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Post by cibwr on May 23, 2013 9:45:08 GMT
Defections from the Tories to UKIP in Wales could send their remaining seats to Labour David Davies would be a contender to switch ? He might be considered a little loony for UKIP.... |
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Post by Devonian on May 24, 2013 8:18:23 GMT
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Post by Devonian on May 24, 2013 15:24:14 GMT
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Post by Devonian on May 24, 2013 15:30:43 GMT
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Post by tricky on May 24, 2013 20:37:55 GMT
I wonder if there will be a few people switching from Labour because they wish to be a bigger fish in a smaller pond. UKIP didn't really have a pond at all before.
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2013 20:57:14 GMT
but in most areas of policy the divide is so massive, I have to ask their motivations in being in labour at all, except a councillor in a safe seat
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Post by tricky on May 24, 2013 21:01:18 GMT
All parties have councillors who have only a very vague understanding of the political party they are members of.
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2013 21:07:27 GMT
All parties have councillors who have only a very vague understanding of the political party they are members of. Not that we have any on here  |
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2013 21:10:06 GMT
what makes me laugh is that her reason is being asked to tow a whip, what was the issue she got annoyed about, has she not voted with the whip before ?
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Post by Pimpernal on May 24, 2013 21:24:48 GMT
I wonder if there will be a few people switching from Labour because they wish to be a bigger fish in a smaller pond. UKIP didn't really have a pond at all before. UKIP have a pond - and you have a puddle now  |
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Post by Pimpernal on May 24, 2013 21:29:26 GMT
but in most areas of policy the divide is so massive, I have to ask their motivations in being in labour at all, except a councillor in a safe seat Perhaps they had deluded themselves that Labour was somehow for the working people of this country and realised what a load of cock that turned out to be? |
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Post by The Bishop on May 24, 2013 21:36:34 GMT
Yup, they are much better off joining the party of Godfrey "the public sector is all bad" Bloom |
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2013 21:57:35 GMT
Better a rambling old alcoholic than a socialist I guess.
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Post by tricky on May 24, 2013 21:59:17 GMT
I wonder if there will be a few people switching from Labour because they wish to be a bigger fish in a smaller pond. UKIP didn't really have a pond at all before. UKIP have a pond - and you have a puddle now Try that one again when you have any MPs at all. *pats Pimp on the head* Bless. |
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Post by East Anglian Lefty on May 24, 2013 22:31:04 GMT
what makes me laugh is that her reason is being asked to tow a whip, what was the issue she got annoyed about, has she not voted with the whip before ? Given that UKIP have been heavily pushing that as an issue in their local literature, I suspect she was merely repeating the comments that had been written for her. I'd be very surprised if there was any actual issue where a whip was imposed contrary to her views, because if there was it would be front and centre in her statement. If it were a few months later, I'd be fairly certain this was due to a deselection. As it is, I'd want to see her attendance statistics before venturing an opinion. |
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Post by greenchristian on May 24, 2013 23:00:09 GMT
I wonder if there will be a few people switching from Labour because they wish to be a bigger fish in a smaller pond. UKIP didn't really have a pond at all before. If that's their main/sole motivation, it's not like they didn't have the options before. Both the Lib Dems and the Greens have fitted that criteria for years. |
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