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Post by carlton43 on Jun 24, 2024 23:02:40 GMT
James Cracknell (Conservative candidate for Colchester) making derogatory remarks about 'his' party. There follows a tweet:- < not sure how to embed a tweet into a post ? . . . > link Jim Pickard 🐋 @pickardje James Cracknell, the former Olympic rower - who is standing to be a Conservative MP - has called the Tories a “shower of shit” in a video he posted on Facebook From theguardian.com Edit: Link above does link to the tweet . . . 'Bloodnok. Yes Grytpype. I wonder if he is the right man for the job?' |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2024 23:04:16 GMT
James Cracknell (Conservative candidate for Colchester) making derogatory remarks about 'his' party. There follows a tweet:- < not sure how to embed a tweet into a post ? . . . > link Jim Pickard 🐋 @pickardje James Cracknell, the former Olympic rower - who is standing to be a Conservative MP - has called the Tories a “shower of shit” in a video he posted on Facebook From theguardian.com Edit: Link above does link to the tweet . . . That's it. That's the tweet. In 1968 we had the 'Rivers of Blood' speech; in 2024, we now have 'Rivers of Shit'. |
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Post by batman on Jun 24, 2024 23:06:36 GMT
Wonder what they will do now.
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Post by Defenestrated Fipplebox on Jun 25, 2024 6:25:42 GMT
Wonder what they will do now.
Row back?
Or are they too far up shit creek for that?
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Post by batman on Jun 25, 2024 7:04:35 GMT
I can’t work out what possessed him to put that out
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Post by doktorb🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ on Jun 25, 2024 7:22:03 GMT
Quite refreshing candour, though.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2024 7:31:49 GMT
The Tories are capsizing here anyways regardless of who their oarsman is. Still, I think James Cracknell is M1 calibre in every sense and will come back next election.
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Post by matureleft on Jun 25, 2024 7:42:07 GMT
One wonders why he’s bothered to stick with this. I suppose he may have thought that Sunak would do an effective damage limitation job and that he’d get in as a celebrity. But even that would have had him on the opposition benches. There are loads of more attractive options for someone like him.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2024 7:47:29 GMT
One wonders why he’s bothered to stick with this. I suppose he may have thought that Sunak would do an effective damage limitation job and that he’d get in as a celebrity. But even that would have had him on the opposition benches. There are loads of more attractive options for someone like him. My recollection was that Cracknell wanted to be MP for Uxbridge before Boris Johnson got the nomination. Henley is a better fit for him and a seat where I think he'd genuinely make the difference between a Conservative win or a Lib Dem victory. I think Cracknell tried for Henley but didn't get it. Is he just out of shape politically? |
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Post by sirnorfolkpassmore on Jun 25, 2024 7:51:42 GMT
One wonders why he’s bothered to stick with this. I suppose he may have thought that Sunak would do an effective damage limitation job and that he’d get in as a celebrity. But even that would have had him on the opposition benches. There are loads of more attractive options for someone like him. He has other irons in the fire, but was sniffing round being a Tory politician long before it all went sour - he was big in the AV referendum (on the "no" side) then stood in the European Parliament elections in 2014. From what I hear, he's alright but has a bit of a sense of entitlement around it and has always felt he should be handed a safe seat. He's clearly a bit annoyed that, now he's found a seat, it's one that he's essentially doomed to lose. But it's ill-disciplined to speak out in the campaign, and I can't see him getting another go in future. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2024 7:53:43 GMT
One wonders why he’s bothered to stick with this. I suppose he may have thought that Sunak would do an effective damage limitation job and that he’d get in as a celebrity. But even that would have had him on the opposition benches. There are loads of more attractive options for someone like him. He has other irons in the fire, but was sniffing round being a Tory politician long before it all went sour - he was big in the AV referendum (on the "no" side) then stood in the European Parliament elections in 2014. From what I hear, he's alright but has a bit of a sense of entitlement around it and has always felt he should be handed a safe seat. He's clearly a bit annoyed that, now he's found a seat, it's one that he's essentially doomed to lose. But it's ill-disciplined to speak out in the campaign, and I can't see him getting another go in future. I agree. He did a Radio 4 interview a while back and came across as a bit sulky for getting marginal Colchester rather than (apparently) safe Henley. He's not as annoying as Payne and would make a decent MP and Minister one day but he's an insufferable dickhead from what I can make of him. Rowers. Avoid! |
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Post by doktorb🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ on Jun 25, 2024 8:03:28 GMT
Politics can be all about timing. He's had bad timing. He'll become Lord Cracknell, eventually. That's the British way: don't get elected, just get appointed.
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Post by Rutlander on Jun 25, 2024 8:30:11 GMT
One wonders why he’s bothered to stick with this. I suppose he may have thought that Sunak would do an effective damage limitation job and that he’d get in as a celebrity. But even that would have had him on the opposition benches. There are loads of more attractive options for someone like him. My recollection was that Cracknell wanted to be MP for Uxbridge before Boris Johnson got the nomination. Henley is a better fit for him and a seat where I think he'd genuinely make the difference between a Conservative win or a Lib Dem victory. I think Cracknell tried for Henley but didn't get it. Is he just out of shape politically? A shame there wasn't a vacancy in Bracknell. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2024 8:33:52 GMT
My recollection was that Cracknell wanted to be MP for Uxbridge before Boris Johnson got the nomination. Henley is a better fit for him and a seat where I think he'd genuinely make the difference between a Conservative win or a Lib Dem victory. I think Cracknell tried for Henley but didn't get it. Is he just out of shape politically? A shame there wasn't a vacancy in Bracknell. 'Let's Back Crack' sound like a drug legalisation referendum. It sounds like the (successful!?) Oregon ballot initiative about decriminalising lots of drugs in 2020. |
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Jun 25, 2024 8:45:26 GMT
Politics can be all about timing. He's had bad timing. He'll become Lord Cracknell, eventually. That's the British way: don't get elected, just get appointed. You make it sound like no such thing happens elsewhere. Indeed, it's the best way to exile troublesome rivals and arrange for friends to achieve immunity from prosecution! |
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Post by batman on Jun 25, 2024 9:03:07 GMT
My recollection was that Cracknell wanted to be MP for Uxbridge before Boris Johnson got the nomination. Henley is a better fit for him and a seat where I think he'd genuinely make the difference between a Conservative win or a Lib Dem victory. I think Cracknell tried for Henley but didn't get it. Is he just out of shape politically? A shame there wasn't a vacancy in Bracknell. he would have lost that to Labour too IMHO |
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Post by right on Jun 25, 2024 12:03:37 GMT
James Cracknell (Conservative candidate for Colchester) making derogatory remarks about 'his' party. There follows a tweet:- < not sure how to embed a tweet into a post ? . . . > link Jim Pickard 🐋 @pickardje James Cracknell, the former Olympic rower - who is standing to be a Conservative MP - has called the Tories a “shower of shit” in a video he posted on Facebook From theguardian.com Edit: Link above does link to the tweet . . . That's it. That's the tweet. In 1968 we had the 'Rivers of Blood' speech; in 2024, we now have 'Rivers of Shit'. Formerly of this parish puts in his opinion |
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Post by sirnorfolkpassmore on Jun 25, 2024 13:36:14 GMT
Politics can be all about timing. He's had bad timing. He'll become Lord Cracknell, eventually. That's the British way: don't get elected, just get appointed. Maybe, although there will probably be a VERY long queue of ex-Tory MPs for those appointments, and Cracknell's most recent comments don't exactly look good on his CV for a political gong. |
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Post by nobodyimportant on Jun 26, 2024 9:29:44 GMT
James Cracknell (Conservative candidate for Colchester) making derogatory remarks about 'his' party. There follows a tweet:- < not sure how to embed a tweet into a post ? . . . > link Jim Pickard 🐋 @pickardje James Cracknell, the former Olympic rower - who is standing to be a Conservative MP - has called the Tories a “shower of shit” in a video he posted on Facebook From theguardian.com Edit: Link above does link to the tweet . . . That's it. That's the tweet. In 1968 we had the 'Rivers of Blood' speech; in 2024, we now have 'Rivers of Shit'. Difference is that the Rivers of Shit are real as well as metaphorical. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2024 9:34:04 GMT
That's it. That's the tweet. In 1968 we had the 'Rivers of Blood' speech; in 2024, we now have 'Rivers of Shit'. Difference is that the Rivers of Shit are real as well as metaphorical. Ted Heath said of the 'Rivers of blood' speech in the 80s that it wasn't without presence. Well the 'Rivers of Shit' speech is 100% true! |
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