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Apr 18, 2024 11:47:18 GMT
Post by gwynthegriff on Apr 18, 2024 11:47:18 GMT
Cummings moaning about incompetent narcissistic people...🙄 So incompetent he beat your lot twice Well, since the Conservatives have elected more MPs than the Liberals/Liberal Democrats in every general election since Adam was a lad (1910 ?) that's hardly a suggestion of special abilities. |
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Apr 21, 2024 14:55:42 GMT
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Post by cogload on Apr 21, 2024 14:55:42 GMT
Menzies steps down. Who will try their luck?
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Apr 21, 2024 15:10:47 GMT
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Post by Tony Otim on Apr 21, 2024 15:10:47 GMT
Menzies steps down. Who will try their luck? I would have thought perhaps one of those situations where there are advantages to bringing in someone not local... |
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Apr 21, 2024 15:12:42 GMT
Post by doktorb🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ on Apr 21, 2024 15:12:42 GMT
Menzies steps down. Who will try their luck? I would have thought perhaps one of those situations where there are advantages to bringing in someone not local... The current canary being thrown down the mine in Blackpool South is surely an option |
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Apr 21, 2024 15:33:46 GMT
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Post by ricmk on Apr 21, 2024 15:33:46 GMT
A pretty awful option by the looks of things.
If there’s a police investigation into fylde conservatives then putting up the Chair is a huge risk. Doesn’t look like he’s at all comfortable answering questions about it in Blackpool.
I imagine Labour would fancy their chances against him in Fylde. An outsider - and Ben Wallace would be a very credible option - surely the way to go in these circumstances.
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Apr 21, 2024 15:40:30 GMT
Post by doktorb🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ on Apr 21, 2024 15:40:30 GMT
A pretty awful option by the looks of things. If there’s a police investigation into fylde conservatives then putting up the Chair is a huge risk. Doesn’t look like he’s at all comfortable answering questions about it in Blackpool. I imagine Labour would fancy their chances against him in Fylde. An outsider - and Ben Wallace would be a very credible option - surely the way to go in these circumstances. It does seem a very "Doktorb" reaction, if I could phrase it like that. Staying silent might not have been possible but this just feels panicked and sudden. |
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Apr 21, 2024 22:25:02 GMT
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Post by bsjmcr on Apr 21, 2024 22:25:02 GMT
The 78-year old lady who had to take the phone call and all that, might even be a better shout and would get a lot of sympathy. And before you say too old, a perennial reminder of the two candidates for US president… and this is a constituency with a higher than average age, possibly one of the highest nationwide if not the north west.
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Post by cogload on Apr 22, 2024 11:55:52 GMT
Will Sebastian E Payne be polishing up his CV for an application I wonder?
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Post by East Anglian Lefty on Apr 22, 2024 14:30:49 GMT
I note that the current chair of the Conservative Party hails from Mid-Lancashire originally and is still in want of a seat. It's probably not his first choice, but if a better opportunity doesn't materialise then I doubt he'd turn it down.
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Apr 22, 2024 17:20:48 GMT
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Apr 22, 2024 17:20:48 GMT
I remember we had James Atkins (son of Robert) apply for Stretford & Urmston in 2010. He didn't get it but was impressive. He doesn't seem overly involved in politics now but maybe he would be interested given that he's from up the road?
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Post by Merseymike on Apr 22, 2024 17:24:03 GMT
I remember we had James Atkins (son of Robert) apply for Stretford & Urmston in 2010. He didn't get it but was impressive. He doesn't seem overly involved in politics now but maybe he would be interested given that he's from up the road? Victoria Atkins MP is his brother, James Atkins. |
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Fylde
Apr 22, 2024 17:45:43 GMT
Post by batman on Apr 22, 2024 17:45:43 GMT
and their father of course was a Tory MP too.
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Apr 22, 2024 18:07:05 GMT
Post by andrewp on Apr 22, 2024 18:07:05 GMT
and their father of course was a Tory MP too. He and his wife are both councillors on Wyre DC now. |
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Apr 22, 2024 19:15:27 GMT
Post by batman on Apr 22, 2024 19:15:27 GMT
didn't realise he was still actively involved in politics.
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Apr 22, 2024 20:45:24 GMT
Post by john07 on Apr 22, 2024 20:45:24 GMT
and their father of course was a Tory MP too. Not to be confused with Ronald Atkins, Labour MP for nearby Preston North, who died a few years back aged 104. |
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Apr 22, 2024 21:03:19 GMT
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Post by batman on Apr 22, 2024 21:03:19 GMT
and their father of course was a Tory MP too. Not to be confused with Ronald Atkins, Labour MP for nearby Preston North, who died a few years back aged 104. but that’s just the trouble, probably a few electors did confuse them at Preston North in 1979. |
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May 23, 2024 22:24:26 GMT
Post by doktorb🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ on May 23, 2024 22:24:26 GMT
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Jun 1, 2024 3:02:58 GMT
Post by doktorb🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ on Jun 1, 2024 3:02:58 GMT
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Post by batman on Jun 1, 2024 3:49:20 GMT
No it isn’t, Andy Carter is not an MP since Thursday.
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Jun 1, 2024 5:32:56 GMT
Post by doktorb🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ on Jun 1, 2024 5:32:56 GMT
No it isn’t, Andy Carter is not an MP since Thursday. Pedantry. It's just referencing who he is. |
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