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Post by stb12 on Mar 13, 2024 23:16:13 GMT
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Post by doktorb🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ on Jun 6, 2024 22:27:59 GMT
Robbie Lamass for the Conservatives here.
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birkinabe
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Post by birkinabe on Jun 7, 2024 19:24:28 GMT
SOPN - Con, Lab, LD, Green, Reform UK, WPB, Freedom Alliance
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Post by Strontium Dog on Jun 8, 2024 1:38:45 GMT
What's the deal with Angela Eagle having 20 subscribers?
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Post by yellowperil on Jun 8, 2024 6:22:03 GMT
What's the deal with Angela Eagle having 20 subscribers? Is that all that unusual? The Tories quite often go for double lists in my experience, maybe less common for a Labour candidate. I always supposed the reason for doing it was insurance policy, against the (remote?)possibility of a signature being rejected, plus maybe a bit of showing off (look I've got twice as many supporters as you lot). Against that, a bit more effort by the agent who has enough to do at this stage, and maybe the more people you get to sign, the greater the risk that there's a wrong'un among them. |
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batman
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Post by batman on Jun 8, 2024 6:55:54 GMT
your supposition is basically correct
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Post by Strontium Dog on Jun 8, 2024 14:18:33 GMT
What's the deal with Angela Eagle having 20 subscribers? Is that all that unusual? The Tories quite often go for double lists in my experience, maybe less common for a Labour candidate. I always supposed the reason for doing it was insurance policy, against the (remote?)possibility of a signature being rejected, plus maybe a bit of showing off (look I've got twice as many supporters as you lot). Against that, a bit more effort by the agent who has enough to do at this stage, and maybe the more people you get to sign, the greater the risk that there's a wrong'un among them. It doesn't matter how many signatures you have though, they only count the first 10, even if there's a duffer among them. I suspect that it is more about showing off than anything else. |
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Post by yellowperil on Jun 8, 2024 14:56:30 GMT
Is that all that unusual? The Tories quite often go for double lists in my experience, maybe less common for a Labour candidate. I always supposed the reason for doing it was insurance policy, against the (remote?)possibility of a signature being rejected, plus maybe a bit of showing off (look I've got twice as many supporters as you lot). Against that, a bit more effort by the agent who has enough to do at this stage, and maybe the more people you get to sign, the greater the risk that there's a wrong'un among them. It doesn't matter how many signatures you have though, they only count the first 10, even if there's a duffer among them. I suspect that it is more about showing off than anything else. On the first point, I expect in practice it would depend on just how strictly the rules are interpreted by a pliant officer and with a powerful incumbent MP. Wouldn't disagree with the second point. |
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Post by johnloony on Jun 8, 2024 15:52:57 GMT
Is that all that unusual? The Tories quite often go for double lists in my experience, maybe less common for a Labour candidate. I always supposed the reason for doing it was insurance policy, against the (remote?)possibility of a signature being rejected, plus maybe a bit of showing off (look I've got twice as many supporters as you lot). Against that, a bit more effort by the agent who has enough to do at this stage, and maybe the more people you get to sign, the greater the risk that there's a wrong'un among them. It doesn't matter how many signatures you have though, they only count the first 10, even if there's a duffer among them. Not necessarily; some are less strict than others. In Croydon North in 2012, there were some nomination papers with more than 10, and with some crossings out and corrections. It was accepted as long as there are 10 valid signatures. In this case, however, there are not simply 20 signatures; there are two sets of nomination papers with 10 each. Having an extra set is an insurance against the possibility that there might be an error in the first set. Main parties often prepare 2 or 3 sets of 10 nomination signatures (if they have the time to do it) just in case. In the 21 elections I stood in, I got a second set of 10 signatures perhaps about 4 or 5 times. Some people think that the parties are trying to show off how much extra support they've got, but I don't think so - they're just being practical. |
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Post by Strontium Dog on Jun 8, 2024 17:48:53 GMT
Sounds like returning officers in general need to do a better job of cleaving to the Representation of the People Act.
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Post by Strontium Dog on Jun 11, 2024 11:06:11 GMT
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Post by carlton43 on Jun 11, 2024 12:55:22 GMT
Central Chav-Casting but with a few hundred quid to burn as well. |
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Post by carlton43 on Jun 11, 2024 12:59:13 GMT
Where did you find Cyril Smith? Under some toads and slime covered rocks? Don't point the finger unless you are pure of heart and mind! |
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batman
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Post by batman on Jun 11, 2024 13:45:48 GMT
To be fair, do we have evidence that strontium dog was on the selection committee of the Rochdale Liberals when Smith was first selected?
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Post by cathyc on Jun 11, 2024 13:55:40 GMT
To be fair, do we have evidence that strontium dog was on the selection committee of the Rochdale Liberals when Smith was first selected? Or that Smith was selected anywhere by anyone after the allegations were out in the open. Whereas Reform UK Ltd seem to actively recruit people they later have to ditch when their past comments are brought to light. About 80 of them so far, isn't it? |
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Post by Andrew_S on Aug 24, 2024 13:55:27 GMT
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The Bishop
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Post by The Bishop on Aug 25, 2024 12:22:49 GMT
Is there any particular reason why you posted this result? Just curious  |
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