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Post by steve on Jul 5, 2024 14:12:05 GMT
That's possibly the most impressive Lib Dem result of the lot, as tactical voting sites were recommending Labour here - the local campaign must have been incredible to overcome that. I think our candidate had a lot to do with the result. Pretty formidable. I think she was one of five ex-soldiers - one is still a reservist - elected for the Lib Dems last night along with Richard Foord, Chris Coghlan, Mike Martin and Cameron Thomas. Mind you she's also had successful careers in other fields too. |
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Post by Foggy on Jul 8, 2024 3:38:06 GMT
Very impressive win here, the area has only voted for right leaning parties in the past. I heard that the Tory candidate here did way more than simply lean right, mind. |
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Post by ll1975 on Jul 8, 2024 18:15:35 GMT
This was one of the big surprises that seems to have gone unnoticed given that there were so many this GE. A real sign, if there were any more needed, that this really was a punish and get rid of the Tories GE.
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Post by cogload on Jul 8, 2024 18:25:39 GMT
Very impressive win here, the area has only voted for right leaning parties in the past. I heard that the Tory candidate here did way more than simply lean right, mind. Positively Trumpian. |
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Post by carolus on Jul 9, 2024 18:15:35 GMT
I think our candidate had a lot to do with the result. Pretty formidable. I think she was one of five ex-soldiers - one is still a reservist - elected for the Lib Dems last night along with Richard Foord, Chris Coghlan, Mike Martin and Cameron Thomas. Mind you she's also had successful careers in other fields too. Angus MacDonald as well, I think. |
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Post by noorderling on Jul 9, 2024 18:17:14 GMT
I think she was one of five ex-soldiers - one is still a reservist - elected for the Lib Dems last night along with Richard Foord, Chris Coghlan, Mike Martin and Cameron Thomas. Mind you she's also had successful careers in other fields too. Angus MacDonald as well, I think. Yes |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2024 5:27:04 GMT
LD majority: 6.7%
RFM vote: 10.6%
BUT I think a lot of the Labour vote will go to the Lib Dems next time to keep the Tories out.
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Jul 10, 2024 6:45:02 GMT
Not much joy here for True & Fair Ltd. How will she try to ape Farage next?
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Post by Merseymike on Jul 10, 2024 6:48:32 GMT
Not much joy here for True & Fair Ltd. How will she try to ape Farage next? I don't know why. She should simply be a LibDem. |
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Post by beacon on Jul 10, 2024 6:57:23 GMT
I think what helped here, only in part, were the boundary changes. Epsom and Ewell is residents association, as is Ashtead. Nork and Tattenhams formerly in this seat was also Residents. Leatherhead in Mole Valley has voted Lib Dem recently and as such there is as such there is some local support there, which a campaign could be based off.
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Jul 10, 2024 7:52:04 GMT
Not much joy here for True & Fair Ltd. How will she try to ape Farage next? I don't know why. She should simply be a LibDem. The Lib Dems did try to get her in the tent to a degree before ...but realised pretty swiftly that she doesn't play nicely with other children! |
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Jul 10, 2024 9:16:25 GMT
I think what helped here, only in part, were the boundary changes. Epsom and Ewell is residents association, as is Ashtead. Nork and Tattenhams formerly in this seat was also Residents. Leatherhead in Mole Valley has voted Lib Dem recently and as such there is as such there is some local support there, which a campaign could be based off. It's a good point. I hadn't particularly paid attention to the boundary changes here but for sure the exchange of the Banstead wards for the Leatherhead wards would have helped the Lib Dems, even if not enough to have been decisive. Conversely, the Banstead wards would have helped the Tories in Reigate, together with the loss of grotty Merstham - again probably not enough to have made the difference, but both seats would have been a lot closer on the old boundaries. |
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Post by LDCaerdydd on Jul 10, 2024 9:26:35 GMT
I wonder if Gina Miller regrets not joining the Lib Dems now?
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Post by No Offence Alan on Jul 10, 2024 10:08:03 GMT
I wonder if Gina Miller regrets not joining the Lib Dems now? This Lib Dem does not regret her not joining us. |
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Post by LDCaerdydd on Jul 10, 2024 10:12:21 GMT
I wonder if Gina Miller regrets not joining the Lib Dems now? This Lib Dem does not regret her not joining us. Same, too much of a popularist and opportunistic for my personal liking. However that would appeal to many and she could well be an MP today if she had. Still her little party will I'm sure disappear into the yonder soon. |
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Post by Ports on Jul 10, 2024 11:43:55 GMT
One of the few policies I was aware that Gina Miller was supporting was a reduction in the length of school summer holidays - and instead have state-endorsed activities put on by volunteers for four weeks of the year.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2024 11:45:32 GMT
I wonder if Gina Miller regrets not joining the Lib Dems now? This 100 times. I said the same about Change UK / The Independents in 2019. Of those, Heidi Allen could plausibly have won South Cambridgeshire as a Lib Dem. |
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Post by LDCaerdydd on Jul 10, 2024 11:53:10 GMT
Not quite the same as Heidi Allen wanted to get out of Parliament while Fina Miller wanted to get into Parliament.
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Jul 10, 2024 12:02:10 GMT
One of the few policies I was aware that Gina Miller was supporting was a reduction in the length of school summer holidays - and instead have state-endorsed activities put on by volunteers for four weeks of the year. Hurrah, National Service for children! That's a winner. The manifesto also calls for more money for alternative medicine, compulsory coding lessons from age 7 (easy to teach, no doubt), and the compulsory extra summer stuff you mention- or "Sensory Term" as she puts it. It also refers repeatedly to COMMON SENSE. A lot. Lib Dems dodged a bullet with this one. |
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Post by No Offence Alan on Jul 10, 2024 12:02:27 GMT
One of the few policies I was aware that Gina Miller was supporting was a reduction in the length of school summer holidays - and instead have state-endorsed activities put on by volunteers for four weeks of the year. Is this like the "compulsory volunteering" which the Tories proposed for those turning down National Service? |
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