stb12
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Post by stb12 on Mar 14, 2024 0:55:42 GMT
Birmingham Selly Oak
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Post by John Chanin on Mar 15, 2024 12:30:10 GMT
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Yaffles
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Post by Yaffles on May 29, 2024 7:22:47 GMT
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edgbaston
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Post by edgbaston on May 29, 2024 10:10:37 GMT
Plum a seat as they come for someone in favour.
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on May 30, 2024 21:05:39 GMT
The new Labour candidate is Col Alistair Carns OBE MC, a Royal Marines veteran.
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edgbaston
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Post by edgbaston on May 30, 2024 22:13:25 GMT
The new Labour candidate is Col Alistair Carns OBE MC, a Royal Marines veteran. The mood in the CLP group chat was ‘we’ll take a decorated soldier over a Spad’ lol. Which I found quite amusing. |
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edgbaston
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Post by edgbaston on May 31, 2024 18:34:49 GMT
Tonight I canvassed with our new candidate for Selly Oak. He really is a military man, extremely enthusiastic, I think he will be a good MP. He speaks with a strong Scottish accent - is that some sort of secret requirement for Selly Oak MPs!
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Merseymike
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Post by Merseymike on May 31, 2024 19:00:39 GMT
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Post by 🏴☠️ Neath West 🏴☠️ on May 31, 2024 20:40:54 GMT
So what? It's a minor party candidate in a university constituency. Nice young one loses their deposit. Or maybe not given the makeup of the electorate. It's a pretty ballsy thing to do, and I'd warmly encourage it. |
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Post by John Chanin on Jun 7, 2024 16:40:38 GMT
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The Bishop
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Post by The Bishop on Jun 10, 2024 15:41:28 GMT
Main 5 parties plus an Independent. |
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right
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Post by right on Jun 19, 2024 7:43:55 GMT
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Post by Johncrane on Jul 4, 2024 15:13:04 GMT
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Post by East Anglian Lefty on Jul 4, 2024 15:41:01 GMT
As opposed to 5Pillars, who are Taliban supporters.
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Post by Johncrane on Jul 4, 2024 15:46:39 GMT
As opposed to 5Pillars, who are Taliban supporters. I simply attached that tweet so that people could see the whole video and have the whole context as the article didn’t attach the footage |
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Post by bd on Jul 6, 2024 9:04:04 GMT
I obviously would not have supported the independent candidate in Selly Oak. Despite that, it is notable that McCabe makes a comment, agreeing with the resident, in the video that the situation in Gaza/Israel ‘is complicated’ but also refers to the independent as a Hamas supporter which is a fairly simplistic approach that ignores the complexity and is why so little progress is made. Much to the detriment of the Palestinian and Israeli people.
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Post by Andrew_S on Aug 23, 2024 23:15:06 GMT
One of the most surprising results of the general election for me is ReformUK coming within 103 votes of second place in this constituency, although maybe the boundary changes have altered the demographics of the seat in ways I hadn't taken on board.
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Post by iainbhx on Aug 31, 2024 11:57:03 GMT
One of the most surprising results of the general election for me is ReformUK coming within 103 votes of second place in this constituency, although maybe the boundary changes have altered the demographics of the seat in ways I hadn't taken on board. The changes weren't that great, but it isn't all students and progressives. Much of the seat to the east of the Birmingham-Kings Norton railway line is Reform favourable except for the bits of Kings Heath that are in that side of the seat. |
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