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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2024 6:37:10 GMT
Tories really haven't had much luck with their MPs here have they? I heard the MP who lost in '05 wasn't great either. |
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Post by batman on Jun 4, 2024 7:49:45 GMT
no, that's part of the reason he lost. John Taylor's predecessor, Percy Grieve (father of Dominic), was notoriously constituency-neglectful too.
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Post by greenhert on Jun 4, 2024 18:18:58 GMT
no, that's part of the reason he lost. John Taylor's predecessor, Percy Grieve (father of Dominic), was notoriously constituency-neglectful too. In fact Butler & Kavanagh reported that there was an unsuccessful attempt to deselect him in 1974. |
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Post by ExLib on Jun 5, 2024 20:16:32 GMT
The tories in Solihull are awful generally, and have been since time began. Unfortunately, a large section of the populace is either (a) selfish or (b) stupid. So they usually get in.
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Post by batman on Jun 5, 2024 20:29:43 GMT
My word what insightful comments you've made so far. I can hardly wait to see the next ones.
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Post by eastmidlandsright on Jun 5, 2024 21:02:18 GMT
The tories in Solihull are awful generally, and have been since time began. Unfortunately, a large section of the populace is either (a) selfish or (b) stupid. So they usually get in. My cousin who lives in Knowle (not in this constituency but obvious in the borough) thinks very highly of the Conservative group on Solihull council and thinks they have run the borough in a quiet and efficient manner. Given their election results over the last 15 years or so have been consistently solid, much better than in the 1990s and 2000s, it certainly seems to suggest that they are not particularly bad. |
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Post by Yaffles on Jun 5, 2024 21:11:59 GMT
The tories in Solihull are awful generally, and have been since time began. Unfortunately, a large section of the populace is either (a) selfish or (b) stupid. So they usually get in. My cousin who lives in Knowle (not in this constituency but obvious in the borough) thinks very highly of the Conservative group on Solihull council and thinks they have run the borough in a quiet and efficient manner. Given their election results over the last 15 years or so have been consistently solid, much better than in the 1990s and 2000s, it certainly seems to suggest that they are not particularly bad. I’ve heard similar comments from people in Solihull - and I very much liked the previous leader, Bob Sleigh (no honesty that was his name), who I met a couple of times. |
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Post by ExLib on Jun 6, 2024 14:35:51 GMT
I'm talking about the MPs they've had, not Councillors. And I suspect if you live in Kingshurst, it is a lot different to Knowle. 12 year gap in life expectancy.
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Post by eastmidlandsright on Jun 6, 2024 15:13:38 GMT
I'm talking about the MPs they've had, not Councillors. And I suspect if you live in Kingshurst, it is a lot different to Knowle. 12 year gap in life expectancy. Well perhaps you should say what you mean. Your comment "The tories in Solihull are awful generally" can not reasonably be interpreted as referring only to MPs. And yes, obviously 1960s Birmingham overspill estates are very different to highly affluent commuter villages. The factors affecting life expectancy are many but it would hardly be fair to blame the Solihull Conservatives for a pattern that exists throughout the land. |
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Jun 6, 2024 15:15:25 GMT
My cousin who lives in Knowle (not in this constituency but obvious in the borough) thinks very highly of the Conservative group on Solihull council and thinks they have run the borough in a quiet and efficient manner. Given their election results over the last 15 years or so have been consistently solid, much better than in the 1990s and 2000s, it certainly seems to suggest that they are not particularly bad. I’ve heard similar comments from people in Solihull - and I very much liked the previous leader, Bob Sleigh (no honesty that was his name), who I met a couple of times. I used to work in Solihull until recently and encountered similar positivity from colleagues there. |
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Post by eastmidlandsright on Jun 7, 2024 16:29:34 GMT
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Post by oldhamexile on Jun 9, 2024 6:03:24 GMT
I agree I think his impact on the Tory vote will be minimal . The effect on his bank balance of standing and losing will of course be substantial. He’ll be about £20,000 better off than simply walking away. I suspect that's more of a factor for Bridgen in NW Leics than it is for Knight here. Had Knight been mercenary, he would have been more cautious in his handling of certain matters while chairing the DCMS Committee, would have avoided confrontation with Sunak's whips, and would very probably still be a Tory candidate. |
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Post by iainbhx on Jun 9, 2024 6:11:04 GMT
Knight's only standing for the winding up allowance and is going to have minimum impact on this race which I expect the Tories to hold because there isn't a clear opposition.
Solihull is OK and has been run competently by the council, but the MP's have never exactly been of the best.
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Post by woollyliberal on Jun 9, 2024 7:21:52 GMT
Is the Tory the Neil Shastri-Hurst who stood in North Shropshire?
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Post by YL on Jun 9, 2024 7:39:45 GMT
Is the Tory the Neil Shastri-Hurst who stood in North Shropshire? Yes |
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Post by batman on Jun 9, 2024 7:59:39 GMT
How many people can there be in the Conservative Party called Neil Shastri-Hurst?
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Post by woollyliberal on Jun 9, 2024 8:01:45 GMT
Bob Sleigh, one time leader of the council, told me of the time he walked into a council meeting and the whole room snapped round and stared at him like they were seeing a ghost. The local paper that morning had an obituary of Bob Sleigh. It turns out there were two Bob Sleighs in Solihull.
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Post by iang on Jun 9, 2024 8:17:41 GMT
During a harsh winter, I expect there were more than two
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Post by yellowperil on Jun 9, 2024 8:40:56 GMT
How many people can there be in the Conservative Party called Neil Shastri-Hurst? but then,how many people in Solihull would you expect to be called Bob Sleigh? |
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Post by batman on Jun 9, 2024 9:10:04 GMT
One fewer than there was.
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