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Post by Forfarshire Conservative on Jun 9, 2024 0:32:07 GMT
Seems a bit pointless when there's a UKIP and SDP candidate anyway, so those voters still have plenty of places to go. Except that the UKIP guy has been dropped in from Scotland and have you seen the facebook page of the SDP chap?  ? Yes, Bramham is a rather belligerent 'ex-gay' loon. He's notorious on gay Twitter on all sides of the divide. |
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Post by East Anglian Lefty on Jun 9, 2024 10:54:32 GMT
I would posit that most people looking to vote for Reform are not primarily motivated by the merits of the candidate, especially if the alternative is Gavin Williamson.
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Post by notabrummie on Jun 17, 2024 19:56:41 GMT
Over the past 10 days I have been talking to a number of people in different parts of the constituency about the election.
My initial thought was that the dodgy withdrawal of the Reform UK candidate would help Williamson.
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Talking to people, about 45/50 plus I am not so sure now. Some Tories are not pleased with the turn of events and staying away.
Others, of various persuasions, seem to be coming to the conclusion that as there will be a Labour government one more Labour MP will make no difference.
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My view and that of others, is that a 'dump Gav' feeling is coalescing, with the lack of Reform UK, around the Labour candidate.
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An unexpected, though very welcome, end of Williamson MP is a possibility.
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Post by eastmidlandsright on Jun 20, 2024 16:58:09 GMT
Over the past 10 days I have been talking to a number of people in different parts of the constituency about the election. My initial thought was that the dodgy withdrawal of the Reform UK candidate would help Williamson. . Talking to people, about 45/50 plus I am not so sure now. Some Tories are not pleased with the turn of events and staying away. Others, of various persuasions, seem to be coming to the conclusion that as there will be a Labour government one more Labour MP will make no difference. . My view and that of others, is that a 'dump Gav' feeling is coalescing, with the lack of Reform UK, around the Labour candidate. . An unexpected, though very welcome, end of Williamson MP is a possibility. I suspect you are making the mistake of paying to much attention to the opinions of the politically engaged. Williamson will be fine. |
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Post by batman on Jun 20, 2024 20:40:23 GMT
I can't see Williamson losing this seat, even with the polls as dire as they are. It's basically tailor-made for the Tories.
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Post by johnloony on Jun 20, 2024 20:46:48 GMT
I can't see Williamson losing this seat, even with the polls as dire as they are. It's basically tailor-made for the Tories. It’s almost as if not everybody is of the opinion that Gavin Williamson is a vile obnoxious nauseating bucketful of hippo poo. |
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Post by msc on Jun 20, 2024 20:59:03 GMT
The tarantula was the brains of the operation.
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Post by batman on Jun 20, 2024 21:33:00 GMT
I can't see Williamson losing this seat, even with the polls as dire as they are. It's basically tailor-made for the Tories. It’s almost as if not everybody is of the opinion that Gavin Williamson is a vile obnoxious nauseating bucketful of hippo poo. I think your hatred of Williamson is just about the greatest hatred of a current party colleague of anyone who regularly posts on this forum. You must be pleased not to be an elector in his constituency. |
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Post by johnloony on Jun 20, 2024 21:42:14 GMT
It’s almost as if not everybody is of the opinion that Gavin Williamson is a vile obnoxious nauseating bucketful of hippo poo. I think your hatred of Williamson is just about the greatest hatred of a current party colleague of anyone who regularly posts on this forum. You must be pleased not to be an elector in his constituency.I am indeed. As it happens, my sister texted me a few days ago to tell me about something she had heard about the non-existence of a Reform candidate in his constituency. She seemed to think that it was a good thing. She was a bit taken aback when I said that it was a bad thing, because it meant that the Conservative vote wouldn’t be split and that GW was therefore less likely to be defeated. My sister is usually fairly secretive about how she votes; I think she’s likely to vote Lib Dem or Labour. In 2022 she said that she would definitely not vote Conservative of Liz Truss was the leader, but might if Rishi Sunak was. I’m not sure if she thought that the above was “good” because of her dislike of the Reform Party or because of her sympathy for me being a Conservative. |
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Post by J.G.Harston on Jun 20, 2024 23:16:03 GMT
It’s almost as if not everybody is of the opinion that Gavin Williamson is a vile obnoxious nauseating bucketful of hippo poo. I think your hatred of Williamson is just about the greatest hatred of a current party colleague of anyone who regularly posts on this forum. You must be pleased not to be an elector in his constituency.I know somebody who was at the same school as him, and that's the least he'll say of him. |
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Post by cogload on Jun 21, 2024 11:58:43 GMT
Any future deal on UK/EU freedom of movement should be signed in the town of Stone.
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Post by notabrummie on Jun 21, 2024 23:29:23 GMT
I can't see Williamson losing this seat, even with the polls as dire as they are. It's basically tailor-made for the Tories. Not so sure. Bill Cash had a large personal following in Stone, Williamson can't expect to inherit all of that and from what has been said he is not sure of Stone and is putting a lot of effort into his old area in the south. |
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Post by john07 on Jun 21, 2024 23:47:01 GMT
Any future deal on UK/EU freedom of movement should be signed in the town of Stone. Tablets of Stone more like. |
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Post by notabrummie on Jun 27, 2024 16:02:44 GMT
We have just received our 6th leaflet from Gav', including two personally addressed to my wife and myself.
One labour and nowt else.
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Post by notabrummie on Jul 1, 2024 18:28:44 GMT
Update.
Now 7 leaflets from Gav' plus 2 emails.
2 leaflets from Labour.
1 leaflet from UKIP.
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I have also seen 2 of Gav's leaflets on lampposts, but where on the original he says "Fighting for Staffordshire" these 2 have a sticker on so that they now read "Fighting for Survival".
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Post by heslingtonian on Jul 1, 2024 20:41:33 GMT
I'd enjoy seeing Williamson lose here but I doubt he will.
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Post by Rural Radical on Jul 2, 2024 10:28:56 GMT
We have just received our 6th leaflet from Gav', including two personally addressed to my wife and myself. One labour and nowt else. Which bit of the Trio are you in? |
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Post by notabrummie on Jul 2, 2024 18:28:49 GMT
We have just received our 6th leaflet from Gav', including two personally addressed to my wife and myself. One labour and nowt else. Which bit of the Trio are you in? Oh we don't even get a mention, nearer to G W than the others. Lived in Staffordshire all of my life and never needed to go to Stone. |
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Post by notabrummie on Jul 2, 2024 18:29:34 GMT
I'd enjoy seeing Williamson lose here but I doubt he will. Ditto on both! |
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Post by Rural Radical on Jul 2, 2024 22:54:31 GMT
Which bit of the Trio are you in? Oh we don't even get a mention, nearer to G W than the others. Lived in Staffordshire all of my life and never needed to go to Stone. I kind of guessed you would be in that part (the Black Country flag gave it away 😀). It is a ridiculous constituency |
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