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Post by Defenestrated Fipplebox on Jun 12, 2024 12:03:43 GMT
Ed Davey here this morning. Is he going to perform one of the Shakespearian plays? Hmmm. What roles should he and other leading politicians play? |
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Post by carlton43 on Jun 12, 2024 13:22:28 GMT
Ed Davey here this morning. Is he going to perform one of the Shakespearian plays? Hmmm. What roles should he and other leading politicians play? Please to Woden, not Romeo or Hamlet. Perhaps Lear, but Starmer better suited because of the resentful ugly sisters round him! Jaques from 'As You Like It'! That is very him! |
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Post by peterl on Jun 12, 2024 13:25:50 GMT
Round up a few senior Tories and they could put on Julius Caesar.
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Post by carlton43 on Jun 12, 2024 14:44:27 GMT
Round up a few senior Tories and they could put on Julius Caesar. So could Labour, especially if postulated on an all female cast. |
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Post by greenchristian on Jun 12, 2024 19:54:57 GMT
Ed Davey here this morning. Is he going to perform one of the Shakespearian plays? Hmmm. What roles should he and other leading politicians play? Sunak is clearly playing the lead role in The Comedy of Errors. |
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Post by finsobruce on Jun 12, 2024 20:30:02 GMT
Is he going to perform one of the Shakespearian plays? Hmmm. What roles should he and other leading politicians play? Sunak is clearly playing the lead role in The Comedy of Errors. I'm not sure that would be the correct Shakespearean metaphor as although Egeon , King of Syracuse does cause chaos by getting everyone to abandon ship when it isn't necessary and splitting his family, they are all reunited for a happy ending with all confusions resolved. |
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Post by Adam in Stroud on Jun 12, 2024 21:30:29 GMT
Is he going to perform one of the Shakespearian plays? Hmmm. What roles should he and other leading politicians play? Sunak is clearly playing the lead role in The Comedy of Errors. Surely that would require him to be twins, in which case one of him could have stayed in Normandy and the other have made it to ITV for the interview? |
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Post by nyx on Jun 14, 2024 11:42:36 GMT
stb12 This is probably worth a poll (Con vs LD) as one of the main LD target seats in the region.
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Crimson King
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Post by Crimson King on Jun 14, 2024 12:52:27 GMT
Ed Davey here this morning. Is he going to perform one of the Shakespearian plays? Hmmm. What roles should he and other leading politicians play? Surely Feste “better a witty fool than a foolish wit” |
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Chris from Brum
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Post by Chris from Brum on Jun 16, 2024 8:10:11 GMT
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Post by Sg1 on Jun 30, 2024 23:57:21 GMT
I've seen conflicting opinions on whether Nadhim Zahawi stepping down will help or hinder the Tories here, especially as their candidate will be new, compared to the already established Lib Dem candidate. The Lib Dems have doughtier campaigners in their number than the conservatives here, and I'm told have a strong ground game in this seat. Still, I think that a narrow Conservative hold is still the most likely outcome, owing to the strong rural areas in the constituency.
Con: 37.3
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Post by John Chanin on Jul 1, 2024 8:10:09 GMT
This is one of the seats where I (and islington) agree with you that the Liberal Democrats are likely to fall short, as votes for Labour emerge from low information voters, mainly in the towns, and quite possibly an increased vote for the Greens too. But the Liberals are trying very hard to attract tactical votes, and should come close. |
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Post by batman on Jul 1, 2024 8:19:47 GMT
I must admit I have this down as a LD gain. It's one of a rather small number of seats in the region that they can aspire to win, they are clearly going all-out for it, and I suspect their ground game will win out in the end. But, again, it on paper looks like a Tory stronghold, and a narrow Conservative retention would hardly be a huge shock either.
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Post by heslingtonian on Jul 1, 2024 20:44:45 GMT
I must admit I have this down as a LD gain. It's one of a rather small number of seats in the region that they can aspire to win, they are clearly going all-out for it, and I suspect their ground game will win out in the end. But, again, it on paper looks like a Tory stronghold, and a narrow Conservative retention would hardly be a huge shock either. Could go either way. I think the Conservatives might regret their decision to pick an MP from Greater Manchester over a local candidate. I can see a very narrow Lib Dem gain. |
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Post by YL on Jul 5, 2024 2:37:59 GMT
Big Lib Dem win here.
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Post by iainbhx on Jul 5, 2024 3:24:41 GMT
This is one of the seats where I (and islington) agree with you that the Liberal Democrats are likely to fall short, as votes for Labour emerge from low information voters, mainly in the towns, and quite possibly an increased vote for the Greens too. But the Liberals are trying very hard to attract tactical votes, and should come close. Aged like milk. |
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Post by spqr on Jul 5, 2024 3:28:27 GMT
This is one of the seats where I (and islington ) agree with you that the Liberal Democrats are likely to fall short, as votes for Labour emerge from low information voters, mainly in the towns, and quite possibly an increased vote for the Greens too. But the Liberals are trying very hard to attract tactical votes, and should come close. Aged like milk. Lightly off rather than rancid - he did say they would "come close"... |
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Post by Sg1 on Jul 5, 2024 4:53:28 GMT
To be or not to be. Not to be it turns out.
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The Bishop
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Post by The Bishop on Jul 8, 2024 18:05:31 GMT
Terrific example of a "parachute" going wrong.
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Post by iainbhx on Jul 8, 2024 18:55:13 GMT
Terrific example of a "parachute" going wrong. It was probably won before the parachute to be honest, but the parachute certainly didn't help. |
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