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Post by stb12 on Mar 14, 2024 1:31:37 GMT
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YL
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Post by YL on Mar 14, 2024 8:45:07 GMT
Almanac profileCandidatesSimon Dandy (Reform UK) Philip Davies* (Con) Anna Dixon (Lab) Will Grant (Yorkshire Party) Waqas Ali Khan (Workers Party) Nagbea (Ind) Graham Reed (Lib Dem) Paul Shkurka (SDP) Kevin Warnes (Green) Darryl Wright (CPA)
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Post by YL on Jun 7, 2024 17:26:28 GMT
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Jun 26, 2024 18:59:17 GMT
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Post by cogload on Jun 26, 2024 18:59:17 GMT
Davies bet £8k that he would lose his seat. Smart money...
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Jun 26, 2024 20:19:04 GMT
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Post by markgoodair on Jun 26, 2024 20:19:04 GMT
Davies bet £8k that he would lose his seat. Smart money... Where do the Tories get these clowns from ? |
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Post by carlton43 on Jun 26, 2024 21:40:33 GMT
Davies bet £8k that he would lose his seat. Smart money... Where do the Tories get these clowns from ? LD Central Casting. |
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Jun 26, 2024 22:00:15 GMT
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Post by markgoodair on Jun 26, 2024 22:00:15 GMT
Where do the Tories get these clowns from ? LD Central Casting. Obviously not as we wouldn’t touch them with a barge pole. |
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Jun 26, 2024 22:07:29 GMT
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Post by markgoodair on Jun 26, 2024 22:07:29 GMT
Obviously not as we wouldn’t touch them with a barge pole. Humourless prick! Hardly 🤡🤡🤡 |
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Post by cathyc on Jun 26, 2024 22:08:53 GMT
Obviously not as we wouldn’t touch them with a barge pole. Humourless prick! He certainly is, but then what else could he be when married to Esther McVey? |
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Post by monksfield on Jun 27, 2024 6:54:38 GMT
In this case I’ll be delighted if Davies wins his bet.
But have the Tories reacted similarly to Labour over the Ipswich/Suffolk guy? I have to say for me this is a lesser abomination than betting on a settled event, more of a slap on the wrist type thing, but any politician betting on politics is asking for trouble.
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Post by markgoodair on Jun 27, 2024 6:59:50 GMT
In this case I’ll be delighted if Davies wins his bet. But have the Tories reacted similarly to Labour over the Ipswich/Suffolk guy? I have to say for me this is a lesser abomination than betting on a settled event, more of a slap on the wrist type thing, but any politician betting on politics is asking for trouble. Don’t worry his P45 is in the bag. |
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Post by doktorb🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ on Jun 27, 2024 12:48:55 GMT
In this case I’ll be delighted if Davies wins his bet. But have the Tories reacted similarly to Labour over the Ipswich/Suffolk guy? I have to say for me this is a lesser abomination than betting on a settled event, more of a slap on the wrist type thing, but any politician betting on politics is asking for trouble. There is definitely a whiff in the air of a Puritan attitude against political betting growing as each example is uncovered. We all know what attitudes are like towards politicians. If this grabs the public's attention then something will have to be seen to be done. |
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Post by cathyc on Jun 27, 2024 13:09:10 GMT
In this case I’ll be delighted if Davies wins his bet. But have the Tories reacted similarly to Labour over the Ipswich/Suffolk guy? I have to say for me this is a lesser abomination than betting on a settled event, more of a slap on the wrist type thing, but any politician betting on politics is asking for trouble. Someone betting against themselves in what's basically a team event is an absolute disgrace. The fact that he's the sitting MP makes it far worse. |
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Post by swanarcadian on Jul 5, 2024 7:42:23 GMT
So very sorry to lose Philip Davies as my MP. I know how much he is vilified by some on here, but he’s been a great constituency MP these 19 years, content to stay on the backbenches, independently minded and willing to take his own party to task when he felt it was needed. You’d have to live here to appreciate and understand this.
Despite the above, he remained as loyal to the Conservative Party as Tony Benn was to Labour. Quite why Reform decided to stand against him is a mystery. That said, I congratulate the new Labour MP Anna Dixon, and wish her well in her new role.
On a larger scale, Reform have essentially done to the Conservatives what the SDP did to Labour in the Eighties. But it’s a product of FPTP. I’m coming round to the idea of supporting open party list proportional representation, so that we don’t have one party winning over 400 seats on a third of the popular vote, nor a need to vote tactically, and to bring about co-operation where there is common ground between parties.
I believe Cameron won the Conservative leadership back in 2005 because there was a general feeling that tacking to the right didn’t work after Blair became PM. Today the message seems to be that we’re not right wing, or conservative enough, as Andrea Leadsom said last night.
Reform’s performance was impressive last night. It remains to be seen how much Reform will hold up by 2029. Nigel Farage is 60 years old; once he’s eventually out the scene, it may well be a very different picture. But if they are going to stick around, I sincerely hope we can find ways to work together in the years ahead.
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Post by Crimson King on Jul 5, 2024 8:33:26 GMT
Whilst I am more than happy that the Conservatives have lost here, I am also happy to confirm from the ‘other side’ Davies’ reputation as an assiduous constituency MP, which is probably why he has held on, to the disbelief of some of my freinds, so long
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Post by swanarcadian on Jul 5, 2024 9:15:46 GMT
I might spend my “wellness day” referred to in another thread in Roberts Park, Saltaire. For Labour, it will be a weekend of celebrations.
For me, and I hope anyone else unhappy with what has just happened, it will be a weekend of relaxing and enjoying the great outdoors, and not dwelling on things, before we begin the job of fighting back next week.
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Post by Crimson King on Jul 5, 2024 9:19:18 GMT
I’ll be there on Saturday morning (parkrun)
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Jul 8, 2024 11:27:24 GMT
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Post by swanarcadian on Jul 8, 2024 11:27:24 GMT
I’ve noticed Shipley is the no. 207 seat target for the Conservatives in 2028/2029. And we need 205 gains to win outright. This once “usually safe Tory” seat is now a classic marginal.
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Jul 8, 2024 11:58:01 GMT
I’ve noticed Shipley is the no. 207 seat target for the Conservatives in 2028/2029. And we need 205 gains to win outright. This once “usually safe Tory” seat is now a classic marginal. Where is the list of target seats? |
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Post by swanarcadian on Jul 8, 2024 12:02:34 GMT
I’ve noticed Shipley is the no. 207 seat target for the Conservatives in 2028/2029. And we need 205 gains to win outright. This once “usually safe Tory” seat is now a classic marginal. Where is the list of target seats? This was ready just the day after polling day, which is pretty impressive. Looks like the Conservatives need an 8.74 percent swing to get an overall majority. |
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