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Post by batman on Jul 26, 2024 19:56:52 GMT
Election leaflets are not "expensed to the taxpayer". I suggest you do some basic research before standing for election. I am learning on the job. Any and all (constructive) criticism welcome. you have received much constructive criticism, but not often paid heed to it. |
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Post by LDCaerdydd on Jul 26, 2024 19:57:29 GMT
Ok, but delivering leaflets for Robert Courts at 19 isn't the same as being a candidate is it? I donated to the Greens in lieu of doing any actual work. They still lost. You saw how a campaign works (all be it io a much larger scale), did you not have any intellectual curiosity about the rest of the campaign? Donating is great, but what did you think the money was for if Hackney Council were paying for the leaflets/Campaign? Genuine advice to you. Stop what you’re doing before you make a complete fool of yourself. Go and volunteer properly for a party who shares your views. I assume you tried to stand for the Greens in this election and they said no? That should have been where you said, “what do I need to do to stand next time” and the answer may well have been show some commitment and learn to campaign. |
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Post by batman on Jul 26, 2024 19:58:44 GMT
they live in Chiswick (see my profile of the Brentford & Isleworth constituency on its old boundaries in the Almanac section of the forum) |
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Post by johnloony on Jul 26, 2024 20:02:14 GMT
We have owned the pens for years and the paper is our own or gifted. Please advise. The notepads were lying around from 2020 or before. What should I say? It doesn’t matter whether you bought the paper and pens specifically for the campaign, or whether they were already in your stock of possessions before the campaign. You still have to declare the cost. If you already owned the paper, it’s a “notional” cost but it is still a cost (because you still bought the paper in the first place) (or because the paper was donated to you by someone else, who in turn bought it in the first place. If you can’t remember how much the block of paper (e.g. 500 sheets of A4) cost when you bought it, just make a reasonable estimate (i.e. go to a shop and look to see what it would cost now if you bought it) and declare the relevant amount (e.g. 200sheets of paper would be 40% of the price of 500). The requirement to declare the “notional” costs of something is to avoid the loophole of someone just giving you a load of free stuff which would give you an unfair advantage. e.g. if a friendly millionaire decided to print a glossy 100-page magazine of all your policies, and deliver 6,000 copies of it to every elector in the ward, you would still have to declare the approximate cost of what it would have cost if you had had it commercially printed - even if your millionaire friend wants to give it to you for free. |
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Post by WJ on Jul 26, 2024 20:04:55 GMT
You may also consider not broadcasting the gaps in your knowledge of electoral law on a public forum so publically and prolifically too, in case it comes back to bite you.
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Post by sanders on Jul 26, 2024 20:05:56 GMT
I am learning on the job. Any and all (constructive) criticism welcome. you have received much constructive criticism, but not often paid heed to it. I am a slow learner as the lack of a full-time job to my name at any point in the last 9 years should prove to you. I do not know how I make £55k-£60k as a tutor. I think it's because it's a blue ocean market and there aren't many stupid enough to fall outside the professions so spectacularly but to have a willingness to set up a tutoring business. |
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Post by sanders on Jul 26, 2024 20:06:41 GMT
You may also consider not broadcasting the gaps in your knowledge of electoral law on a public forum so publically and prolifically too, in case it comes back to bite you. I literally said I haven't done anything wrong. This is an anonymous forum where posts don't seem to have real world consequences. Even if I am banned from it, so what? This was meant to be my Berner account but the admins wouldn't allow it to be set up a week ago, so I laid in wait and made it using my standard email. This forum sin't that public. It's full of boomer Lib Dems and wet Tories and Labour folk - it doesn't represent our country. |
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Post by batman on Jul 26, 2024 20:08:42 GMT
I do think, sanders, that you should be really grateful for the lengths that several contributors have gone to to help you avoid potential legal trouble, despite the fact that you have been really pretty annoying in the eyes of most of the forum members for quite a long time and in some cases insulted the contributors concerned. I implore you, for your own sake, to think before jumping off at the deep end doing stuff that you really don't fully understand. The advice to find a political party that suits your ideology, join it & become active in it is quite good advice, and you could do much worse than to adopt it. I would suggest that, whatever the result, you wait a while before again standing for election, and gain some more relevant experience. If of course you are adopted by a political party as their candidate, which could happen in the future if you listen and learn, then a lot of the stuff that you are currently required to do as an Independent will be done for you by your party's Agent. Once again, please show more self-awareness, and listen more to constructive criticism. (EDIT : you haven't done anything illegal yet, but you were in danger of doing so if you hadn't read what some contributors have told you.)
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Post by sanders on Jul 26, 2024 20:12:52 GMT
I do think, sanders, that you should be really grateful for the lengths that several contributors have gone to to help you avoid potential legal trouble, despite the fact that you have been really pretty annoying in the eyes of most of the forum members for quite a long time and in some cases insulted the contributors concerned. I implore you, for your own sake, to think before jumping off at the deep end doing stuff that you really don't fully understand. The advice to find a political party that suits your ideology, join it & become active in it is quite good advice, and you could do much worse than to adopt it. I would suggest that, whatever the result, you wait a while before again standing for election, and gain some more relevant experience. If of course you are adopted by a political party as their candidate, which could happen in the future if you listen and learn, then a lot of the stuff that you are currently required to do as an Independent will be done for you by your party's Agent. Once again, please show more self-awareness, and listen more to constructive criticism. (EDIT : you haven't done anything illegal yet, but you were in danger of doing so if you hadn't read what some contributors have told you.) Advice from someone who alleged, erroneously, that I was ill. I have a lot of respect for you, but it's not getting any easier given the (borderline libellous) analysis from some. You are not my GP. You are not my psychiatrist (indeed, I haven't had one of those since 2022) and I just as my support for the Hackney Greens because of Corbyn's suspension may have upset you, or my backing Feinstein in Camden may have done the same, your words do untold damage (more than you know) to me. |
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Post by LDCaerdydd on Jul 26, 2024 20:35:42 GMT
Advice from someone who alleged, erroneously, that I was ill. I have a lot of respect for you, but it's not getting any easier given the (borderline libellous) analysis from some. You are not my GP. You are not my psychiatrist (indeed, I haven't had one of those since 2022) and I just as my support for the Hackney Greens because of Corbyn's suspension may have upset you, or my backing Feinstein in Camden may have done the same, your words do untold damage (more than you know) to me. People are offering you help here, take it. I’m glad you mention that you have had professional help in the past. |
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Post by carlton43 on Jul 26, 2024 20:36:09 GMT
This comment reflects badly on you, and to be honest I wouldn't have expected you to be someone to make a comment like that. Handwriting has nothing to do with either intellect or academic ability. Indeed if there is any correlation then I'd expect it to be negative. Doctors have a well-earned reputation for having bad handwriting and they're hardly a byword for stupidity are they? And autistic people (which I believe the candidate in question has stated previously that he is? feel free to correct me if I am misremembering) are both heavily overrepresented at Oxford, to the point where in some subjects you'd struggle to find someone who isn't autistic, and tend to have poor hand-eye coordination and thus bad handwriting. I think you’re putting words into my mouth a little bit (lot?) there. The vast majority of people of higher qualifications and none, of low to exceptional academic ability, would be absolutely bemused at receiving that rushed scrawl on the doormat. I have many autistic friends involved in elections who would never dream of putting such tatty bits of paper through perspective voter’s letterboxes. prescriptive - proscriptive - perceptive - receptive - prospective ..... DISCUSS! |
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Post by gwynthegriff on Jul 26, 2024 20:40:01 GMT
I do think, sanders, that you should be really grateful for the lengths that several contributors have gone to to help you avoid potential legal trouble, despite the fact that you have been really pretty annoying in the eyes of most of the forum members for quite a long time and in some cases insulted the contributors concerned. I implore you, for your own sake, to think before jumping off at the deep end doing stuff that you really don't fully understand. The advice to find a political party that suits your ideology, join it & become active in it is quite good advice, and you could do much worse than to adopt it. I would suggest that, whatever the result, you wait a while before again standing for election, and gain some more relevant experience. If of course you are adopted by a political party as their candidate, which could happen in the future if you listen and learn, then a lot of the stuff that you are currently required to do as an Independent will be done for you by your party's Agent. Once again, please show more self-awareness, and listen more to constructive criticism. (EDIT : you haven't done anything illegal yet, but you were in danger of doing so if you hadn't read what some contributors have told you.) Advice from someone who alleged, erroneously, that I was ill. I have a lot of respect for you, but it's not getting any easier given the (borderline libellous) analysis from some. You are not my GP. You are not my psychiatrist (indeed, I haven't had one of those since 2022) and I just as my support for the Hackney Greens because of Corbyn's suspension may have upset you, or my backing Feinstein in Camden may have done the same, your words do untold damage (more than you know) to me. It is not libellous if it's true. People have warned that you are at risk of breaking electoral law. Illegal practices under the relevant legislation can carry a Level 5 fine (i.e. unlimited). You are being advised to take care. Up to you whether you follow such advice. As to the criticism of your campaign that would appear to be fair opinion. |
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Post by sanders on Jul 26, 2024 20:46:38 GMT
My campaign understands people's reservations - we are taking and have taken advice from a veteran Surrey councillor who will remain nameless.
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Post by carlton43 on Jul 26, 2024 20:46:45 GMT
prescriptive - proscriptive - perceptive - receptive - prospective ..... DISCUSS! Please take a break - didn't you just drop out of running for US President? No. I decided not to stand as I was not born in USA and had no interest in their politics. I made the decision the same week that you dropped out of remedial English class. |
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Post by sanders on Jul 26, 2024 20:49:38 GMT
Our candidate in Hillrise has problems. He just got rejected for Law. He is committed to this election. Please cut him some slack - thanks.
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Post by LDCaerdydd on Jul 26, 2024 20:51:55 GMT
Our candidate in Hillrise has problems. He just got rejected for Law. He is committed to this election. Please cut him some slack - thanks. Go to bed. |
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Post by batman on Jul 26, 2024 21:01:00 GMT
I do think, sanders, that you should be really grateful for the lengths that several contributors have gone to to help you avoid potential legal trouble, despite the fact that you have been really pretty annoying in the eyes of most of the forum members for quite a long time and in some cases insulted the contributors concerned. I implore you, for your own sake, to think before jumping off at the deep end doing stuff that you really don't fully understand. The advice to find a political party that suits your ideology, join it & become active in it is quite good advice, and you could do much worse than to adopt it. I would suggest that, whatever the result, you wait a while before again standing for election, and gain some more relevant experience. If of course you are adopted by a political party as their candidate, which could happen in the future if you listen and learn, then a lot of the stuff that you are currently required to do as an Independent will be done for you by your party's Agent. Once again, please show more self-awareness, and listen more to constructive criticism. (EDIT : you haven't done anything illegal yet, but you were in danger of doing so if you hadn't read what some contributors have told you.) Advice from someone who alleged, erroneously, that I was ill. I have a lot of respect for you, but it's not getting any easier given the (borderline libellous) analysis from some. You are not my GP. You are not my psychiatrist (indeed, I haven't had one of those since 2022) and I just as my support for the Hackney Greens because of Corbyn's suspension may have upset you, or my backing Feinstein in Camden may have done the same, your words do untold damage (more than you know) to me. I am worried about your welfare, but if I need not worry, then that's good news. I am not worried about your past or present support for the Greens, I was however not happy about your campaigning for Feinstein for reasons we went through some weeks ago. There are people in the Greens who do not have a great record on antisemitism, but they are not an antisemitic party in general. |
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Post by sanders on Jul 26, 2024 21:06:14 GMT
Advice from someone who alleged, erroneously, that I was ill. I have a lot of respect for you, but it's not getting any easier given the (borderline libellous) analysis from some. You are not my GP. You are not my psychiatrist (indeed, I haven't had one of those since 2022) and I just as my support for the Hackney Greens because of Corbyn's suspension may have upset you, or my backing Feinstein in Camden may have done the same, your words do untold damage (more than you know) to me. I am worried about your welfare, but if I need not worry, then that's good news. I am not worried about your past or present support for the Greens, I was however not happy about your campaigning for Feinstein for reasons we went through some weeks ago. There are people in the Greens who do not have a great record on antisemitism, but they are not an antisemitic party in general. Ok but I supported the Hackney Greens because they wanted to end right to buy which has ruined that borough. However, if Councillor Zoe Garbett AM is a wrong ‘un then I unreservedly apologise for my full throated backing of her. |
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Post by r34t on Jul 26, 2024 21:17:33 GMT
I do think, sanders, that you should be really grateful for the lengths that several contributors have gone to to help you avoid potential legal trouble, despite the fact that you have been really pretty annoying in the eyes of most of the forum members for quite a long time and in some cases insulted the contributors concerned. I implore you, for your own sake, to think before jumping off at the deep end doing stuff that you really don't fully understand. The advice to find a political party that suits your ideology, join it & become active in it is quite good advice, and you could do much worse than to adopt it. I would suggest that, whatever the result, you wait a while before again standing for election, and gain some more relevant experience. If of course you are adopted by a political party as their candidate, which could happen in the future if you listen and learn, then a lot of the stuff that you are currently required to do as an Independent will be done for you by your party's Agent. Once again, please show more self-awareness, and listen more to constructive criticism. (EDIT : you haven't done anything illegal yet, but you were in danger of doing so if you hadn't read what some contributors have told you.) He said he photocopied some handwritten letters. That's 'printed materials' without an imprint unfortunately. |
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Post by batman on Jul 26, 2024 21:19:21 GMT
I'm not aware that she is a wrong 'un in that sense. I'm referring to a couple of people in particular who are based in the NW.
I would like to end right to buy but neither the Hackney Greens nor the Hackney Labour Party has any power to do so. It's a matter for central government. I hope that the Hackney Greens pointed that out to the voters.
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