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Post by michaelarden on Oct 5, 2024 19:57:59 GMT
He's already in Westminster as a Lord. |
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Post by mattbewilson on Oct 5, 2024 20:46:49 GMT
Reform might give Doncaster a go. It's an area with Reform potential. UKIP did pretty well there previously. The English Democrats once held the elected mayoralty there. tho different voting system |
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Post by clive on Oct 5, 2024 23:49:44 GMT
Not any more though the Tories fiddled the recent elections to get rid of preferential voting, which saved them lots of PCC seats and gained them Bedford's Mayoralty.
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Post by sanders on Oct 6, 2024 5:50:32 GMT
Not any more though the Tories fiddled the recent elections to get rid of preferential voting, which saved them lots of PCC seats and gained them Bedford's Mayoralty. Much to my chagrin in Hackney. We held Labour under 50% there. I take full responsibility for that. I want my runoff, damn it. We could get some interesting results. Lib Dems winning West of England? I can see that happening actually. They could also win Cambridgeshire too. Greens siphoning Labour votes in both. |
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Post by batman on Oct 6, 2024 7:16:20 GMT
You take full responsibility for the mayoral result in Hackney? You could just be overestimating your importance somewhat
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Post by sanders on Oct 6, 2024 8:13:48 GMT
You take full responsibility for the mayoral result in Hackney? You could just be overestimating your importance somewhat For Labour falling below 50% there. I got lots of voters out. Enough to hold Labour below 50. Tories still got Mardered there, however. That was a fun election, actually. We’re on the same side soon. City of London corporation elections 2025. I’ll probably support Barbican Labour candidates. |
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Post by The Bishop on Oct 6, 2024 8:58:10 GMT
If you read 'Private Eye' Houchen is a prime candidate to crash and burn at any point. Indeed, the comparisons with T Dan Smith aren't just because both are from the NE and very popular. |
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Post by sanders on Oct 6, 2024 9:20:07 GMT
If you read 'Private Eye' Houchen is a prime candidate to crash and burn at any point. Indeed, the comparisons with T Dan Smith aren't just because both are from the NE and very popular. He likes being an executive, IMO. No point being a powerless legislator. There are parallels with Andy Street. Or Chris Sununu in the US. |
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Post by john07 on Oct 6, 2024 11:24:52 GMT
The SNPs margin in Lochee was more than 1 vote that didn't transfer from Con so I doubt Chagos impacted any of yesterday's results and could maybe be discussed elsewhere. I will be surprised if many electors in Lochee have even heard of Chagos. |
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Post by sanders on Oct 6, 2024 11:34:22 GMT
The SNPs margin in Lochee was more than 1 vote that didn't transfer from Con so I doubt Chagos impacted any of yesterday's results and could maybe be discussed elsewhere. I will be surprised if many electors in Lochee have even heard of Chagos. That’s a bit patronising, isn’t it? How would you know that, honestly? |
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Post by john07 on Oct 6, 2024 11:44:38 GMT
I will be surprised if many electors in Lochee have even heard of Chagos. That’s a bit patronising, isn’t it? How would you know that, honestly? I am sure that transferring the sovereignty of some uninhabited islands in the Indian Ocean is going to be the key issue in the next Scottish Parliament elections. Not! What proportion of the electorate would even be able locate them on a map. Raising this issue proved that Cleverly is as thick as pigshit. |
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Post by sanders on Oct 6, 2024 12:07:39 GMT
That’s a bit patronising, isn’t it? How would you know that, honestly? I am sure that transferring the sovereignty of some uninhabited islands in the Indian Ocean is going to be the key issue in the next Scottish Parliament elections. Not! What proportion of the electorate would even be able locate them on a map. Raising this issue proved that Cleverly is as thick as pigshit. I never said ‘the key issue’. Yes, Cleverly is anything but clever. I heard of Garcia in 2007. |
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Post by ricmk on Oct 6, 2024 13:41:18 GMT
The SNPs margin in Lochee was more than 1 vote that didn't transfer from Con so I doubt Chagos impacted any of yesterday's results and could maybe be discussed elsewhere. I will be surprised if many electors in Lochee have even heard of Chagos. It was front page on most newspapers on Thursday, so you're saying that most don't read newspapers or talk to those who do. The real question is whether it means anything. Although there's plenty of noise from usual suspects it seems the actual opposition to the deal is small - who really cares, enough to swing votes over this? And there will be some, me included, who actually admire Labour sorting out yet another issue the Conservatives failed to. |
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Post by john07 on Oct 6, 2024 14:21:59 GMT
I will be surprised if many electors in Lochee have even heard of Chagos. It was front page on most newspapers on Thursday, so you're saying that most don't read newspapers or talk to those who do. The real question is whether it means anything. Although there's plenty of noise from usual suspects it seems the actual opposition to the deal is small - who really cares, enough to swing votes over this? And there will be some, me included, who actually admire Labour sorting out yet another issue the Conservatives failed to. I was referring to the situation prior to a few Tory MPs mumping about Labour doing exactly what they were planning to do a year or so back. |
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Post by sanders on Oct 6, 2024 14:57:38 GMT
It was front page on most newspapers on Thursday, so you're saying that most don't read newspapers or talk to those who do. The real question is whether it means anything. Although there's plenty of noise from usual suspects it seems the actual opposition to the deal is small - who really cares, enough to swing votes over this? And there will be some, me included, who actually admire Labour sorting out yet another issue the Conservatives failed to. I was referring to the situation prior to a few Tory MPs mumping about Labour doing exactly what they were planning to do a year or so back. Cynical political opportunism at its worst. That's how the game is played. |
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