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Post by The Bishop on Oct 6, 2013 14:04:51 GMT
IIRC Emerson was originally selected as Chichester's Labour candidate for the 1997 GE, before he found the highways and byways of British Nationalism more alluring.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2013 17:09:22 GMT
I've just read the Patria manifesto - FFS, it reads like a teenage Fascist's wet dream. It is actually quite hilarious if you neglect to remember it has been written by those purporting to be adults. The above mentioned Dr Emerson was a member of the Labour Party for over 20 years, having joined in 1981, though no mention is made of him ever being a Labour candidate. He joined the BNP in 2005 and was a candidate for them all several times. What exactly did he think he was supporting in the Labour Party over that period? www.patria-uk.org/manifesto/ |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2013 17:37:14 GMT
"ethnic aliens", "voluntary repatriation", "failed and fraudulent asylum seekers", "anti-English quango"
If I can be permitted to sound like someone from the X-Factor;
"I have heard a lot of this sort of thing before, and you really aren't doing anything today that hasn't been done year after year after year. So I'm going to have to say "No""
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Post by gwynthegriff on Oct 7, 2013 17:26:31 GMT
OMG! Story 1 on their website - how the establishment fitted up the killers of Stephen Lawrence. Story 2 - a critique of the approach of 'Papa Luigi' to ethnonationalism. With 430+ comments! |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2013 12:46:56 GMT
"Patria" registered on 9 November, 2012, with leader Ian Johnson.
Their alternative ballot paper descriptions are:
*We Dare
*Our People First And Always
*Defend the Nation
*Land and People
I would hazard a guess that they don't understand what the alternative ballot paper descriptions are there for because a candidate standing for "We Dare" or "Land and People" ain't gonna get many votes.
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Post by listener on Oct 11, 2013 21:36:42 GMT
Here is some background to the by-election in the All Saints ward of Didcot Town Council in South Oxfordshire District.
Didcot Town Council comprises 21 members elected from four wards – All Saints (5), Ladygrove (6) Northbourne (5) and Park (5).
The town wards are coterminous with the district wards of the same name.
The council strengths were:
Elections on 3 May 2007: Con 17, Lab 4
Elections on 5 May 2011: Lab 11, Con 9, Independent 1
Current make-up: Lab 11, Con 7, Independent 1, Lib Dem 1, Vacant 1
The town mayor and the deputy mayor are Labour.
The result of the election in All Saints on 3 May 2007 (5 seats) was:
Con 708/691/642/635/593, Lab 565/547/524/513/506, Lib Dem 374
Elected: Con 5
The result of the election in All Saints on 5 May 2011 (5 seats) was:
Lab 709/665/650/607/597, Con 676/661/582/572/493, Lib Dem 272
Elected: Lab 3, Con 2
Robert Bulman (Lab) held the by-election in All Saints ward on 25 October 2012, caused by the resignation of Terry Joslin (Lab), who stepped down due to ill health.
The voting was Lab 453, Con 350, Lib Dem 131.
David Rouane (Lib Dem) gained the by-election in Northbourne ward on 15 August 2013, following the resignation of Andrew Bailey (Con), who moved out of the area.
The present by-election in All Saints ward is caused by the disqualification of Jane Murphy (Con) for non-attendance. She said, “It’s not that onerous being a member of the council, but unfortunately it was too much for me. There’s been a recession and you have to work a bit harder, so something had to go.”
The four candidates are Lib Dem, Lab, Con and No Description.
The result in the Didcot All Saints ward of South Oxfordshire District Council on 3 May 2007 (2 seats) was
Con 809/791, Lab 434/391, Lib Dem 320
Elected: Con 2
The result in the Didcot All Saints ward of South Oxfordshire District Council on 5 May 2011 (2 seats) was
Lab 647/597, Con 642/635, Lib Dem 226/185
Elected: Lab 1, Con 1
The result in the Didcot All Saint ward of South Oxfordshire District Council at the 25 October 2012 by-election, caused by the resignation of Terry Joslin (Lab) was
Lab 436, Con 340, Lib Dem 151
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Post by listener on Oct 11, 2013 21:38:47 GMT
Here is some background to the two by-elections in the Lewes Bridge ward of Lewes Town Council in Lewes District (East Sussex).
The by-elections are caused by the resignations of two town councilors elected for the Green Party and Lib Dems, but both were sitting as Independents at the time of their resignations.
Lewes Town Council comprises 18 members elected from three wards – Lewes Bridge (6), Lewes Castle (6) and Lewes Priory (6).
The town wards are coterminous with the district wards of the same name.
The council strengths were:
Elections on 3 May 2007: Lib Dem 15, Green Party 2, No Description 1
Elections on 5 May 2011: Lib Dem 11, Green Party 5, Independent 1, Non-Political Description 1
Make-up immediately prior to the two resignations: Lib Dem 9, Independent 6, Green Party 3
Current make-up: Lib Dem 9, Independent 4, Green Party 3, Vacant 2
The current town mayor is Independent and the deputy town mayor is Liberal Democrat.
The result of the election in Lewes Bridge on 3 May 2007 (6 seats) was:
Lib Dem 759/697/677/565/523/523, No Description 509, Green Party 445/414/371/369/341/327, Socialist Labour Party 311, Con 299, Lab 226
Elected: Lib Dem 6
The result of the election in Lewes Bridge on 5 May 2011 (6 seats) was:
Lib Dem 747/604/602/576/542/472, Green Party 653/507/493/476/458/433, Lab 348/346/322/312/286/266, Con 305, Socialist Labour Party 257, UKIP 161
Elected: Lib Dem 5, Green Party 1
The town council website indicates that four members have defected from their party and are now sitting as Independents, including the two members whose resignations have caused the by-elections:
January 2012 – Matt Kent (Lewes Bridge) – formerly Green Party
January 2012 – Jim Daly (Lewes Castle) – formerly Lib Dem
December 2012 – Richard Rudkin (Lewes Priory) - formerly Green Party
May 2013 – Petrina Kingham (Lewes Bridge) – formerly Lib Dem
The first of the present by-elections in Lewes Bridge ward is caused by the resignations of Matt Kent (Independent, elected as Green Party), because of the ever-increasing demands of his professional career, mixed with the demands of his very young family.
The second by-election is caused by the resignation of Petrina Kingham (Independent, elected as Lib Dem), who has provided the following explanation for her resignation:
“Fifteen years ago I entered into a divorce agreement which gave my ex-husband a 45% share of our home in Lewes. The agreement has now come into force rather earlier than expected and our home has gone on the market. Due to escalating prices in the area and the agreed split in equity, I am unable either to buy my ex-husband’s share of the property or purchase an alternative property in the Lewes locality. As a future non-resident, I can therefore no longer continue to represent the Town. It seemed appropriate to resign now with the imminent by-election due on 17 October (because of the previous resignation of Matt Kent).”
The ten candidates are 2 Lib Dem, 2 Lab, 2 Green Party, 2 UKIP and 2 Con.
The result in the Lewes Bridge ward of Lewes District Council on 3 May 2007 (2 seats) was
Lib Dem 687/532, No Description 402, The Seagulls Party 262, Green Party 249/246, Con 203/201, Lab 113
Elected: Lib Dem 2
The result in the Lewes Bridge ward of Lewes District Council on 5 May 2011 (2 seats) was
Lib Dem 735/620, Green Party 576/424, Lab 324/318, Con 280/255
Elected: Lib Dem 2
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Post by johnloony on Oct 12, 2013 2:18:54 GMT
I would hazard a guess that they don't understand what the alternative ballot paper descriptions are there for because a candidate standing for "We Dare" or "Land and People" ain't gonna get many votes. I guess that they think people will recognise the context of the words. "We Dare" is probably supposed to be a reference to the SAS. It might be more meaningful in the context of a particular leafleting campaign, which is what they might have chosen them for. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2013 3:38:07 GMT
I would hazard a guess that they don't understand what the alternative ballot paper descriptions are there for because a candidate standing for "We Dare" or "Land and People" ain't gonna get many votes. I guess that they think people will recognise the context of the words. "We Dare" is probably supposed to be a reference to the SAS. It might be more meaningful in the context of a particular leafleting campaign, which is what they might have chosen them for. I do accept that premise.......but I do doubt that they would be the first party in the minds of voters on polling day if all a voter sees is "We Dare" on a ballot paper. It seems to be a case of an exceptionally minor micro-grouplet assuming, as so many of their kind do, that a couple of leaflets would be enough to fix their party in the mind of thousands of voters. |
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Post by AdminSTB on Oct 14, 2013 11:43:10 GMT
Barry Kirk, candidate for the Port Talbot Residents Association in Sandfields East, is perhaps better known in electoral circles as Captain Beany, former leader of the New Millennium Bean Party.
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Post by timokane on Oct 15, 2013 1:58:50 GMT
Barry Kirk, candidate for the Port Talbot Residents Association in Sandfields East, is perhaps better known in electoral circles as Captain Beany, former leader of the New Millennium Bean Party. Sounds like an enterprising chap. Wonder why he didn't call himself Captain Kirk |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2013 21:18:19 GMT
Did some telling at Westbourne this evening, from 4.30 till 6. Very slow - about 25 through in that time. Turnout was around 15% at 5pm. I'm told less than half the 130 postal votes sent out were returned. Tories were very disorganised, I felt. Very low-key, which might be confidence, I suppose. No sign of Patria at the polling station  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2013 21:58:57 GMT
Tories win Westbourne, then UKIP, Greens, LibDems, Patria
Don't have full figures yet, but Green share quite good
sent while on the move somewhere
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Post by tricky on Oct 17, 2013 22:08:49 GMT
South Lakeland Levens
Lib Dem 569
Con 430
LD Hold.
Percentages easy to do as well.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2013 22:12:57 GMT
Westbourne
Con 184
UKIP 106
Green 85
LD 68
Patria 3 (three)
total 446
sent while on the move somewhere
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Post by Devonian on Oct 17, 2013 22:18:40 GMT
Stifford Clays turnout 35.8%
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Post by andrea on Oct 17, 2013 22:20:41 GMT
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Post by andrea on Oct 17, 2013 22:31:41 GMT
Thurrock
Lab 646 Con 570 UKIP 504 LD 35
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Post by marksenior on Oct 17, 2013 22:48:30 GMT
Carlisle Dalton reported as a LD gain
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Post by marksenior on Oct 17, 2013 22:56:37 GMT
Lib Dems won both seats in Lewes TC Bridge ward
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