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Post by neilm on May 8, 2014 15:00:21 GMT
UKIP are 5/1 with Ladbrokes. That seems like value to me. Yes seen as William Hill have them at 11\4 That's not value. I know that value is subjective (I took 1.2 last weekend, for example) but it's only value if you think it's been mispriced. 5/1 is really stingy- it's not going to happen so isn't value. |
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on May 8, 2014 22:00:43 GMT
According to Michael Crick, the Liberal Democrat candidate is going to be David Watts - councillor for Bramcote ward on Broxtowe Borough Council. I wonder if they chose him because of the song. |
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Post by Andrew_S on May 8, 2014 22:04:20 GMT
According to Michael Crick, the Liberal Democrat candidate is going to be David Watts - councillor for Bramcote ward on Broxtowe Borough Council. I wonder if they chose him because of the song. He contested Broxtowe for the LDs in the last 3 elections. |
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Post by manchesterman on May 8, 2014 22:17:41 GMT
Wish I could be like him  |
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Post by Crimson King on May 8, 2014 22:45:13 GMT
Wish I could be like him my first thought as well |
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Post by Philip Davies on May 8, 2014 23:00:47 GMT
An American colleague recently asked if I was related to the Davies brothers in the Kinks! [I'm not] I had to explain that Davies was in the top 10 most common names in the UK and most the ones who emigrated to the USA ended up with it being spelled without the E.
I resisted the temptation to ask if he was related to the killer mentioned in the Simon and Garfunkel song "7 O'Clock News/Silent Night".
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2014 2:30:56 GMT
Dick Rogers to stand here for The Common Good...
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Post by Andrew_S on May 9, 2014 16:01:04 GMT
It must be nice for the LDs to have a by-election in a seat where they're almost certainly going to save their deposit.
If they could reach 4.9% in Wythenshawe they shouldn't have much problem in Newark.
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2014 18:21:23 GMT
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Post by Andrew_S on May 9, 2014 23:39:06 GMT
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Post by Devonian on May 10, 2014 6:54:28 GMT
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Post by carlton43 on May 10, 2014 7:06:04 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2014 10:35:08 GMT
only value if they win, a better bet is for finishing second but can not find odds for that
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Post by carlton43 on May 10, 2014 10:36:44 GMT
Dick Rogers to stand here for The Common Good... Oh, I very much doubt that! |
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Post by Devonian on May 10, 2014 11:17:07 GMT
What Mr Farage has done with his "no ties to the East Midlands" excuse is effectively ruled himself out of choosing Boston & Skegness as his constituency next year, which had been tipped as one of his best options. If he does that now, you can be sure that his opponents, not to mention the media, will rake that one up. He's not exactly my favourite politician, but he's not stupid. Hes made the right decision, but I don't believe it has anything to do with the geography of the situation or the importance of the Euro elections. He knew he wouldn't win, plain and simple. He was asked on LBC this week about where he might stand and although he wouldn't say exactly where it would be he did say it would definitely be in South East England (although notice that he declined to confirm if it would definitely be in Kent)
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Post by thirdchill on May 10, 2014 11:29:36 GMT
I'd be surprised if he doesn't stand in Kent. In theory another area of the south east might be possible but Kent is easily the best option for him.
They should concentrate on getting a few strong candidates in the target seats in Kent, and getting a good campaign going there (am sure Pimp will be doing his bit to help!).
However in the short term they really need to get more councillors elected in the northern mets in the local elections this year, to improve their base and give them any chance of competing with labour in 2015. They need to do better than they did in the county council elections in the north of england in 2013 (excluding lincolnshire, where they did well).
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Post by Devonian on May 10, 2014 12:07:40 GMT
I'd be surprised if he doesn't stand in Kent. In theory another area of the south east might be possible but Kent is easily the best option for him. They should concentrate on getting a few strong candidates in the target seats in Kent, and getting a good campaign going there (am sure Pimp will be doing his bit to help!). I expect that he will be standing in Kent. He's probably just not wanting to rule out a seat in another part of SE England just yet |
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Post by David Ashforth on May 10, 2014 20:11:48 GMT
From 3.00 onwards........ If you want a YouTube video to start at 3 minutes just add &t=3m00s at the end of the web address. |
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Post by neilm on May 12, 2014 10:09:37 GMT
1.62 for the Conservatives on Betfair. I've grabbed it.
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2014 11:58:53 GMT
David Kirwan for the Greens, if an edit by an anonymous IP address citing no sources is to be believed.
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