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Post by froome on Sept 10, 2014 12:32:54 GMT
Green Party candidate is Chris Southall. He has stood as our candidate in the constituency at previous general elections and lives in Clacton.
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Post by Andrew_S on Sept 10, 2014 23:33:51 GMT
Green Party candidate is Chris Southall. He has stood as our candidate in the constituency at previous general elections and lives in Clacton. Overtaking the LDs may be very doable for the Greens. |
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Post by Andrew_S on Sept 11, 2014 3:42:39 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2014 8:06:26 GMT
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Post by Devonian on Sept 11, 2014 17:22:14 GMT
Clacton Conservative Primary due to start at 18:30, results apparently expected around 21:00
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Post by Merseymike on Sept 11, 2014 17:29:42 GMT
As already mentioned two posts previously  It arguably belongs in the useless facts section anyway. The Conservative Party is clearly the liberal party of southern England and will be the principal challengers to UKIP, the conservative party of southern England. What function the Liberal Democrats offer is rather non-obvious. I don't think that the Conservative party is 'liberal', though - any more than the Labour party is 'socialist' There are liberals in the Conservative party, but there are plenty of dyed-in-the-wool conservatives too - witness Bob Woollard and the Grassroots Conservatives, and all those fulminating constituency chairs who don't like same-sex marriage On one level Carswell is a liberal, but he is socially quite conservative. Whereas the LibDems seem to have people like Clegg who are liberal, but also a fair few social democrats... |
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Post by Merseymike on Sept 11, 2014 17:32:05 GMT
There are two candidates in the Conservative 'open primary'. Sue Lissimore, Colchester borough councillor for Prettygate ward since 2006. Chairman of Colchester Conservative Association. Giles Watling, an actor. Tendring district councillor for Frinton ward since 2007. Right. Let's just say that this isn't really the contest of the high-flyers. And that the Tories have already recognised they aren't going to win this one |
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Post by Devonian on Sept 11, 2014 18:55:31 GMT
Its being reported that around 200 people attending the Conservative Clacton open primary
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Sept 11, 2014 18:59:25 GMT
There are two candidates in the Conservative 'open primary'. Sue Lissimore, Colchester borough councillor for Prettygate ward since 2006. Chairman of Colchester Conservative Association. Giles Watling, an actor. Tendring district councillor for Frinton ward since 2007. Right. Let's just say that this isn't really the contest of the high-flyers. And that the Tories have already recognised they aren't going to win this one Open primaries don't really cure the problem of rubbish candidates do they! |
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Post by Devonian on Sept 11, 2014 19:18:06 GMT
Giles Watling chosen Conservative candidate
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Post by Devonian on Sept 11, 2014 19:28:00 GMT
Picture from the Conservative Primary. Apparently about 250 ballots submitted  |
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Post by Devonian on Sept 11, 2014 19:29:31 GMT
The winning candidate  |
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Post by Devonian on Sept 11, 2014 19:38:46 GMT
The Clacton Conservative Constituency Association has formally ratified the decision.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2014 20:09:35 GMT
Picture from the Conservative Primary. Apparently about 250 ballots submitted Looks like a lively, youthful audience... |
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Post by johnloony on Sept 12, 2014 2:05:42 GMT
Looks like a lively, youthful audience... Compared with the average population of Clacton, probably yes... |
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Post by The Bishop on Sept 12, 2014 9:40:28 GMT
Maybe not Clacton so much, but Frinton definitely |
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Post by Andrew_S on Sept 12, 2014 9:53:33 GMT
Looks like more empty chairs than people from the photo.
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Post by East Anglian Lefty on Sept 12, 2014 11:01:48 GMT
Yes, but the picture was clearly taken while the hustings was not underway (and probably propagated in preference to other pictures from the event with a particular intent). I suspect a decent proportion of the crowd were getting refreshments or similar.
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Sept 12, 2014 11:12:42 GMT
Two came to select a candidate, 248 came because they smelled a tombola.
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Post by Andrew_S on Sept 15, 2014 8:49:56 GMT
"All eyes are focused on Scotland, but on the eastern edge of England, 2014's other great political revolt is in full effect. In the first of a new four-part series titled Britain's in trouble, John Harris travels around Ukip's eastern heartlands and finds poverty, anger and the breakdown of normal politics. From the forgotten residents of Jaywick, England's poorest council ward, to an encounter with Nigel Farage at the Royal British Legion, he finds out how a force made up largely of Tory exiles has managed to style itself as a party for the working class": www.theguardian.com/politics/video/2014/sep/15/ukip-england-east-world-upside-down-video?CMP=twt_gu |
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