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Post by Devonian on Sept 24, 2014 11:09:36 GMT
UKIP candidate will be Jack Clarkson, former policeman and leader of the UKIP group on Sheffield City Council
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Post by andrea on Sept 24, 2014 16:41:32 GMT
Labour picked Alan Billings. Third in 2012 selection, former Anglican priest and deputy leader of Sheffield council in the 80s.
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Post by neilm on Sept 25, 2014 1:03:21 GMT
Police and Priests. Its a Banana Republic. Except the banana republics had efficient police forces. |
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Post by carlton43 on Sept 25, 2014 4:09:26 GMT
Police and Priests. Its a Banana Republic. Except the banana republics had efficient police forces. Whiskey sodden ex-priests and rather good stamps. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2014 7:45:45 GMT
The BNP is fund-raising for this seat (I have received a spam email from them asking for money towards the deposit)
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Post by The Bishop on Sept 30, 2014 13:33:27 GMT
When do nominations close here?
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Post by Andrew_S on Sept 30, 2014 14:54:04 GMT
When do nominations close here? 4pm, Friday 3rd October. |
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Post by David Ashforth on Oct 1, 2014 16:17:48 GMT
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Post by Devonian on Oct 3, 2014 16:12:26 GMT
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Post by Devonian on Oct 3, 2014 16:17:09 GMT
It seems the BNP failed to manage to put up a candidate. The Lib Dems also don't have a candidate so voters in Nick Clegg's own constituency won't be able to vote Lib Dem in this election.
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Post by Richard Cromwell on Oct 4, 2014 21:03:48 GMT
It seems the BNP failed to manage to put up a candidate. It would've been an idiotic move on their part for two reasons; they need time for the dust to settle after the establishment of the new administration (which, I think, can only be said to have properly begun with Griffin's departure) and splitting the nationalist vote wouldn't be the best introduction to said administration. I think the British Freedom Party (now: Liberty GB) played it well when they contested the PCC election; having no chance of winning but, quite effectively, highlighting a significant level of support for the ideology. These short of elections, tallying a lot of votes, are good (I think) for that purpose. The left could stand to learn a few things (apply it to an area notorious for police overreach, for example). Though the English Democrats might pretend to represent something other than regular right-nationalism, the rhetoric is the same and they serve the same purpose (they have a well-developed gimmick but it's part of a bigger package). It will be interesting to find out to what degree UKIP has co-opted nationalist support. |
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Post by Devonian on Oct 4, 2014 21:24:08 GMT
It seems the BNP failed to manage to put up a candidate. It would've been an idiotic move on their part for two reasons; they need time for the dust to settle after the establishment of the new administration (which, I think, can only be said to have properly begun with Griffin's departure) and splitting the nationalist vote wouldn't be the best introduction to said administration. I think the British Freedom Party (now: Liberty GB) played it well when they contested the PCC election; having no chance of winning but, quite effectively, highlighting a significant level of support for the ideology. These short of elections, tallying a lot of votes, are good (I think) for that purpose. The left could stand to learn a few things (apply it to an area notorious for police overreach, for example). Though the English Democrats might pretend to represent something other than regular right-nationalism, the rhetoric is the same and they serve the same purpose (they have a well-developed gimmick but it's part of a bigger package). It will be interesting to find out to what degree UKIP has co-opted nationalist support. I had a look on the Hope not Hate website yesterday and noticed that in their article was all about what a bar steward they thought Jack Clarkson was and why they though he shouldn't be elected. It didn't even mention the English Democrats which must be a bit of a disappointment for the EDs given that they came second last time. Of course two weeks after the last PCC elections the EDs were steamrollered by UKIP in the Rotherham by election. Here of course they have the advantages of an electoral system where people can mark a second preference, the background of the election and the election being in the area where they have had their best election results. If they don't get a respectable percentage here that really will the end of the road for the English Democrats. |
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Post by neilm on Oct 5, 2014 3:09:10 GMT
You could put up Tony Benn as the UKIP candidate and Hope Not Hate would come up with reasons why he was awful.
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Post by Tony Otim on Oct 5, 2014 19:29:25 GMT
You could put up Tony Benn as the UKIP candidate and Hope Not Hate would come up with reasons why he was awful. The fact that he would clearly be a zombie (or a vampire) might be a starting point  |
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Oct 5, 2014 19:35:32 GMT
You could put up Tony Benn as the UKIP candidate and Hope Not Hate would come up with reasons why he was awful. The fact that he would clearly be a zombie (or a vampire) might be a starting point would say we've seen worse elected to Parliament, in fairness. |
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Post by Tony Otim on Oct 6, 2014 11:59:21 GMT
The fact that he would clearly be a zombie (or a vampire) might be a starting point would say we've seen worse elected to Parliament, in fairness. Indeed, including at least one party leader who had something of the night about him |
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Post by bungle on Oct 9, 2014 17:40:02 GMT
would say we've seen worse elected to Parliament, in fairness. Indeed, including at least one party leader who had something of the night about him Dr Alan Glyn springs to mind.... |
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Post by andrea on Oct 13, 2014 19:33:27 GMT
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Post by Merseymike on Oct 13, 2014 21:40:04 GMT
Indeed, including at least one party leader who had something of the night about him Dr Alan Glyn springs to mind.... Oh, remember him well - the member for Windsor and Maidenhead who went out to lunch and never returned. The problem was that he did this in about 1986 and his local party fully expected a dignified retirement in 1987, but he had other ideas and the blue rinsers voted to keep him. They had to try and keep him away from the public during the 87 election, but then he managed to serve out an entire full term until 92 when the seat was redistributed! By all accounts he was never invited to anything at the Windsors pad because the Queen loathed him! |
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Oct 13, 2014 22:19:49 GMT
Dr Alan Glyn springs to mind.... Oh, remember him well - the member for Windsor and Maidenhead who went out to lunch and never returned. The problem was that he did this in about 1986 and his local party fully expected a dignified retirement in 1987, but he had other ideas and the blue rinsers voted to keep him. They had to try and keep him away from the public during the 87 election, but then he managed to serve out an entire full term until 92 when the seat was redistributed! By all accounts he was never invited to anything at the Windsors pad because the Queen loathed him! Was he the one who basically spent the last ten years of his career as a pisscan without anyone outside Parliament noticing? |
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