The Bishop
Labour
Down With Factionalism!
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Post by The Bishop on Oct 22, 2016 11:12:11 GMT
Not sure if when to hold the byelection was entirely up to Labour, tbh?
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Post by gwynthegriff on Oct 22, 2016 12:12:53 GMT
I think perhaps the statistics produced by this by-election should be regarded somewhat in the same way that cricket test matches involving "Rest of the World" teams are regarded by most cricket statisticians. Or Test Matches against Bangladesh who are clearly not competitive at that level, even at home. Oh ... hang on a moment ...  |
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Merseymike
Independent
Don't vote. It only encourages them.
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Post by Merseymike on Oct 23, 2016 10:49:18 GMT
tbh the thing I don't understand is why it took so long to hold this by-election.. Well, I suppose it had everything to do with Labour being totally preoccupied with internecine strife, but if I had been a Batley and Spen voter (as I nearly am, I was at a farm shop in the constituency 10 minutes drive away this morning), I would have been much more unimpressed by that than by the failure of the other parties to fight it... I think it was about the summer recess and wanting to have a period of respect goven the death of the previous MP. Of course that whole strategy failed because of the fringe right deciding to stand candidates but then one doesn't expect decency ftom pond life. |
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Post by Admin Twaddleford on Nov 12, 2016 10:54:40 GMT
The maiden speech of Tracy Brabin:
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2016 14:19:43 GMT
Boundary change proposals for Batley and Spen.   |
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YL
Non-Aligned
Either Labour leaning or Lib Dem leaning but not sure which
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Post by YL on Nov 13, 2016 19:20:24 GMT
I'd be surprised if "Spen" survives the consultation process in that form, given what the reports from the hearings said about Bradford South.
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Post by notabrummie on Nov 14, 2016 22:11:01 GMT
If this is true it would seem that there was a bit of a farce being played out in the recent Batley & Spen by-election, word is that the election agent for Therese Hurst,(EDP) was Neil Humphrey of The English Independence Party who actually stood against her under the name 'Anti Corbyn'.
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