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Post by redvers on Jan 12, 2024 0:00:40 GMT
Question on the rule requiring councillors to attend a meeting within six months or be disqualified. Does virtual attendance count, or legally does it have to be in-person?
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Post by iain on Jan 12, 2024 0:07:19 GMT
Question on the rule requiring councillors to attend a meeting within six months or be disqualified. Does virtual attendance count, or legally does it have to be in-person? It has to be in person. I think virtual attendance counts for licensing meetings though for some reason. |
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Jan 12, 2024 0:35:00 GMT
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Post by J.G.Harston on Jan 12, 2024 0:48:32 GMT
Question on the rule requiring councillors to attend a meeting within six months or be disqualified. Does virtual attendance count, or legally does it have to be in-person? It has to be in person. I think virtual attendance counts for licensing meetings though for some reason. Virtual meetings were allowed during Covid, but the required legislation hasn't been renewed. I tended to start such meetings by reading into the record "this meeting counts as a duely constituted council meeting for all required purposes". |
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Post by November_Rain on Jan 15, 2024 14:53:21 GMT
Has there ever been a homeless / living in temporary accomodation candidate ever stand for election at any level?
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Jan 15, 2024 15:05:17 GMT
Has there ever been a homeless / living in temporary accomodation candidate ever stand for election at any level? The appalling Brian Haw stood for Parliament in Cities of London and Westminster. |
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Post by November_Rain on Jan 15, 2024 15:10:23 GMT
Has there ever been a homeless / living in temporary accomodation candidate ever stand for election at any level? The appalling Brian Haw stood for Parliament in Cities of London and Westminster.
Thank you. Yes I remember him. More fool those who voted for him.
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Post by greatkingrat on Jan 15, 2024 15:25:06 GMT
Has there ever been a homeless / living in temporary accomodation candidate ever stand for election at any level? The appalling Brian Haw stood for Parliament in Cities of London and Westminster. What was listed for his address on the SOPN? |
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Post by islington on Jan 15, 2024 16:07:26 GMT
Has there ever been a homeless / living in temporary accomodation candidate ever stand for election at any level? The appalling Brian Haw stood for Parliament in Cities of London and Westminster. I didn't like him and obviously would never have voted for him, but admired his conviction and willingness to stand his ground, even in a cause I didn't agree with.
The fact that despite the fierce disapproval of government he was able to stay day after day, month after month, in such a prominent spot right outside Parliament said more about what makes this country truly great than all the fine and famous buildings around him.
So: very much not 'appalling' then. Requiescat in pace.
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Post by carlton43 on Jan 15, 2024 16:43:07 GMT
The appalling Brian Haw stood for Parliament in Cities of London and Westminster. I didn't like him and obviously would never have voted for him, but admired his conviction and willingness to stand his ground, even in a cause I didn't agree with.
The fact that despite the fierce disapproval of government he was able to stay day after day, month after month, in such a prominent spot right outside Parliament said more about what makes this country truly great than all the fine and famous buildings around him.
So: very much not 'appalling' then. Requiescat in pace.
Oh! I prefer the buildings and orderly behaviour by a long, long chalk. |
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Post by johnloony on Jan 15, 2024 19:29:23 GMT
The appalling Brian Haw stood for Parliament in Cities of London and Westminster. I didn't like him and obviously would never have voted for him, but admired his conviction and willingness to stand his ground, even in a cause I didn't agree with. The fact that despite the fierce disapproval of government he was able to stay day after day, month after month, in such a prominent spot right outside Parliament said more about what makes this country truly great than all the fine and famous buildings around him. So: very much not 'appalling' then. Requiescat in pace.
One time, perhaps about 15 years ago, I was In Parliament Square doing a demonstration about something-or-other. I was on my own, with a placard. As I was there, a man came up to me and looked at me with curiosity and a half-smile. After a few seconds, he said “Are you Richard?”. I said “No.”. It turned out that he thought I was Brian Haw. |
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Post by batman on Jan 15, 2024 22:56:06 GMT
Has there ever been a homeless / living in temporary accomodation candidate ever stand for election at any level? The appalling Brian Haw stood for Parliament in Cities of London and Westminster. it's one thing to say that Tony Blair was wrong to engage in military action in Iraq. It's quite another to say that he was desperate to kill hundreds of thousands of babies. That was total bullshit and it made me pretty censorious about Mr Haw. Had I been a Labour MP at the time, I would have voted against military action, but to pretend that the issues were totally uncomplicated & cut-and-dried was always a stupid attitude. |
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Post by J.G.Harston on Jan 16, 2024 1:17:12 GMT
Has there ever been a homeless / living in temporary accomodation candidate ever stand for election at any level? There was somebody who stood for election with his "home address" a room in Manchester Airport Hotel. I think he was the sole resident of Ringway (ie "Manchester Airport") parish. |
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Post by Clark on Jan 23, 2024 13:17:06 GMT
Would the Lib Dems be happy going into a coalition with Labour if Starmer falls short of achieving an overall majority later this year?
Bearing in mind that when they last went into a coalition in the 2010 parliament, they got utterly decimated at the following General Election.
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Post by nodealbrexiteer on Jan 23, 2024 13:20:57 GMT
Would the Lib Dems be happy going into a coalition with Labour if Starmer falls short of achieving an overall majority later this year? Bearing in mind that when they last went into a coalition in the 2010 parliament, they got utterly decimated at the following General Election. Before they even consider the effect of entering into that coalition could it be that Lab/Lib Dems together don't have enough seats for a majority a la Feb 1974? |
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Post by andrewp on Jan 23, 2024 13:24:17 GMT
Would the Lib Dems be happy going into a coalition with Labour if Starmer falls short of achieving an overall majority later this year? Bearing in mind that when they last went into a coalition in the 2010 parliament, they got utterly decimated at the following General Election. I asked that question of the Lib Dem PPC in my constituency when he canvassed my house about 18 months ago. He said ( whether this a party line on this or his own view or what he thought I wanted to hear) that they would not be going into coalition with either Labour or the Conservatives again, it would be support on an issue by issue basis. |
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Post by mick745 on Jan 29, 2024 16:21:13 GMT
I am trying to obtain a copy of candidates expenses from the 1997 General Election. Does anyone know where i can source this please?
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Post by johnloony on Feb 4, 2024 10:33:44 GMT
A few days ago someone mentioned an opinion poll which was published on about 19th October 1972 which put Labour about 7% ahead of the Liberal Party in Rochdale. I can’t find it or remember the details.
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Feb 4, 2024 10:57:56 GMT
I am trying to obtain a copy of candidates expenses from the 1997 General Election. Does anyone know where i can source this please? The Return of Election Expenses was published as HC 260 in 1998-99 session. Doesn't appear to be freely available online (the 1987 and 1992 Election Expenses have been scanned and uploaded to gov.uk but not 1997). It is in the ProQuest database. |
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Post by The Bishop on Feb 4, 2024 12:22:06 GMT
A few days ago someone mentioned an opinion poll which was published on about 19th October 1972 which put Labour about 7% ahead of the Liberal Party in Rochdale. I can’t find it or remember the details. Its in the Trivia thread in this section. |
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