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Post by independentukip on Aug 25, 2016 23:04:06 GMT
There is a PBFA dealer specialising in Socialism but the photo offered on their homepage does not inspire great confidence. www.leftontheshelfbooks.co.uk/ I agree that the photo doesn't give a great impression but Left on the shelf are no better and no worse than most as far as customer service goes. Obvious bias in their material of course and not the cheapest, but certainly not a disaster. There's a place in York called Empire books who sell a lot of old parliamentary bills and the like. I can only suppose the photo is intended to appeal to Corbynistas. As they are a PBFA member I would personally be happy to deal with them but for 'valuable and significant' material would look a little wider for a potential purchaser whilst keeping them fully in mind. Edit: I've just found that the owner has recently written the 'Bibliography of the Communist Party of Great Britain' a book rather outside my price range but one I would nevertheless like to own. That makes me rather more confident in them. If only they changed that photo... |
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Post by finsobruce on Aug 25, 2016 23:07:07 GMT
I agree that the photo doesn't give a great impression but Left on the shelf are no better and no worse than most as far as customer service goes. Obvious bias in their material of course and not the cheapest, but certainly not a disaster. There's a place in York called Empire books who sell a lot of old parliamentary bills and the like. I can only suppose the photo is intended to appeal to Corbynistas. As they are a PBFA member I would personally be happy to deal with them but for 'valuable and significant' material would look a little wider for a potential purchaser whilst keeping them fully in mind. Quite. It's exactly how you might expect a left wing bookshop to look.  Absolutely. I don't think it would be the place to go with anything over and above the ordinary political material (having said this their top priced item is £900!) |
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Post by finsobruce on Aug 25, 2016 23:22:17 GMT
I agree that the photo doesn't give a great impression but Left on the shelf are no better and no worse than most as far as customer service goes. Obvious bias in their material of course and not the cheapest, but certainly not a disaster. There's a place in York called Empire books who sell a lot of old parliamentary bills and the like. I can only suppose the photo is intended to appeal to Corbynistas. As they are a PBFA member I would personally be happy to deal with them but for 'valuable and significant' material would look a little wider for a potential purchaser whilst keeping them fully in mind. Edit: I've just found that the owner has recently written the 'Bibliography of the Communist Party of Great Britain' a book rather outside my price range but one I would nevertheless like to own. That makes me rather more confident in them. If only they changed that photo... There's a copy on Amazon for £35.33, and the author himself is offering one for £40.00 |
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Post by AdminSTB on Sept 1, 2016 20:46:42 GMT
I recall oldwarhorse mentioning that the general election results for the two Stockton constituencies were counted by ward and added up, and that she had the ward by ward voting figures to hand. Are there any other constituencies we know of where the official voting by ward data is available? |
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Sept 1, 2016 20:47:51 GMT
I recall oldwarhorse mentioning that the general election results for the two Stockport constituencies were counted by ward and added up, and that she had the ward by ward voting figures to hand. Are there any other constituencies we know of where the official voting by ward data is available? I think they do that in Birmingham. NB Stockton, not Stockport! |
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Sept 6, 2016 10:31:30 GMT
What is the lowest number of votes won by any member of this forum in a local election? My own 77 votes in Romsey ward in Cambridge was fairly spectacular but I'm sure johnloony has beaten that - IIRC perhaps as few as 9 votes in a Bensham Manor by-election ? Please submit your bids.. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2016 10:35:40 GMT
What is the lowest number of votes won by any member of this forum in a local election? My own 77 votes in Romsey ward in Cambridge was fairly spectacular but I'm sure johnloony has beaten that - IIRC perhaps as few as 9 votes in a Bensham Manor by-election ? Please submit your bids.. I once received 47 votes (6.2%) as a Conservative candidate. |
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Sept 6, 2016 10:42:42 GMT
Tower Hamlets?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2016 10:48:47 GMT
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Post by peterl on Sept 6, 2016 12:37:59 GMT
I got 16 votes once standing for the City of London Corporation as an independent affiliated with the City Reform Group. To put that into context though, that was with an electorate of about 400 and turnout of less than 30%.
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Post by johnloony on Sept 6, 2016 17:26:04 GMT
What is the lowest number of votes won by any member of this forum in a local election? My own 77 votes in Romsey ward in Cambridge was fairly spectacular but I'm sure johnloony has beaten that - IIRC perhaps as few as 9 votes in a Bensham Manor by-election ? Please submit your bids.. The fewest I ever got was 6 in Fieldway ward in 2005. |
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Post by No Offence Alan on Sept 6, 2016 18:27:25 GMT
I got 38 votes (3.4%) in ward 34 of Renfrewshire council in 1995.
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Post by greenchristian on Sept 6, 2016 18:41:14 GMT
I got 38 votes (3.4%) in ward 34 of Renfrewshire council in 1995. The wards were numbered, rather than named? |
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Post by Lord Twaddleford on Sept 6, 2016 19:08:10 GMT
I got 38 votes (3.4%) in ward 34 of Renfrewshire council in 1995. The wards were numbered, rather than named? I've seen this on a few election results tables, where some wards weren't even assigned a name, or otherwise just given a bland name such as "Aled Rural" or "Abergele Rural" (which I've seen for a couple of old Welsh authorities). |
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Post by No Offence Alan on Sept 6, 2016 19:26:21 GMT
I got 38 votes (3.4%) in ward 34 of Renfrewshire council in 1995. The wards were numbered, rather than named? They are on the site I had to refresh my memory from! It was Brookfield and Craigends. |
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Post by AdminSTB on Sept 6, 2016 20:35:06 GMT
I got 38 votes (3.4%) in ward 34 of Renfrewshire council in 1995. The wards were numbered, rather than named? The French do that with their parliamentary constituencies. Awful, isn't it?! |
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Post by Lord Twaddleford on Sept 6, 2016 22:11:09 GMT
The wards were numbered, rather than named? The French do that with their parliamentary constituencies. Awful, isn't it?! Them, the Americans, the Germans... At least the Australians, Canadians, and New Zealanders know how to name their parliamentary constituencies properly. |
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Post by lennon on Sept 6, 2016 22:27:09 GMT
My 128(ish) votes is surprisingly high in this context...
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Post by manchesterman on Sept 6, 2016 22:38:52 GMT
I have never had a single vote in my life... and I claim my prize |
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Sept 6, 2016 22:40:46 GMT
My worst performance in an election was when I got 891 votes, and finished at the head of the poll.
Eight years before that I had got 912 votes and lost.
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