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Post by Daft H'a'porth A'peth A'pith on Jul 27, 2022 14:26:25 GMT
There were a few Socialist Organiser people in my university Labour party in the 1980s. I think they got proscribed (the first time) not long after Militant were.
I naively got signed up by them at my uni in 1990 at the beginning of the 1st year, soon after realised their politics weren't mine. I think it was around this time they were proscribed for the final time.
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Post by greenhert on Jul 27, 2022 14:57:27 GMT
I am trying to find a copy of The Times Guide to the House of Commons 2019; why cannot I find a copy for sale anywhere, even via eBay?
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Post by mick745 on Jul 27, 2022 15:57:25 GMT
I am trying to find a copy of The Times Guide to the House of Commons 2019; why cannot I find a copy for sale anywhere, even via eBay? Strangely enough i had the same thought a few days ago and had the same result. No second hand copies seem to exist anywhere.
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Post by Clark on Jul 29, 2022 11:44:50 GMT
Why is the Isle of Man not represented in Parliament when it's a sovereign state of the United Kingdom?
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Post by No Offence Alan on Jul 29, 2022 11:56:31 GMT
Why is the Isle of Man not represented in Parliament when it's a sovereign state of the United Kingdom? Because they don't want UK taxes to apply there.
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Post by peterl on Jul 29, 2022 12:16:56 GMT
Why is the Isle of Man not represented in Parliament when it's a sovereign state of the United Kingdom? Because they don't want UK taxes to apply there. This could be easily solved by devolving taxation powers in a similar way to Scotland but more extensive. I wonder if there have ever been any opinion polls or studies on whether the locals would wish to be represented.
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Post by greatkingrat on Jul 29, 2022 12:47:03 GMT
Why is the Isle of Man not represented in Parliament when it's a sovereign state of the United Kingdom? It is not and never has been part of the United Kingdom.
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Post by Clark on Jul 29, 2022 13:29:54 GMT
Isle of Man is a nice size for a seat too - I guess it would probably be Tory
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Post by johnloony on Jul 29, 2022 19:33:29 GMT
Why is the Isle of Man not represented in Parliament when it's a sovereign state of the United Kingdom? It is not “a sovereign state of the United Kingdom” (whatever you think that means). It’s an overseas Crown dependency.
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Post by John Chanin on Jul 29, 2022 20:00:47 GMT
Clearly the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands should be properly annexed and taxation imposed. Currently like all tax havens they are freeloading. Happy to give the Channel Islands 2 MPs, and the Isle of Man 1, even if this is below 5% of the quota.
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Post by johnloony on Aug 1, 2022 22:23:54 GMT
Referring to Shetland, someone wrote
“ As for islands and polling stations, this is the kind of location where postal voting was the norm for some people long before it was available to all. One of the earliest reasons for eligibility for a postal vote was that it would be necessary to cross open water to reach one's polling station.”
which makes me wonder: how was the voting managed in St Kilda for general elections when it was still populated? In the old days, communications between St Kilda and the rest of the world were mostly in the form of boats which went only once every few weeks (or even months) to conduct weddings or stuff. Even postal voting would have been very difficult.
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Post by greenhert on Aug 8, 2022 9:35:46 GMT
In recent years, how many seats would have not changed hands had the sitting MP not stood for re-election the year they changed hands rather than stand for re-election?
Tatton, 1997, is the most obvious example but others come to mind e.g. Montgomeryshire, 2010 and Bury South, 2019.
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Post by batman on Aug 8, 2022 12:37:33 GMT
I reckon Peterborough twice - once in 2005 if Helen Clark had not stood for Labour, and perhaps in 2017 if Stewart Jackson had not stood for the Conservatives.
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Post by batman on Aug 11, 2022 8:16:55 GMT
This should be easy for some of you : what do the following constituencies, as well as a significant minority of Westminster parliamentary seats have in common? Motherwell & Wishaw : Croydon North : Thirsk & Malton : Leeds Central : Maldon : North Somerset : and Cardiff Central?
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Aug 11, 2022 8:28:02 GMT
This should be easy for some of you : what do the following constituencies, as well as a significant minority of Westminster parliamentary seats have in common? Motherwell & Wishaw : Croydon North : Thirsk & Malton : Leeds Central : Maldon : North Somerset : and Cardiff Central? I think it is that they were old constituency names which were abolished and have subsequently been revived
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Aug 11, 2022 8:45:34 GMT
Motherwell & Wishaw from 1974-83 and again since 1997 Croydon North from 1918-1955 and again since 1997 Thirsk & Malton from 1885-1983 and again since 2010 Leeds Central from 1885-1955 and again since 1983 Maldon from 1885-1983 and again since 2010 North Somerset from 1885-1983 and again since 2010 Cardiff Central from 1918-1950 and again since 1983
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Aug 11, 2022 8:56:54 GMT
A few other cases that spring to mind (I'm sure there are plenty of others): Bedford; Hemel Hempstead; Chelmsford; Tottenham; Windsor; Forest of Dean; Tamworth; Lichfield; Stone; Coventry South; Birmingham Erdington; Nottingham South; all three Leicester seats
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Post by matureleft on Aug 11, 2022 9:09:07 GMT
South Derbyshire 1832-1950. 1983-present.
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Post by batman on Aug 11, 2022 9:14:30 GMT
I think when I posed this question Pete was the person who in my mind was likeliest to get the answer right first And matureleft is of course correct too
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Post by batman on Aug 11, 2022 9:17:05 GMT
I had forgotten that Birmingham Erdington didn't exist for a couple of decades.
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