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Sept 21, 2016 23:48:45 GMT
Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Sept 21, 2016 23:48:45 GMT
Labour candidate is, as expected, Duncan Enright. Never met him, though I knew his late father, David. He was MEP for Leeds, but got deselected by Michael McGowan. Didn't realise they were related. I met David Enright during his brief period as Labour MP for Hemsworth. Fine chap. |
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Sept 22, 2016 8:42:06 GMT
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Post by neilm on Sept 22, 2016 8:42:06 GMT
There is some fuss locally: association chairman David Macfarlane has had a letter sent out by Lord de Mauley promoting his candidacy. De Mauley is friends with Cameron which muddies the waters around the story the Cameron is pushing for Natasha Whitmill. Also it seems that CCHQ is specifically promoting only local candidates so no room for the likes of McVey and Hannon.
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Sept 22, 2016 10:08:13 GMT
Post by The Bishop on Sept 22, 2016 10:08:13 GMT
The late Derek Enright, btw  As an MP he is maybe best remembered for singing in Latin, something the Speaker ruled out of order. |
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Sept 22, 2016 10:44:45 GMT
Post by froome on Sept 22, 2016 10:44:45 GMT
Ok, who predicted a Green gain?  Not me guv, I've predicted a Conservative hold, and would be surprised if we came above 5th, though West Oxfordshire is not too bad an area for us. But to answer your question, I suspect it is someone like Armchair getting too excitable.  |
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Post by minionofmidas on Sept 22, 2016 16:13:52 GMT
Yeah I expect the LibDems in particular already have their campaign literature ready with regard to that. I wonder though if they might do the opposite - present themselves as moderate liberal conservatives in the Cameron mould, and play on the bad feeling of voters that their local MP PM was dispatched early, effectively by his own side. It helps in this respect that the seat voted remain (albeit narrowly). The trick, and it's not an easy one to pull off, is to do both at the same time with a straight face. |
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Witney
Sept 22, 2016 20:02:21 GMT
Post by La Fontaine on Sept 22, 2016 20:02:21 GMT
The late Derek Enright, btw As an MP he is maybe best remembered for singing in Latin, something the Speaker ruled out of order. Apologies. Getting my d's mixed up. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2016 20:25:07 GMT
Robert Courts is the Conservative candidate. District cllr for The Bartons.
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Sept 22, 2016 20:29:18 GMT
Post by maxque on Sept 22, 2016 20:29:18 GMT
And deputy leader of the West Oxfordshire Council.
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Witney
Sept 22, 2016 20:31:50 GMT
Post by AdminSTB on Sept 22, 2016 20:31:50 GMT
A good choice in the circumstances, especially with all the talk of the Lib Dems using the "not local" thing. But I hope Esther McVey's time will come again.
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Sept 22, 2016 20:38:03 GMT
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Post by neilm on Sept 22, 2016 20:38:03 GMT
I hadn't realised that so many people there were on the candidates list. That said, I guess it's an area of affluence and the list tends to attract wealthier people. Just seems odd that so many are on the list.
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Sept 22, 2016 21:16:21 GMT
Post by Chris on Sept 22, 2016 21:16:21 GMT
I hadn't realised that so many people there were on the candidates list. That said, I guess it's an area of affluence and the list tends to attract wealthier people. Just seems odd that so many are on the list. I swear I saw someone say that CCHQ held an emergency PAB over the weekend for the locals. |
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Post by greatkingrat on Sept 22, 2016 22:14:21 GMT
Meanwhile, the Greens have selected Larry Sanders, the 2015 Oxford West candidate and brother of Bernie.
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Post by Jack on Sept 22, 2016 22:31:17 GMT
Meanwhile, the Greens have selected Larry Sanders, the 2015 Oxford West candidate and brother of Bernie. I thought that bit was a joke, but no.  He's literally a Berniebro. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2016 22:54:55 GMT
Meanwhile, the Greens have selected Larry Sanders, the 2015 Oxford West candidate and brother of Bernie. I thought that bit was a joke, but no. He's literally a Berniebro. It was quite widely touted at the GE. he's actually a really nice guy, but to me, Larry Sanders will always mean this:  |
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Sept 22, 2016 23:12:51 GMT
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Post by neilm on Sept 22, 2016 23:12:51 GMT
I hadn't realised that so many people there were on the candidates list. That said, I guess it's an area of affluence and the list tends to attract wealthier people. Just seems odd that so many are on the list. I swear I saw someone say that CCHQ held an emergency PAB over the weekend for the locals. Yes apparently so. Is Gareth Fox under pressure from Theresa May? |
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Witney
Sept 23, 2016 8:20:44 GMT
Post by Lord Twaddleford on Sept 23, 2016 8:20:44 GMT
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Witney
Sept 23, 2016 9:25:28 GMT
Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Sept 23, 2016 9:25:28 GMT
Robert Courts' electoral experience seems to amount to two local election contests. He was defeated in St Paul ward, Winchester city council in 2007, and then won The Bartons ward, West Oxfordshire district council in 2014.
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Post by greenchristian on Sept 23, 2016 10:37:08 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2016 10:40:09 GMT
Meanwhile, the Greens have selected Larry Sanders, the 2015 Oxford West candidate and brother of Bernie. I thought that bit was a joke, but no. He's literally a Berniebro. He's 82! He's Bernie's OLDER brother! |
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Witney
Sept 25, 2016 17:06:12 GMT
Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Sept 25, 2016 17:06:12 GMT
Independent anti-HS2 candidate: Nicholas Ward www.independent-against-hs2.co.ukStood in Liverpool Edge Hill in 1979 (as Conservative), Westminster North 2015 (as Independent). |
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