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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2017 1:53:50 GMT
That's a shame, it's good to learn canvassing with an experienced group and byelections are fun. Some handy tips. First, never ever close a conversation with any voter - you will lose their vote if they don't stop the conversation. Second bring a watch so that you always wait at least ten minutes on a every doorstep when you don't get an immediate answer as this gives the frail and elderly a chance to get to the door. And lastly, always try really hard to persuade the die hard Conservative voters to your side as they are worth twice as much, one vote more for your side and one vote less for theirs. You are, of course, welcome. Thank you very much. Interesting about ending a conversation, when I canvas the estate down the road from me people always want to talk and talk. If I didn't end it I'd be there for hours , I only came to check the kipper presence and reasure the leave voters Labour is committed to Brexit mate, didn't want to talk about the dog shit on the pavement or flipin trump . I will take your advice. Think this may be a wind up, wait 2 minutes, anyone over 45 has already decided, if conversation goes on too long say "you might be right" "shake hands" and leave and forget the Tories and seduce a libdem.(Nominate right for the best dummy of the month.) |
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Post by finsobruce on Feb 12, 2017 11:02:02 GMT
Your guess as good as mine😂, high command want northern CLPs to go to Copeland and the southerners & midlanders to come up to Stoke! I wasn't part of the decision making process I can assure you! Reminds me of a time a company high command in London sent the manager of its Newcastle-upon-Tyne branch to a meeting in Peterborough because "it's up your way"... Never underestimate the geographical ignorance of metropolitan types.or people in general tbh.... knowledge of places within London is pretty bad in my experience... |
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Post by Robert Waller on Feb 12, 2017 11:50:20 GMT
In the 1980s, when I was 'in fashion', I made a few short TV segments about constituencies, either to do with general election polling (Calder Valley, Dudley West, Cheltenham, Strathkelvin & Bearsden) or byelections (eg Stafford).
This was an interesting learning process for me. At one point I was chatting with a crew about the above point, and they said that once they had had a filming assignment in Northampton, and they had been booked into a hotel in Southampton - as 'it was just over the river'.
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Post by carlton43 on Feb 12, 2017 12:56:14 GMT
In the 1980s, when I was 'in fashion', I made a few short TV segments about constituencies, either to do with general election polling (Calder Valley, Dudley West, Cheltenham, Strathkelvin & Bearsden) or byelections (eg Stafford). This was an interesting learning process for me. At one point I was chatting with a crew about the above point, and they said that once they had had a filming assignment in Northampton, and they had been booked into a hotel in Southampton - as 'it was just over the river'. I find that hard to believe. |
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Post by finsobruce on Feb 12, 2017 13:00:23 GMT
In the 1980s, when I was 'in fashion', I made a few short TV segments about constituencies, either to do with general election polling (Calder Valley, Dudley West, Cheltenham, Strathkelvin & Bearsden) or byelections (eg Stafford). This was an interesting learning process for me. At one point I was chatting with a crew about the above point, and they said that once they had had a filming assignment in Northampton, and they had been booked into a hotel in Southampton - as 'it was just over the river'. I find that hard to believe. I had a colleague once who had to book a flight to Oman to see some relatives and got a ticket to Amman instead. |
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Post by carlton43 on Feb 12, 2017 13:20:13 GMT
I find that hard to believe. I had a colleague once who had to book a flight to Oman to see some relatives and got a ticket to Amman instead. That is much more understandable. |
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Post by johnloony on Feb 12, 2017 13:23:39 GMT
From what I've read I think the Tories expected to lose Langbaurgh by more than 1,975 votes and the result was slightly encouraging for them. Yes -if I remember correctly, it was a bit of a nasty campaign because some Conservatives tried to play the race card (or were perceived as having done so) at a time when a main party having a BME candidate was still more than a completely non-issue. If there was some racist campaigning, some of it might have been effective. |
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Post by johnloony on Feb 12, 2017 13:29:19 GMT
Gavin Barwell MP and a small group of fellow activists whom I know left Croydon at 6am to go campaigning in Copeland. I am still suffering from a heavy cold which has been lingering all week, and I just don't have the energy or stamina to do leafleting or canvassing (let alone travelling 350 miles and back). If I was feeling fit, and perhaps a few years younger, I might have volunteered to go with them.
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Post by johnloony on Feb 12, 2017 13:34:28 GMT
In the 1980s, when I was 'in fashion', I made a few short TV segments about constituencies, either to do with general election polling (Calder Valley, Dudley West, Cheltenham, Strathkelvin & Bearsden) or byelections (eg Stafford). This was an interesting learning process for me. At one point I was chatting with a crew about the above point, and they said that once they had had a filming assignment in Northampton, and they had been booked into a hotel in Southampton - as 'it was just over the river'. What was the rest of the conversation? At what point in the process did someone realise? |
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Post by Robert Waller on Feb 12, 2017 14:07:59 GMT
I really don't think I can remember every word at a distance of 30 or so years, John ...
... but I believe they didn't actually go to such an inconvenient location.
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Post by marksenior on Feb 12, 2017 14:32:59 GMT
In Saxon times both North and South Hsmpton were simply called HAMTUN . Coins were struck continuously at Northampton until the reign of Henry III and it was late in the reign of Henry I that the name Nor(th)amton was first used . Southampton did not strike coins after the reign of Cnut as the proximity to Winchester made the mint superfluous . Although both mints struck coins saying the mint name HAMT(UN) in the reign of Cnut it is easy to tell which town they were struck in by the style of portraiture used by the die maker .
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Feb 12, 2017 14:43:53 GMT
It's not just southerners. I worked with a set of Yorkshiremen who were due to come and see us in Andover to work on a project over the weekend. One of them excitedly told the others that they could get the Andover to Calais ferry on their free afternoon.
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Post by finsobruce on Feb 12, 2017 14:48:38 GMT
In Saxon times both North and South Hsmpton were simply called HAMTUN . Coins were struck continuously at Northampton until the reign of Henry III and it was late in the reign of Henry I that the name Nor(th)amton was first used . Southampton did not strike coins after the reign of Cnut as the proximity to Winchester made the mint superfluous . Although both mints struck coins saying the mint name HAMT(UN) in the reign of Cnut it is easy to tell which town they were struck in by the style of portraiture used by the die maker . Whereas Hampton, Middx was Hamtone.. botlhs.co.uk/local-history/hampton/ |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2017 15:52:49 GMT
Another magazine which doesn't, at first glance, look political.. (See "Potter's Wheel" in the Stoke thread....)
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Post by froome on Feb 12, 2017 16:45:04 GMT
It's not just southerners. I worked with a set of Yorkshiremen who were due to come and see us in Andover to work on a project over the weekend. One of them excitedly told the others that they could get the Andover to Calais ferry on their free afternoon. If they had stayed in Andoversford, they could have waded over there. |
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Post by greenchristian on Feb 12, 2017 17:04:45 GMT
Another magazine which doesn't, at first glance, look political.. (See "Potter's Wheel" in the Stoke thread....) It's an odd-looking picture. They're holding up leaflets, as if they'd been delivering them, but they're wearing rosettes. |
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Feb 12, 2017 17:22:13 GMT
During election times I've sometimes worn a rosette when delivering - helps for visibility and also sometimes to get in past security.
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Feb 12, 2017 18:57:49 GMT
Another magazine which doesn't, at first glance, look political.. (See "Potter's Wheel" in the Stoke thread....) It's an odd-looking picture. They're holding up leaflets, as if they'd been delivering them, but they're wearing rosettes. I recognise the bloke in the middle from my university Tory days...can't remember his name though. |
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Feb 12, 2017 19:04:34 GMT
It's an odd-looking picture. They're holding up leaflets, as if they'd been delivering them, but they're wearing rosettes. I recognise the bloke in the middle from my university Tory days...can't remember his name though. Matt Smith, from the Twitter handle. |
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Post by johnloony on Feb 12, 2017 19:48:08 GMT
It's an odd-looking picture. They're holding up leaflets, as if they'd been delivering them, but they're wearing rosettes. Why would that make it a "but"? |
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