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Post by iainbhx on Feb 6, 2017 12:32:04 GMT
Ah yes, so it does. BV+GC for instance. I had trouble with a EMT gripper on friday, so I let him have my pennies for Crewe-Stoke. Of course, Birmingham-Crewe isn't valid via Stoke, but Tyseley-Crewe is and he was failing to grasp the distinction. Suspect you would have been better off on LM. Or were you indulging in your dogbox infatuation? I just missed the LM, so I was on the Dogbox. |
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Post by iainbhx on Feb 6, 2017 12:32:45 GMT
How much of an effort is the BNP mounting here? Given that they polled 8% in both 2005 and 2010 their prescence could harm UKIP. They aren't making any real effort. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2017 14:11:19 GMT
When have betting odds ever had any meaningful bearing on election results? They are almost certainly the most effective way of assessing probability. If you are better at this than the market, then you could become a very rich man. |
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Post by Sibboleth on Feb 6, 2017 14:53:18 GMT
However, it was telling that a story appeared in the Guardian / Observer over the weekend, obviously briefed by one of the Leader's entourage, about having a 'progressive alliance' in Stoke. That would indicate that the canvassing returns aren't looking too clever. This assumes that people in the Leader's entourage have actually bothered to ask what the canvassing returns are like. |
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Post by finsobruce on Feb 6, 2017 15:42:23 GMT
Have you actually been to Stoke since the by-election was called? Labour people generally seem positive. Yes, but how much of that is the usual 'great reception on the #labourdoorstep' bullshit for public consumption on social media? Have you ever noticed that nobody of any party ever posts on Twitter or Facebook about how they had five doors slammed in their face and were chased down the street by a Rottweiler? I don't know what will happen, though I suspect we will hold on. However, it was telling that a story appeared in the Guardian / Observer over the weekend, obviously briefed by one of the Leader's entourage, about having a 'progressive alliance' in Stoke. That would indicate that the canvassing returns aren't looking too clever.what it indicates imho is that they either made it up or spoke to a dickhead. or both.  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2017 15:54:15 GMT
The candidate has a history of resisting austerity and organising TU membership without being in anyway tied to JC and as stated is a sitting borough councillor. Also a strong active base,
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Post by AdminSTB on Feb 6, 2017 17:32:03 GMT
How much of an effort is the BNP mounting here? Given that they polled 8% in both 2005 and 2010 their prescence could harm UKIP. I very much doubt it. The BNP have all but disappeared since 2010. I think they only have one sitting councillor nationwide? Last year they were temporarily removed from the official list of political parties for not paying their £25 annual registration fee. |
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Feb 6, 2017 19:07:22 GMT
Apologies if this is already known here, but I spotted today that Gareth Snell is the Cooperative Party's area leader for Cheshire.
Not that such a thing is relevant to anything but thought it might be of interest.
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Post by gwynthegriff on Feb 6, 2017 20:15:15 GMT
It is, whether you mean Oriel Road, New Strand, or the one in Cumbria. The Merseyside ones used to be handy when Stoke to London had no Off Peak 1R, whereas stations in the Liverpool area to London did. Ah yes, so it does. BV+GC for instance. I had trouble with a EMT gripper on friday, so I let him have my pennies for Crewe-Stoke. Of course, Birmingham-Crewe isn't valid via Stoke, but Tyseley-Crewe is and he was failing to grasp the distinction. How can Birmingham - Crewe not be valid when there are through trains that way? (Well, at least one. And when - accidentally - you fall on it it's a long way home!) |
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Post by gwynthegriff on Feb 6, 2017 20:20:06 GMT
The candidate has a history of resisting austerity and organising TU membership without being in anyway tied to JC and as stated is a sitting borough councillor. Also a strong active base, But not in Stoke on Trent. |
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Post by mrpastelito on Feb 6, 2017 20:20:41 GMT
Reminds me of the old joke how the French can't comprehend how the British can name railway stations after defeats.
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Post by Adam in Stroud on Feb 6, 2017 21:17:54 GMT
Nationally LD membership is at an all-time high, so I don't know how much that tells you. |
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Post by carlton43 on Feb 6, 2017 21:25:17 GMT
Nationally LD membership is at an all-time high, so I don't know how much that tells you. Well?? Obviously.............Shed some members and get some more MPs! |
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Post by mrpastelito on Feb 6, 2017 21:30:32 GMT
Nationally LD membership is at an all-time high, so I don't know how much that tells you. Well?? Obviously.............Shed some members and get some more MPs! Hasn't worked for UKIP. |
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Post by carlton43 on Feb 6, 2017 21:34:16 GMT
Well?? Obviously.............Shed some members and get some more MPs! Hasn't worked for UKIP. Ae you talking to me? Are YOU talking to ME??? |
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Post by mrpastelito on Feb 6, 2017 22:00:00 GMT
Ae you talking to me? Are YOU talking to ME??? I'd rather not tbh. |
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Post by carlton43 on Feb 6, 2017 22:05:00 GMT
Ae you talking to me? Are YOU talking to ME??? I'd rather not tbh. Attention to my avatar please. |
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Post by finsobruce on Feb 6, 2017 22:35:58 GMT
The candidate has a history of resisting austerity and organising TU membership without being in anyway tied to JC and as stated is a sitting borough councillor. Also a strong active base, But not in Stoke on Trent. Which is to his advantage... |
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Post by Arthur Figgis on Feb 6, 2017 22:42:50 GMT
Ah yes, so it does. BV+GC for instance. I had trouble with a EMT gripper on friday, so I let him have my pennies for Crewe-Stoke. Of course, Birmingham-Crewe isn't valid via Stoke, but Tyseley-Crewe is and he was failing to grasp the distinction. How can Birmingham - Crewe not be valid when there are through trains that way? (Well, at least one. And when - accidentally - you fall on it it's a long way home!) It's valid if on a direct service. |
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Post by gwynthegriff on Feb 6, 2017 23:20:28 GMT
How can Birmingham - Crewe not be valid when there are through trains that way? (Well, at least one. And when - accidentally - you fall on it it's a long way home!) It's valid if on a direct service. Including BoJ? |
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