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Post by neilm on Feb 28, 2017 19:41:15 GMT
I am friends with a Labour office holder in Manchester who responded with 'Haha no' when I mentioned Kate Chappell.
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Feb 28, 2017 20:04:02 GMT
My in-depth investigation shows that Withington Community Hospital is most definitely still there and open. That postcode- M20 2LR- is in Manchester Withington not Manchester Gorton. Yes, it's still there long after John Leech said that Labour was going to close it. It's still there two years after John Leech got booted out. |
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Post by neilm on Feb 28, 2017 20:20:04 GMT
That postcode- M20 2LR- is in Manchester Withington not Manchester Gorton. Yes, it's still there long after John Leech said that Labour was going to close it. It's still there two years after John Leech got booted out. Aah, saved by the Conservatives then. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2017 20:22:01 GMT
That postcode- M20 2LR- is in Manchester Withington not Manchester Gorton. Yes, it's still there long after John Leech said that Labour was going to close it. It's still there two years after John Leech got booted out. In Lib Dem land they would sell that as John Leechs successful campaign to keep hospital open. |
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Post by right on Feb 28, 2017 21:05:36 GMT
Manchester Gorton!!! I think some on here are taking the thread off on a bird related tangent. I thought as the crow flies was a common phrase! It is, but we're suckers for a good pub. That's true. Also suckers for truly awful puns. |
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Post by marksenior on Feb 28, 2017 21:13:08 GMT
That postcode- M20 2LR- is in Manchester Withington not Manchester Gorton. Yes, it's still there long after John Leech said that Labour was going to close it. It's still there two years after John Leech got booted out. Yes he saved it from Labour , without him Withington would be like Gorton hospital less |
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Feb 28, 2017 21:16:06 GMT
Remind me Mark, are you distressed by the rise of so-called "fake news"?
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Post by maxque on Feb 28, 2017 21:22:22 GMT
So according to that article, the CLP is not suspended now Have been lifted in November, subject to a number of conditions, according to their Facebook page, which includes selections being run by the regional office. |
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Feb 28, 2017 21:27:30 GMT
Withington Hospital, as was, was totally unfit for the modern era- it was an old workhouse! Labour quite sensibly rationalised South Manchester's hospitals.
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Post by timrollpickering on Feb 28, 2017 21:29:59 GMT
Meanwhile Manchester Gorton Lib Dems will no doubt soon save the constituency from a candidacy by John Leech.
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Post by marksenior on Feb 28, 2017 21:52:32 GMT
Meanwhile Manchester Gorton Lib Dems will no doubt soon save the constituency from a candidacy by John Leech. He has already announced he is sticking to Withington . |
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Post by timrollpickering on Feb 28, 2017 22:03:47 GMT
So they've saved Gorton already?  |
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Post by marksenior on Feb 28, 2017 22:04:05 GMT
I have no local knowledge whatsoever but I wonder if Qassim Afzal will want to stand again for the Lib Dems . He came a good 2nd in 2005 and 2010 and is still active in the Lib Dems .
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Post by iainbhx on Feb 28, 2017 22:19:59 GMT
I have no local knowledge whatsoever but I wonder if Qassim Afzal will want to stand again for the Lib Dems . He came a good 2nd in 2005 and 2010 and is still active in the Lib Dems . I really hope not. |
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Post by marksenior on Feb 28, 2017 22:23:43 GMT
I have no local knowledge whatsoever but I wonder if Qassim Afzal will want to stand again for the Lib Dems . He came a good 2nd in 2005 and 2010 and is still active in the Lib Dems . I really hope not. Why ? out of interest message me if not for public consumption . Cheers |
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Post by neilm on Feb 28, 2017 22:33:22 GMT
It is, but we're suckers for a good pub. That's true. Also suckers for truly awful puns. Damn autocorrect! I can't believe it doesn't recognise pun. |
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Post by timrollpickering on Feb 28, 2017 22:33:23 GMT
This will be of no interest to UKIP but I note Katie Fanning contested Gorton North last May and got a very creditable 22% from a standing start. She was recently elected to the NEC and would be a good tip to fly the flag for the party here but we would be looking to save our deposit and not much more. Katie Fanning has ruled herself out from seeking the Ukip nomination. |
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Feb 28, 2017 22:46:47 GMT
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Post by sisterjude on Feb 28, 2017 22:54:33 GMT
Friends in the local party tell me that the Lib Dems may have their candidate in place by the weekend. Qas Affazal was mentioned as a possibility, along with former Gorton North councillor Jackie Pearcey and current ppc Dave Page. Although this list is by no means exhaustive and they do seem to be casting about for expressions of interest from across Greater Manchester.
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Post by iainbhx on Feb 28, 2017 22:55:04 GMT
I was thinking more of 2001 Birmingham Sparkbrook and Small Heath. |
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