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Oh dear...

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Plus other stuff (iirc) painted on the shutters.


Hmmm.

Not a particularly useful act imo.
 
There's alot of bollux being written about the vermin holding Croydon Centrale...all on the basis of Ashcroft's last set of constituency polls that included Barfwell's former seat. Helpfully Smithson has graphed on key component of the marginal findings, (% 2010 LD -> Con/Lab) and found that Ashcroft's figure for LD->Con for Croydon was pretty much twice that for all the other marginals polled.

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In October Lord Ashcroft found a split in Croydon Central of LAB 45% to CON 11%.
Rogue as fuck.
Barfwell is history.
 
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He looks like he's being inflated... Steve Bell always draws him as a rubber johnny :D
Ah yes, the reference to him claiming to be "pumped up" by small businesses startups. Now he reminds me of the inflatable dancing tube thing on always sunny.
 
When the vermin undertake their campaign 'post mortem' I'm pretty certain that stunts like this will be judged unhelpful. I know what they're attempting to hammer home but...really...did they read that through?
Reads clearly "we've lost".

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I broke my ban on not using Twitter at home to troll the Tory councillor, I'm so weak :facepalm:

Question: If print out a few anti-tory booklets and hang out outside the polling station do I still get into shit? I'm not campaigning for anyone, just against someone
 
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I broke my ban on not using Twitter at home to troll the Tory councillor, I'm so weak :facepalm:

Question: If print out a few anti-tory booklets and hang out outside the polling station do I still get into shit? I'm not campaigning for anyone, just against someone
Almost certainly. The presiding officer will not be amused
 

That is far more likely to happen quicker if Labour wins given that it will be a weak government that has to make unpopular cuts and fails to get a handle on immigration, and will have to offer quite a bit to Scotland to hold on.

In opposition against another unpopular nasty Tory/Libdem/whatever coalition they will be able to continue to present themselves as a pragmatic vaguely nice party.
 
Nice bit of sexism there - and given that she seems to be reasonably well liked/not an oddball I can't see that doing her much harm
Hmmm.

Not a particularly useful act imo.

Yeah.

She certainly seems popular, and I've heard her referred to (by non-Tories) as a "good constituency MP".

I'm not saying that's true, but....
 
There could be a grain of truth to this claim from Farage...


If true, how depressing when there is the PC option for a 'protest' vote.

Just for reference...from after the 2014 Euros...

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Areas where there are high numbers of Ukip-leaning voters are coloured shades of purple. The marginal seats in which its impact will be crucial are outlined in black
 
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There could be a grain of truth to this claim from Farage...


If true, how depressing when there is the PC option for a 'protest' vote.

Just for reference...from after the 2014 Euros...

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Is there any evidence he is right? I know I could probably google, but I'm supposed to be studying atm.
 
Is there any evidence he is right? I know I could probably google, but I'm supposed to be studying atm.
Ashcroft has not polled any Valleys constituencies AFAIK...probably because none of them are considered in any way marginal. I not sure about any other evidence of what Farage claims...other than the strong 2014 showing in the map above.
 
Yeah.

She certainly seems popular, and I've heard her referred to (by non-Tories) as a "good constituency MP".

I'm not saying that's true, but....

She still thinks the NHS should introduce charges. The true bastards always seem so innocuous.
 
Just thought (and mentioned on another thread) that I haven't spotted *any* big billboard adverts so far in this election. This might be because I'm in a safe seat area (though there were loads last time as lots of people drive through here) and have only been back in the country for a week and a bit, but are they not doing them this time? Is there any reason for this - are they skint or is the money being spent elsewhere? Or am I just not paying attention? Who has seen any?
 
Just thought (and mentioned on another thread) that I haven't spotted *any* big billboard adverts so far in this election. This might be because I'm in a safe seat area (though there were loads last time as lots of people drive through here) and have only been back in the country for a week and a bit, but are they not doing them this time? Is there any reason for this - are they skint or is the money being spent elsewhere? Or am I just not paying attention? Who has seen any?
was thinking the same
 
Just thought (and mentioned on another thread) that I haven't spotted *any* big billboard adverts so far in this election. This might be because I'm in a safe seat area (though there were loads last time as lots of people drive through here) and have only been back in the country for a week and a bit, but are they not doing them this time? Is there any reason for this - are they skint or is the money being spent elsewhere? Or am I just not paying attention? Who has seen any?

Presumably everyone is getting better at targeting specific types of voters in marginal seats, which means direct mail and digital campaigns. Outdoor is always the sign of clueless or absent media planning, which is why tube posters are usually for crappy musicals and spurious courses.
 
She still thinks the NHS should introduce charges. The true bastards always seem so innocuous.

Oh, I'm not for a moment saying that she's somehow "alright", she's not. But she is popular with enough of her constituents, and popular beyond Party loyalties too, for acts like these to firm up her support and standing with those constituents.
 
Reads like a spoof.


Blimey, you're right. I thought that link was going to be about his interview in Saturday's Guardian, which IMO was actually half-way-reasonable-ish (in parts).

But a carved stone??? Ridiculous to everyone, or just ridiculous to us Urban types? A bit unsure tbh how it might come across electorally/generally. Like you I suspect badly though :hmm:
 
Oh, I'm not for a moment saying that she's somehow "alright", she's not. But she is popular with enough of her constituents, and popular beyond Party loyalties too, for acts like these to firm up her support and standing with those constituents.

Yes, it's witless and counterproductive (to the point people will be shouting 'false flag').

A lot of people grumbling that she has had police forensics out and everything, which never happens to anyone else when their car gets done over.
 
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