Rochdale by-election
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Wilf
Slouching towards Billingham
Maybe he could get his supporters to storm
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
if it was good enough for Hitler...
steeplejack
trapped lbw for a duck
Half a dozen assorted Maoists, Juche-ists and a guy with a copy of Gaddafi's Green Book being asked if they have an appointment by the elderly security guard, and being fobbed off with politeness. People crossing the road to avoid a bellowing Galloway and his megaphone outside. STOP THE COUNT
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
It's closed until March 3rd when it has its official re-opening
Wilf
Slouching towards Billingham
I used to work in Rochdale Town Hall, it's a bit of a warren, Galloway's shock troops could struggle to find the seat of conspiratorial power.
In fact I worked in the Elections section for a month or so and earned a few bob over my wage as a poll clerk on election day. Would be nice to do that next week and actually be part of The Great Theft.
Wilf
Slouching towards Billingham
Well, shrug, that's what they want you to think.
PR1Berske
Alligator in chains by the park gates.
Rochdale Town Hall and Blackpool Tower are lies, people, lies!Well, shrug, that's what they want you to think.
MickiQ
In My Defence I was left Unsupervised
I would be impressed if they could find the actual building or Rochdale for that matter.
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steeplejack
trapped lbw for a duck
Galloway fires the starting pistol on a long WPB leadership contest by the sounds of it.
Will he be succeeded by the fat MAGA hat wearer from Rhyl or the bus driver who got 19 votes in Helensburgh? Or will Joti Brar waft in from shadows and exile to impose a pitiless Juche-ist agenda and cult of personality?
Will he be succeeded by the fat MAGA hat wearer from Rhyl or the bus driver who got 19 votes in Helensburgh? Or will Joti Brar waft in from shadows and exile to impose a pitiless Juche-ist agenda and cult of personality?
Kaka Tim
Half Arsed and Slapdash till I Die
Or maybe Phildwyer will throw his (MAGA) hat into the ring?
‘A total, total disaster’: Galloway and Danczuk gear up for Rochdale showdown
Two former Labour MPs are back to haunt the party in what has been called ‘the most radioactive byelection in living memory’
once would be bad enough. but thrice? what has anyone done to deserve that?
emanymton
A cat politely sat on the flaming gardener.
Assuming the figure of 200 is accurate (and I wouldn't) that is an average of 1185 "contacts" each. With 5 days to go until voting that is 237 per day. At 8 hours a day that is about 30 each hour. I guess contact better not be more than stuffing a leaflet in a letterbox.‘A total, total disaster’: Galloway and Danczuk gear up for Rochdale showdown
Two former Labour MPs are back to haunt the party in what has been called ‘the most radioactive byelection in living memory’www.theguardian.com
once would be bad enough. but thrice? what has anyone done to deserve that?
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
I think it probably is accurate, they'll be that many out this weekend. But where do you get there being an electorate of 237,000 from? It was 80,000 at the last election. So 400 each, 80 a day, 10 an hour. And you usually get more than one elector in each household - overcrowding is rife in Rochdale. So it is actually plausible. I mean they won't do it, cos people will avoid them and there are some areas that will be way down the list of importance. But then, they have spoken to thousands already, so that reduces the number even more.
emanymton
A cat politely sat on the flaming gardener.
The post I quoted said contact each one 3 times.
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
ohh, so it does, sorry. Still, they will have done that with much of the constituency already and two leaflet drops and a conversation is doable, imo
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
The Guardian should send Helen Pidd , their ‘northern correspondent , to Rochdale to patiently explain where it’s all going wrong and why Rochdale needs a branch of Waitrose.‘A total, total disaster’: Galloway and Danczuk gear up for Rochdale showdown
Two former Labour MPs are back to haunt the party in what has been called ‘the most radioactive byelection in living memory’
once would be bad enough. but thrice? what has anyone done to deserve that?
kebabking
Not a Girly Swot, but I like them....
Is Rochdale 'The North' enough to have a Booths?
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
I can’t recall coming across one around Manchester tbh , posters on here who live there will know better than me .
lazythursday
Well-Known Member
I know there have been a few articles referring to Littleborough as posh but it's really nowhere near Booths level. It's an old mill town with some posh houses on the outskirts. My impression is that it's still predominantly working class really - loads of terraced housing and not really that gentrified in a Hebden type way. The other side of Rochdale (Norden etc) has always seemed richer to me.
Serge Forward
Just enjoyin' my coffee.
About 10 years since I was last in Rochdale. Didn't notice a Booths. The chippies did rag pudding though, which was very nice.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
I used to take the kids to Littleborough Lake
Serge Forward
Just enjoyin' my coffee.
Oh, and here's me on the right (without beer) at Rochdale's famous Cargo recoding studios c. 1978-79.
lazythursday
Well-Known Member
Hollingworth Lake, the weighver's seaport, once a pretty big tourist attraction with steamboats and shit, and still nice to walk down the prom and imagine you're not in Rochdale.
Hale Barns would be closer still.
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