Tamsin Omond to stand against Green Party’s Bea Campbell Labour’s Glenda Jackson

[LLETSA]

However it is interesting to some of us, even in a compulsive way.

Perhaps the problem with authentic radicalism lies herein?

 

[Rod Sleeves]

Perhaps the problem with authentic radicalism lies herein?

That would be a bit of a shallow analysis though, loads of genuine radicalism could be going on and threads like this would still be happening, as would threads about what you've had for your tea etc...

 

[trashpony]

where's that stat from? strangely the H&K Tories had a stall "Vote Philp" stall at Willesden Green on Saturday - which isn't even in their seat.

This is a a top ten target seat for the lib-dems and that would be terrible terrible result for them.

Actually have just checked - it's 36/34/23 It's from an expensive bit of paper with the odious Mr Philp on it but it says that the stats are from the Observer marginal poll results

 

[butchersapron]

That's appalling as the boundary changes give them a massive boost to 34% on 2005 results.

Oh hang on, it's a tory thing - the observer marginal polls? Did he ref them with a date

 

[articul8]

That almost certainly means that Tories are feeling the heat from the LDs - hence putting out stuff to make people think Labour are still in the race.

 

[LLETSA]

So what, this is a discussion board?

With most of discussions, like this one, about things that don't matter at all.

 

[LLETSA]

That would be a bit of a shallow analysis though, loads of genuine radicalism could be going on

Yeah, but there isn't.

 

[butchersapron]

That almost certainly means that Tories are feeling the heat from the LDs - hence putting out stuff to make people think Labour are still in the race.

Are they not?

 

[free spirit]

Perhaps she lives in some late 80s time warp where all the kids are wearing backwards baseball caps and rolling up and down her gated community on their boards. I guess that's the butler their refering to at the end.

she's mixed up the fresh prince with real life hasn't she...?

 

[trashpony]

That's appalling as the boundary changes give them a massive boost to 34% on 2005 results.

Oh hang on, it's a tory thing - the observer marginal polls? Did he ref them with a date

No

I have now looked at the rest of it and now know the name of the man I was extremely rude to the other day when he came round hassling me for info about how I was going to vote. I can go and poo through his letterbox now

 

[Rod Sleeves]

Yeah, but there isn't.

I know, but this thread is not an indicator of general levels of "radicalism" across society, it's a discussion thread on a moderately well known left/liberal leaning discussion board based in Brixton. That is all.

 

[free spirit]

I know, but this thread is not an indicator of general levels of "radicalism" across society, it's a discussion thread on a moderately well known left/liberal leaning discussion board based in Brixton. That is all.

also, this is someone who several times over the last few years has made national media statements / given national media interviews where she portrays herself as speaking on behalf of a wider UK environmental movements of which she clearly has no understanding, so it's good to be able to distance ourselves publicly from this ignorant spoilt rich kid.

 

[LLETSA]

also, this is someone who several times over the last few years has made national media statements / given national media interviews where she portrays herself as speaking on behalf of a wider UK environmental movements of which she clearly has no understanding, so it's good to be able to distance ourselves publicly from this ignorant spoilt rich kid.

'The public' breathes a sigh of relief.

 

[Larry O'Hara]

don't know who Tamsin Osmond is, but, good actress as she is/was, Glenda Jackson is hardly left wing. Neither is Bea Campbell, who I remember well from her days in the Marxism Today clique--and her anti-union statement on Any Questions a few weeks ago. So, are any leftist candidates standing at all here?

 

[free spirit]

'The public' breathes a sigh of relief.

 

[articul8]

Are they not?

Not sure - I'd heard they'd given up on it to fight Brent Central and Islington South (against LDs). Don't know though - 3 way contests can be hard to read.

 

[sihhi]

don't know who Tamsin Osmond is, but, good actress as she is/was, Glenda Jackson is hardly left wing. Neither is Bea Campbell, who I remember well from her days in the Marxism Today clique--and her anti-union statement on Any Questions a few weeks ago. So, are any leftist candidates standing at all here?

Surely you should expel Bea Campbell from the Green Party, aswell as writing on her here.

 

[Sgt Howie]

GB and Glenda were in the pub at the end of my road earlier. Area's going to the dogs etc etc

 

[Larry O'Hara]

Surely you should expel Bea Campbell from the Green Party, aswell as writing on her here.

what, me personally? Do you think I have dictatorial powers?

 

[sihhi]

I meant you collectively the Green party base the left within the Green Party which is meant to be all the base activists.

After all that campaigning -- outdone by the BNP who did no campaigning

Victoria Moore British National Party 328 0.6 +0.6
Tamsin Omond Tamsin Omond To The Commons 123 0.2 +0.2

 

[Bakunin]

I meant you collectively the Green party base the left within the Green Party which is meant to be all the base activists.

After all that campaigning -- outdone by the BNP who did no campaigning

 

[sihhi]

Are you laughing at her - or at her total in votes (123)?

 

[Bakunin]

Are you laughing at her - or at her total in votes (123)?

Both.

I remember her less than amicable split with Plane Stupid and her attitude towards environmental activists who thought she was a comrade, so there's a certain amount of schadenfreude in seeing her crash and burn so spectacularly.

 

[Cloo]

I met someone who knew her - said that she and her croniers were generally totally clueless a lot of things and I get the impression her stunts are very much all about her. Odds of her using her experience to land a spiffy PR job in the next few years? High.

 

[butchersapron]

Look at me!

(also, give me a job)

She also offered to help collaborate with the media to make reporting more accurate

 

[articul8]

She also offered to help collaborate

Bet she would as well

I have it on good authority she only launched Climate Rush when she got turned down for leading speaker of Plane Stupid.

 

[killer b]

that's an appalling article. is it supposed to be news?

 

[sihhi]

I met someone who knew her - said that she and her croniers were generally totally clueless a lot of things and I get the impression her stunts are very much all about her. Odds of her using her experience to land a spiffy PR job in the next few years? High.

You predicted right.

http://twitter.com/tamsinomond/status/31095388442202112 looks like she works for Parker Wayne Kent, a PR company who do PR for groups, small employers' associations and the like.

http://www.pwkpr.com/downloads/ISPAcasestudy.htm

 

[Riklet]

What a total cunt.

 

[sihhi]

Another(!) piece in the Daily Mail

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...arged-defacing-Treasury-graffiti-protest.html

Remarkably gentle treatment by the Mail, usually it's 'thugs', 'animals' etc.

Her mother - the baronet's daughter whose family owns a chunk of Dorset - is leading this action according to her twitter.

http://twitter.com/tamsinomond/status/56284002788716545

Dorset ‘craftivists’ - activists who protest using scissors, thread and fabric - will hang bunting and lay picnic blankets on the platform at Dorchester South station on Sunday as part of a nationwide protest.

There must be some media connection.