The 2019 General Election
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SpackleFrog
Smash showy bell-bottom pants and sporty haircuts
Sorry hadn't logged in for a couple of days.
03gills
Professional Cockwomble
That was Ian Austin, not Williamson. Personally i think he's a fucking idiot for standing against Labour next month (& almost certainly splitting the vote) but let's get our facts straight here.
I reckon Labour should simply stand down in Derby North & let Williamson stand as the sole left candidate, then if he fucks it, there's no excuses. Whereas if Labour field a candidate, both sides will be shouting about 'splitting the vote' for all eternity.
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Monkeygrinder's Organ
Dodgy geezer swilling vapid lager
Certainly? How many votes do you think he's likely to win?
I doubt he's got any sort of significant personal vote at all tbh. Not many MPs do, despite what they like to think, and I don't see him being one of them.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
there's boris johnson still to be taken care of
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
It is bizarre. It's not even a quid pro quo for them standing down in Hallam (which would make some sense). Something about A Smith making libs even more unpopular in that seat, maybe??
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
Amanda Solloway?
cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
Always worth reading on a few posts before replying to a post made hours ago.
Not Soubry, Amanda Solloway.
colacubes
Mr Hot Cookie
I was surprised to see Dulwich and W Norwood (my constituency) on the list as we're very remainy here and I thought the Lib Dems would fancy their chances, but it makes a certain amount of sense thinking about it as the Greens are the main opposition party on the council and we've got a couple of green councillors in the ward and some others have come very close to being elected. Still nailed on for Labour I would think though.
Proper Tidy
Arsed
Against Jo Stevens, a firm remain soft left MP more alligned with Plaid's politics in a constituency that, while you couldn't call it marginal based on last election with libdems in 3rd, was a libdem seat until 2010 and has a heavy libdem base (plenty of LibDem signs up every election particularly around posh lakeside)Jesus, that list. So Cardiff Plaid are going to be telling the students in Cardiff Central to kick out their Labour MP for a Lib Dem? Way to build on that emerging radical independence movement
What?
MickiQ
In My Defence I was left Unsupervised
Apologies to you and butchersapron you are correct my age is catching up with meAlways worth reading on a few posts before replying to a post made hours ago.
Not Soubry, Amanda Solloway.
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
My reading is that Williamson is using the threat of standing to leverage himself into a well paid secure position somewhere in the labour movement if he withdraws and accepts he won't be getting his 22 grand or whatever it is. Then galloway will probably go and stand instead anyway.
MickiQ
In My Defence I was left Unsupervised
Labour can't stand aside in Derby North or anywhere else for the same reason that the Tories can't form a pact with the Farage cultists. Both major parties are fighting the election with the objective of winning it.
Smaller parties can form alliances since despite Swinson's ranting they know they won't do so. The 2 big ones need to campaign on the assumption they will and will want guaranteed votes in the HoC
Smaller parties can form alliances since despite Swinson's ranting they know they won't do so. The 2 big ones need to campaign on the assumption they will and will want guaranteed votes in the HoC
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
My constituency is on that list, where the incumbent Tory MP got 55% of the vote last time, 59% time before. Greens and Plaid don't stand anyway. So, it's just, well, really Lib Demmy...
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
It strikes me that there are only 6 million "ultra-remainers" in total - i.e. those who signed the "revoke" petition ... about the same number who voted for Forage's party in the euros - and only about a million people turned out in London where there are millions of remainers who only needed to step outside their doors ...
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
Derby North was a big target for day-tripper activists from the various safe Labour seats nearby in Nottingham etc. I would expect to see the same happening this time round.
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
Doubt that, tbh. He doesn't have the support within any particular body. Any group affiliated to Labour would get untold shit for appointing him, so wont. With a bit of luck him n Galloway will cobble together some load of shit and take a few of the nutters with them.
The entry requirements for ultra remainer is much higher than 'spent 20 seconds signing a petition last year's tbh. It's much lower than 6 million.
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
It might not pay off for him but that's not a reason for him to try it. What's he got to lose, either it'll work and he'll get bought off or he'll get his angela-smith money if it doesn't. Either way, we'll never get any proof of his motivation i suppose.
redsquirrel
This Machine Kills Progressives
I'm not sure if this is serious or not. But you really don't need to know much to canvas, most of it is just increasing party visibility, letting people know that your party wants their vote. (And most people are generally pretty polite).If I knew enough to help with canvassing I would have to help in Kingswood where my Tory family live
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
I'll see how I feel when my membership details show up.
I can't even get onto the official Facebook pages yet....
Why wait? Canvassing sessions are openly advertised and they don't check your membership card.
That said Kingswood looks safeish tory to me - you'd be better looking on the Momentum marginals map and seeing where's more urgent in your area...
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
Aliiance already collapsing as the Libdem canddiate for Pontypridd says he'll now run as an independent
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