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- Button
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15 December 2021 13:45373726That could've been a good thing in the case of my Mother (who never drove, although I feel sure she would've volunteered for driving ambulances, had she been with us in 2020). Mum was a true-blue for virtually all her life, always voting for the Tory candidate, whose surname put him third on the ballot paper. At least, until another candidate stood and Mr Cope appeared fourth on the paper; whoops! I daresay that the People's Front for the Liberation of South Glos (or whatever) was jolly pleased to pick up a second vote.Guest 2547 likes this(Not my real name.) - 15 December 2021 14:03373727Where's the candidate for the People's Front for the liberation of Elms Vale, Maxton and West Dover when you need one, eh?
- 17 December 2021 05:09373730So it's cost them North Shropshire, losing by a huge margin.
- Jan Higgins
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17 December 2021 07:05373731A shining example of LibDems getting the protest vote, from what I have understood it seems the two main parties both lost out in the popularity stakes.-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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17 December 2021 07:44373732Althoygh the lib Dems did really well to pick up the protest votes .what is also clear .labour got Just a few votes hardly credible .
So good night for lib Dems
Disaster for Tories and Boris
But nothing in this really for Labour to shout aboutALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS - Button
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17 December 2021 07:55373733The result of the North Shropshire parliamentary by-election, which took place on 16 December 2021, was as follows:
Helen Morgan (LibDem) 17,957 (47.14%)
Neil Shastri-Hurst (Cons) 12,032 (31.59%)
Ben Wood (Lab) 3,686 (9.68%)
Duncan Kerr (Green) 1,738 (4.56%)
Kirsty Walmsley (Reform) 1,427 (3.75%)
Andrea Allen (UKIP) 378 (0.99%)
Martin Daubney (Reclaim) 375 (0.98%)
Howling Laud Hope (Loony) 118 (0.31%)
Suzie Akers Smith (Ind) 95 (0.25%)
James Elliot (Heritage) 79 (0.21%)
Boris Been-Bunged (Rejoin) 58 (0.15%)
Earl Jesse (FA) 57 (0.15%)
Russell Dean (PartyParty) 19 (0.24%)
Yolande Kenward (ND) 3 (0.01%)
Liberal Democrat majority 5,925; Turnout 38,093 (46.28%).
Meanwhile, next door in Shrewsbury..: https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/politics/2021/12/16/shrewsbury-mp-broke-no-rules-amid-claims-he-pleaded-for-lucrative-saudi-job/. At least it's not China in his hand, I suppose.Ross Miller likes this(Not my real name.) - 17 December 2021 08:36373735They never learn .The writing was on the wall.At Least some of our Kent MPS are standing up to Boris .Not our MP .??Neil Moors and Guest 2547 like this
- 17 December 2021 10:08373737It's one heck of a protest vote that overturns a 20,000+ majority in one of the safest Tory seats in the country that has been conservative for nearly 200 years!
Sure, Labour voters swung to the Lib Dems in their droves. That doesn't mean that will happen in other contentious seats. Indeed, it could operate the other way round in tactical voting scenarios as realisation grows of just how useless this current shower is.Ross Miller likes this - 17 December 2021 10:57373738Michael Rosen
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Boris - Keith Sansum1
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17 December 2021 12:35373741I think the lib Dems should be applauded on the result it's on them now to try to sustain a vote across the country
Trouble is the main opposition is poor
So not sure in local people's minds if this result will make any difference what so ever
I'm not for tactical votingALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS - 17 December 2021 13:04373742One thing, it does rather dispel Captain's assertion that people don't care about this stuff. They do, they really do. Right or left, leave or remain, nobody likes a government taking for granted and treating the public like fools.Jan Higgins likes this
- Button
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17 December 2021 13:41373743Hm. On the other hand, one could argue that the Lib Dem candidate got less than half the votes cast, by less than half the electorate.(Not my real name.) - 17 December 2021 16:29373744#111
ray hutstone wrote:I might be a little less keen to gloat, Cap'n. North Shropshire is not far away and Chesham and Amersham not far behind.
There are more people who realise that we being led by a mendacious, idle hypocrite than you imagine. Even amongst traditional blues.
He's prone to talking crap, Neil. - Keith Sansum1
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17 December 2021 20:45373747Neil .keep saying .
Whilst you keep on trying to convince yourself by highlighting the poor performance by the govt , that labour will waltz in.
Quite the opposite will happen
I can't see labour making many inroads.
People don't trust Labour !!!ALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS - Captain Haddock
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18 December 2021 23:26373774Captain Haddock wrote:
The Remainder MSM hoping to get rid of BoJo knowing that this would lead to David Frost (no relation) being withdrawn from EU negotiations and still hoping for Brexit failure?
Looks like he's withdrawn himself..............."The world is still a weird place, despite my efforts to make clear and perfect sense of it".
Dr. Hunter S Thompson - Keith Sansum1
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19 December 2021 08:59373779Three strikes and he's out Roger Gale
Is this the third ?
Should he go now ?ALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS - Button
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19 December 2021 09:45373780I'm unsure of the naming convention here; is this Frostgate or Froxit?(Not my real name.) - 19 December 2021 09:48373781Button wrote:I'm unsure of the naming convention here; is this Frostgate or Froxit?
It transpired that the oven ready deal needed to be defrosted.Ross Miller and Button like this - Button
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19 December 2021 09:55373782ray hutstone wrote:It transpired that the oven ready deal needed to be defrosted.
Very good!(Not my real name.) - Captain Haddock
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19 December 2021 11:17373783Froxit (obvs).
FWIW here's his piece in yesterday's FT which I presume he's leaving as a route-map for the next person to take up the poisoned chalice:-
https://www.ft.com/content/5030f71b-cafa-4599-ac7b-5de18b6ecafd"The world is still a weird place, despite my efforts to make clear and perfect sense of it".
Dr. Hunter S Thompson