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Think one question which should be asked of prospective MPs when they come knocking on your door is ........where do you prefer local youth in the armed forces to die .... Afghanistan (fighting the War on Terror and at the same time supporting the local Opium growers) or defending British oil interests in the Falklands/Malvinas against an Argentinian invasion ....... lets face they can't be in both places . Maybe all candidates should produce their passports as proof of foreign experience , stamps for Juan Les Pins and Benidorm being exempt ;) |
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BBC NEWS | UK | UK Politics | Government defeats 10p tax rebels When deciding who to vote for I honestly try and decide what I think would be best for society, weighed against the attributes of each candidate. I suppose that's sort of what you're saying in a way, because it's the society I'd want to live in, so that's similar to your 'what's in it for me'. My grandad was a big influence on me. He was a staunch Methodist, and he couldn't see how he could be anything other than a socialist, if he truly followed his religious beliefs, even though the Labour party he supported taxed him at 95%. He saw it as trying to bring about a fairer society. I hope a little of his principles have rubbed off on me, even though I'm an atheist. |
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On the otherside of my family, my Nan, who I knew for a much longer period of time, was a war widow, and relatively poor, compared to my dad's parents. Her own parents were socialists, and my Nan worked hard all her life, trying her best to bring up her daughters, with no husband, and with very little help from the state. She became a Tory after Thatcher improved the lot of war widows, after the Falkland Wars. She also became friendly with Ken, Peter, and Jaysay, and saw how hard they worked for the people of the area they represented. I loved all three of the grandparents I knew, and knew them all to be good, hardworking people, who cared about the society they lived in, even if they saw change being brought about by differing political means. I think this is why I can say I'm non-partisan. That, and not always blindly voting for the same party, but deciding which I think is the better option at the time of an election. |
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Hi everybody! .This is Mossy here! Just to let you know that although I may well be a Tyke/Cockney opportunist, careerist Tory toad, you people in Hyndburn will always be in my hearts, so much so that I have changed my name by deedpoll to Mr Tealeaf. I shall now be standing as an indepependant Tory candidate. I'm sure all your votes will be assured |
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seems to me someones gonna get eaten for breakfast if they want to come here and start name calling if "ropey" is the best they can do.:rolleyes:
i wonder what they would pay for an insult consultant and if they would have some sort of expences scheme :) |
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why are you thinking of applying accyman?:D:D:D
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Many of whom might be feeling alone, and vunerable. Simply checking if they're okay might brighten their day, and show them we do care. We could also offer to do a bit of shopping for them...if they don't know where the local shops are. |
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Oh perhaps there isn't two, as you hinted when we discussed the sedan chair? One? Come on, we must be able to muster at least one willing sap. |
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Who? I was just hoping there must be at least one local Tory activist, not angered by the imposed candidate, willing to give her a hand. :rolleyes: |
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'The full extent of controversial Tory Lord Ashcroft's plan to buy the election has been revealed in figures showing a £6million cash injection for target seats. Belize-based Michael Ashcroft, who refuses to say if he pays tax in Britain, is helping the Tories plough millions into campaigns in swing constituencies. The peer has given the party over £5million since 2003 through a firm called Bearwood Corporate Services. The new figures show that £1.1million was sent directly to 56 marginals from Conservative headquarters, where deputy chairman Lord Ashcroft holds the purse strings, while £5million was raised locally by Tory activists.' Tory Lord Ashcroft's plan to buy election revealed - mirror.co.uk |
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I just wonder how many M.P.'s were brought up in the area they represent. After all, David Cameron himself had no connection with Witney (even though has a small cottage there now). Our own Arthur Davidson wasn't, and had tried for Blackpool South and Preston North before he was finally elected for Accrington (before Hyndburn).
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