Conservative Parliamentary Selection - Page 2

garinda · 21-02-2010, 00:47

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Originally Posted by Neil

They probably don't know where it is, we really should rebrand ourselves with a nice new catchy name.

Has anyone got any idea for a new name for Hyndburn?

Well one London toff up for selection, who lists skiing as his interest, probably thinks we're a swish ski resort, after all the bad weather up here.

Blogger: User Profile: John Moss

He might go off piste, when he realises it's not.

garinda · 21-02-2010, 01:03

John Moss so, on the Andrew Niell show we have Michael Portillo, Dianne Abbott, Rory Bremner and Armando Iannuci talking about Blair and the Iraq inquiry. Two effin comedians - and Rory Bremner and Armando Iannuci!
January 28 at 11:54pm

Not too keen on Portillo, is he!

(I asterixed the foul language, for the sake of decency, even though an innocent child could read the original, if they followed the link from his blog.)

garinda · 21-02-2010, 01:07

(Goes off to check the lovely photographs of him skiing in swanky La Vanoise, before he changes his security settings on Facebook.)

Neil · 21-02-2010, 01:47

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Originally Posted by garinda

(Goes off to check the lovely photographs of him skiing in swanky La Vanoise, before he changes his security settings on Facebook.)

Maybe he should have a look at this site Click Clever, Click Safe : Directgov

garinda · 21-02-2010, 01:51

The only time Cllr. Storey's head's risen above the Accy Web parapet, was when arch Conservative Acrylic-bob, gave her hairdresser a dressing down, when she was Mayor.

http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...ing-11586.html

Acrylic-bob · 21-02-2010, 07:22

"arch" dearheart, "arch"?? If the fat frump gets the selection I shall be changing my political affiliation. Why can we not have someone who is at least interesting. I am getting heartily sick and tired of all the achingly worthy and desperately unctious placemen we have been saddled with as MP over the last forty odd years.

Times are changing and it is high time that the usual suspects 'upped' their game.

Since I am here I may as well announce my predictions for the coming Westminster cat fight. It will be a hung parliament with a slim majority for the consevatives. Cameron, if he survives, will be forced to go to the country again in the autumn with a radically different manifesto in which you may expect some reference to an EU referendum and a radical overhaul of the voting system. Of course the prospect of National Bankruptcy will loom even closer by the autumn. So those of you who are hoping that a vote for New Labour will stave off the inevitable are merely indulging in Brown's delusions and will effectively make a dire situation even worse.

I recall the ancient Chinese saying; "May you be cursed to live in interesting times". The next few years, thanks to New Labour, are certainly going to be that, and more!

garinda · 21-02-2010, 07:28

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Originally Posted by Acrylic-bob

"arch" dearheart, "arch"?? If the fat frump gets the selection I shall be changing my political affiliation. Why can we not have someone who is at least interesting. I am getting heartily sick and tired of all the achingly worthy and desperately unctious placemen we have been saddled with as MP over the last forty odd years.

Times are changing and it is high time that the usual suspects 'upped' their game.

Since I am here I may as well announce my predictions for the coming Westminster cat fight. It will be a hung parliament with a slim majority for the consevatives. Cameron, if he survives, will be forced to go to the country again in the autumn with a radically different manifesto in which you may expect some reference to an EU referendum and a radical overhaul of the voting system. Of course the prospect of National Bankruptcy will loom even closer by the autumn. So those of you who are hoping that a vote for New Labour will stave off the inevitable are merely indulging in Brown's delusions and will effectively make a dire situation even worse.

I recall the ancient Chinese saying; "May you be cursed to live in interesting times". The next few years, thanks to New Labour, are certainly going to be that, and more!

I just saw you were online, reading this thread, and knew you'd pick up on 'arch', so quickly checked all it's meanings, and was happy to see it can mean 'mischievous and roguish', as well as chief, which I hope you'll settle for.

g jones · 21-02-2010, 07:49

John Moss is interesting. Believes abortion shouldn't free on the NHS, Council house rents should be raised to private sector levels (£64 to £95 in Hyndburn) amongst a general attack on social housing (Clearly hasn't seen private rented sector in Hyndburn yet). Council housing creates slum estates and unemployment now is higher than ever before and seems to say it is Labour lies why the press aren't picking up on this fact. He also seems to have a swipe against global warming regarding sea levels.

I'll give Peter Britcliffe credit. He was spot on when he said he believed the scientists were right and we should act now. He said to the doubters a simple message, why take a chance when we are heading towards an energy crises anyway. There is little harm in being safe and wrong. There is a lot wrong with being wreckless and wrong.

Acrylic-bob · 21-02-2010, 07:54

I am flattered you should have taken the trouble to check. I quite like 'roguish.

Acrylic-bob · 21-02-2010, 08:03

Dear me, Cllr Jones, are you still at it? It beats me how a chap with your obvious intelligence can still spout the party line with a straight face. And no, the idiot-in-chief did not get it right. There is plenty of harm in being safe and wrong. The priciple harm will be to the economy; you know, the goose that lays the golden egg, that enables socialist politicians to go on spending without a care for the size of the bill or who has to foot it.

garinda · 21-02-2010, 08:31

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Originally Posted by Acrylic-bob

Dear me, Cllr Jones, are you still at it? It beats me how a chap with your obvious intelligence can still spout the party line with a straight face. And no, the idiot-in-chief did not get it right. There is plenty of harm in being safe and wrong. The priciple harm will be to the economy; you know, the goose that lays the golden egg, that enables socialist politicians to go on spending without a care for the size of the bill or who has to foot it.

Socialist politicans?

I'd forgotten about them.

Seems like another, more innocent age.

The leader of the Labour party wearing a donkey jacket.

The Flying Pickets topping the popular music charts.

Major political parties that weren't both scrapping in a centralist scrum, for the votes of middle and Little Englanders.

Halcyon days

garinda · 21-02-2010, 08:37

Well, well.

Karen Buckley's read this thread, and now John Moss is reading it as I type.

Welcome John.

garinda · 21-02-2010, 08:41

If only the Conservative party had got their act together, and we didn't have to wait until March 13th, we could be entering into a meaningful dialogue with the chosen candidate, which we've been able to do with the other party's candidates for the last few months.

Not long to go now....fingers crossed.

lancsdave · 21-02-2010, 08:44

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Originally Posted by garinda

If only the Conservative party had got their act together, and we didn't have to wait until March 13th, we could be entering into a meaningful dialogue with the chosen candidate, which we've been able to do with the other party's candidates for the last few months.

Not long to go now....fingers crossed.

Better get my 3 month holiday booked to avoid all the bull then

garinda · 21-02-2010, 09:03

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Originally Posted by lancsdave

Better get my 3 month holiday booked to avoid all the bull then

Oh we know you love it really.

Since two of the candidates have already joined Accy Web, why don't you start a poll?

We could cut through the bull on here, and thus make the selection process easier for the local Conservative members, and to arrive more quickly at the decision as to who is their best candidate is.