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View Poll Results: What should Greg do now?
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Keep his head down and obey the party whips
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15.79% |
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Become a labour rebel and give 'em hell
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78.95% |
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Cross the floor and take the Tory whip
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10.53% |
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ditto - take the Lib-Dem whip
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Declare independence
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Retie into Annie's Bar for tyhe rest of this parliament
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11-05-2008, 16:10
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#16
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God Member
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: in the bathroom :(
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Re: What should Greg Pope do next?
because you can! ive just voted for all of them to see if it worked..... sorry 
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11-05-2008, 16:11
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#17
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God Member
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Oswaldtwistle/Lancaster
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Re: What should Greg Pope do next?
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Originally Posted by emamum23
because you can! ive just voted for all of them to see if it worked..... sorry 
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Well, I didn't think it was worth sabotaging the result for that purpose lol when it TELLS you you can do that but whatever  mad woman
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11-05-2008, 16:13
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#18
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God Member
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: in the bathroom :(
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Re: What should Greg Pope do next?
please ignore my votes... i have absolutely no idea what i am doing.....
please refer to my sig for proof
I think the cow poo fumes coming through my window are affecting my brain
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11-05-2008, 16:28
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#19
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God Member
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: The Rhythm & Blues Shack
Posts: 4,254
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Re: What should Greg Pope do next?
Become a Labour rebel like Frank Fields and the late Gwyneth Dunwoody. We need more politicians like them!
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I'd rather be on the Clayton End.
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11-05-2008, 21:15
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#20
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God Member
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Up Bash
Posts: 6,075
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Re: What should Greg Pope do next?
I'd rather have an MP who votes how his constituency would like him to vote either for the benefit of the people or becasue the majority of people canvass him to do so. During the Iraq War vote he openly said he didn't care what the people of hyndburn wanted him to vote for he would do what "HE" wanted
I notice the goverment are good at quickly introducing things when it benefits them but extremely slow when it comes to giving back. all people want is an equal crack of the whip.
PS, not voted casue there wasn't a "resign" option.
The only thing I think he has in his favour is that the Conservatives should announce who will be standing against him now so that person can start making waves in the community, they can start holding surgeries and they can start building the very rapport that so many people on here seem to hold in Gregs favour. Unfortunately they seem to have their heads up their backsides. fo goodness sake put Cyfr up for it. He has more drive and vigour in his arguments and a genuine passion for it than I have seen in any politician round this neck of the woods.
Last edited by entwisi; 11-05-2008 at 21:19.
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11-05-2008, 21:24
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#21
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God Member
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Oswaldtwistle
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Re: What should Greg Pope do next?
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Originally Posted by entwisi
I'd rather have an MP who votes how his constituency would like him to vote either for the benefit of the people or becasue the majority of people canvass him to do so. During the Iraq War vote he openly said he didn't care what the people of hyndburn wanted him to vote for he would do what "HE" wanted
I notice the goverment are good at quickly introducing things when it benefits them but extremely slow when it comes to giving back. all people want is an equal crack of the whip.
PS, not voted casue there wasn't a "resign" option.
The only thing I think he has in his favour is that the Conservatives should announce who will be standing against him now so that person can start making waves in the community, they can start holding surgeries and they can start building the very rapport that so many people on here seem to hold in Gregs favour. Unfortunately they seem to have their heads up their backsides. fo goodness sake put Cyfr up for it. He has more drive and vigour in his arguments and a genuine passion for it than I have seen in any politician round this neck of the woods.
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I think that Cyfr would make a good MP too. 
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11-05-2008, 23:02
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Tit for tat member
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: overlookin' ducks n geese
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Re: What should Greg Pope do next?
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Originally Posted by entwisi
The only thing I think he has in his favour is that the Conservatives should announce who will be standing against him now so that person can start making waves in the community, they can start holding surgeries and they can start building the very rapport that so many people on here seem to hold in Gregs favour. Unfortunately they seem to have their heads up their backsides.
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They might think a different approach might be more successful this time, and that's why they can't decide who should stand against Greg Pope, and that's why they're keeping them under wraps.
After all there was no higher profile local Conservative candidate than Peter Britcliffe, and the people of Hyndburn declined his kind offer of being our M.P....twice.
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12-05-2008, 08:46
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#23
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God Member
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Accrington
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Re: What should Greg Pope do next?
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Originally Posted by garinda
Even the local Tories wouldn't be so daft as to go for third time unlucky.
Apparently the local Conservative party want Janet Storey as their candidate, but Tory H.Q. are too thrilled with their choice. 
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You and Jones seem to have more inside knowledge than the local Conservatives have. I am jealous.
As far as the two elections go, the Conservatives hardly made inroads anywhere, I don't think it was simply down to people voting personally against Britcliffe.
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12-05-2008, 09:05
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The Meek and Mild Member
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: In a state of confusion
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Re: What should Greg Pope do next?
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Originally Posted by Cyfr
You and Jones seem to have more inside knowledge than the local Conservatives have. I am jealous.
As far as the two elections go, the Conservatives hardly made inroads anywhere, I don't think it was simply down to people voting personally against Britcliffe.
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Well I'm a bit jealous too Cyfr, seeing that I'm a party member and am entitled to have a say on the matter, and I haven't been made aware of any short list being decided upon yet. On Greg Pope, I agree with entwis, he should take into consideration the thoughts of the people of Hyndburn, its no use making a token protest then backing down, when Brown fobs him of
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12-05-2008, 09:08
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#25
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God Member
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Accrington
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Re: What should Greg Pope do next?
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Originally Posted by entwisi
fo goodness sake put Cyfr up for it. He has more drive and vigour in his arguments and a genuine passion for it than I have seen in any politician round this neck of the woods.
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Haha, maybe I'll be a late runner? Some young blood
One day 
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12-05-2008, 09:09
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The Meek and Mild Member
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: In a state of confusion
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Re: What should Greg Pope do next?
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Originally Posted by Lilly
I think that Cyfr would make a good MP too. 
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Well havig met this young man and talked to him at lenghth, I cannot disagree Lilly, one day I'm sure he will make a good MP, but before that he needs to complte his education and then cu | |