What should Greg Pope do next? - Page 3

garinda · 12-05-2008, 11:21

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Originally Posted by jaysay

Well Rindi, I no longer attend any party meetings, but before the local party can select a Parliamentry candidate it has to go before the membership, so Janet can't be the prefared choise as you put it, but if se was it would have sod all to do with London, we select our own candidate not London, unlike the Labour party who foist candidates on people .

Well it looks like I know more than you then in the battle between the local Conservatives and Tory H.Q. in London.

As for Peter, shame really. He could have made the history books, as I don't think anyones been defeated standing for the same seat three times.

jaysay · 12-05-2008, 16:46

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Originally Posted by garinda

Well it looks like I know more than you then in the battle between the local Conservatives and Tory H.Q. in London.

As for Peter, shame really. He could have made the history books, as I don't think anyones been defeated standing for the same seat three times.

Way things are going he may just have won it, especilly if Greg bottles it on the 10p tax issue

garinda · 12-05-2008, 19:25

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Originally Posted by jaysay

Way things are going he may just have won it, especilly if Greg bottles it on the 10p tax issue

Should be a walk over then for you...no matter who stands.

Good luck.

andrewb · 12-05-2008, 19:28

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Originally Posted by garinda

Should be a walk over then for you...no matter who stands.

Good luck.

I don't think anyone thinks Hyndburn would be a walkover.

garinda · 12-05-2008, 19:30

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Originally Posted by Cyfr

I don't think anyone thinks Hyndburn would be a walkover.

Looks like your mate Jaysay does.

jaysay · 13-05-2008, 04:46

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Originally Posted by garinda

Looks like your mate Jaysay does.

I'm always the eternal optimist Rindi

garinda · 13-05-2008, 09:06

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Originally Posted by jaysay

I'm always the eternal optimist Rindi

Yes you must be, if you think 'third time lucky' Peter Britcliffe would be the people's choice as our M.P.,no matter how badly the government were doing at Westminster.

shillelagh · 14-05-2008, 00:34

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Originally Posted by jaysay

Well Rindi, I no longer attend any party meetings, but before the local party can select a Parliamentry candidate it has to go before the membership, so Janet can't be the prefared choise as you put it, but if se was it would have sod all to do with London, we select our own candidate not London, unlike the Labour party who foist candidates on people . As for Peter not standing he told me a long time ago that he has no intention of going for nation politics again

Labour party members choose who they want to stand as their representative. In fact Greg has had to go through the selection process every time - just as anyone who wants to be a local councillor. London has no say on who we pick - its up to the local members.

steeljack · 14-05-2008, 01:00

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Originally Posted by shillelagh

Labour party members choose who they want to stand as their representative. In fact Greg has had to go through the selection process every time - just as anyone who wants to be a local councillor. London has no say on who we pick - its up to the local members.

think your being a bit ingenious using Greg Pope as an example, otherwise how do you explain the "Hampstead" mafia having 'safe' Labour seats for life, in rust belt (ex industrial areas) constituancys sometimes hundred of miles from their origins.
I would think it a bit more honest to say that in safe Tory or a swing constituancy (Hyndburn) there is a bit less central committe 'nudge nudge wink wink ' in the selection process .