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garinda 12-05-2008 11:21
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Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 575297)
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.:D

jaysay 12-05-2008 16:46
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Originally Posted by garinda (Post 575299)
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.:D
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 (Post 575379)
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.:D

andrewb 12-05-2008 19:28
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Originally Posted by garinda (Post 575462)
Should be a walk over then for you...no matter who stands.;)

Good luck.:D
I don't think anyone thinks Hyndburn would be a walkover.

garinda 12-05-2008 19:30
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I don't think anyone thinks Hyndburn would be a walkover.
Looks like your mate Jaysay does.:rolleyes:

jaysay 13-05-2008 04:46
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Originally Posted by garinda (Post 575472)
Looks like your mate Jaysay does.:rolleyes:
I'm always the eternal optimist Rindi:D

garinda 13-05-2008 09:06
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Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 575667)
I'm always the eternal optimist Rindi:D

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 (Post 575297)
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 (Post 576297)
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 .

andrewb 14-05-2008 08:59
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Originally Posted by shillelagh (Post 576297)
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.
To be fair London can remove anyone they wish so I wouldn't go so far as saying that!

jaysay 14-05-2008 09:18
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Originally Posted by shillelagh (Post 576297)
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.
I was going to answer that but the previous post have done that or me, Labour do foist candidates on target seats, a glaring example was when they installed a Tory defector in Warrington, I think, it was somewhere in that neck of the woods. There was a big hoohaa in the national media because the constituency party wanted a local councillor as their candidate, but were over ruled by the national executive.

yerself 14-05-2008 10:27
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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.
What about the scouser who couldn't spell his own christian name? Keva Coombes wasn't it?

andrewb 14-05-2008 13:15
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The new £2.7billion borrowing Darling has had to make to fix Browns mistake still manages to miss out over a million people whom still lose under the 10p tax debacle.

I wonder if Greg Pope will keep up the pressure?

Tealeaf 15-05-2008 16:24
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Originally Posted by Cyfr (Post 576401)

I wonder if Greg Pope will keep up the pressure?
You can safely assume that Greg and the rest of the rebels will be keeping their gobs shut until after the C & N bye-election. Once that result is declared they will be getting their calculators out and on the basis that their maths is somewhat better than messrs Brown and Darling, will be calculating just how safe their seats are. The fun will no doubt begin again.

Your next poll should read "How long do you now think Gordon's got?"

blazey 15-05-2008 20:03
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Originally Posted by Tealeaf (Post 576954)

Your next poll should read "How long do you now think Gordon's got?"
that would be interesting :p


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