Well done, Graham Jones!
 

Although it has already been posted in another thread, I thought it deserved a bigger announcement that justice was done in Hyndburn this morning and Graham has been elected as our new MP.

He has a firm grasp of local issues and has worked damned hard to get that seat so it is every inch deserved.

Well done mate.

congratulations Graham
 

whilst i dont agree with your party leaders i know you will try your best for hyndburn and hassy

well done!

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Yes, good luck Graham, I may have no time for Gordon, but hope you will e a good local MP like Greg was.

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Aye, well done to the Honourable Member for Hyndburn & a bit of Haslingden. The questions that now arise are which side of the House will he be sitting on and who will be his boss?

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Well done Graham, we may not always have seen eye to eye but I know that you will take on the role with enthusiasm, passion and a strong sense of justice. Good luck in your new job.

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Well done Graham, just keep doing what you always have done, helping the people who dont usually get listened to elsewhere!


Best Regards - Taggy

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Congratulations Graham.

I know you'll always try your best for us.

Well done.

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Congrats....keep up the good work for the community

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I have a feeling all this success won't go to his head.

I doubt he'll be changing his Accy Web username to TheMPsOfficeWestminster.

:D

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You never know..it could be [email protected]

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I wonder if the councillors who were up for election were at the count, and all congratulated him?

:rolleyes::D

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ooooooooooooooh the pain

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No way!

She was brought up and educated to have impeccable manners.

There must have been two Karen Buckleys there.

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Well it wasn't really a surprise, I may not agree politically with Graham but I'm sure, like his predecessors, will do a good job for Hyndburn, well done Graham

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Maybe someone forgot to give her a dody:dummy2: or a Rusk.

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Congratulations Graham.

I know you will work hard for the whole area as you have always for your local area.

Are you buying the beer at the AccyWeb meet? :D:D

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Well i did notice quite a lot of disguarded tissues on the Sports Centre Car Park this morning!

Best Regards - Taggy

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Congratulations on winning Graham

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i don't live in Hyndburn so you won't be doing anything for me but congrats anyway

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Well done, Graham.

Continue to act with honesty and integrity when representing your electorate, on the bigger stage, in the corridors of Westminster. I know you'll give it your best efforts.

A drink awaits you, in the P-P.

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Congratulations. :)

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Well done graham.very pleased for you and i know you will do a cracking job for hyndburn :)
see you down the rovers again next season

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Creep Alert, Watch out Graham that T'shirt is after something!
:D

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Oi! he's coming over to our lot now. Don't you go tempting him back! ;)

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Once a Rover always a Rover, but with Stanley sympathies like me:D

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Could it be? Is it possible? Is the T'shirt an undercover News of the World reporter?

Could this be the shortest career for an M.P.?

Will Graham be on the front pages next week stating:-

"I'm resigning my post to spend time with my family".


(Only teasing T'shirt).
:D

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Didn't know you read the Daily Mail Less:D

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Congratulations Graham. :)

I thought it was going to be a lot closer than it was.

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Tsk all that University larnin' and you still get it wrong,

Doh!
:D

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Well done Graham - I am not a constiuent but my folks are there - please look after them, they are quite old.

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It was his first General Election in long trousers.

He might have better luck predicting the next one.

:rolleyes:

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Congratulations Graham, never had any doubts at the result.

Now you with the big boys, sure you will rise to it. :D

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well done graham - great result.

go knock em dead at parliment.

not literally though. that would be wrong.

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Depends who he knocks dead surely?:D good on yer graham.;)

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Fantastic news, am really pleased for you!:)
( and pleased that Bernard has retained the Peel Ward too!)

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In honour of Graham's magnificent victory, I have written another poem:

On a cold Thursday night in May
The people of Hyndburn had their say
On who will be their man in London Town
To support – or not – Mr Gordon Brown
So they went along and put their cross
(But not all – some didn’t give a toss)
And then came the count
The Tories had 5000 to surmount
Alas, it was not to be
They failed – miserably!

Now the man called Graham Jones
As left the opposition with lots of moans
Never mind – Tuesday he’s off on the train
(First Class, with lots of Champagne)
From Euston he will proceed to take his seat
And start to examine the country’s balance sheet
Which we all know, is not very nice
As all of us will have to pay the price


Another masterpiece, although I say it myself.

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I remember your last attempt at prose so, for sensitive folk like me, I've edited it just a touch.
:rolleyes:

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Philistine that I am, I think Less's version has a certain something that I find a little more satisfying, I feel more inspired by it. :D You do still have the Day job don't you Tealeaf ? Wouldn't like to see you go hungry now would we !! :s_aim1:

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Congratulations from across the pond ... and when you look at the national results, see the bright side: if the tories couldn't win this one, with a lame duck (or at least, unpopular) PM, unpopular foreign military adventures, scandals almost daily, economy going down the tubes, unpopular immigration policies, etc., then you have to look at this as a Labour victory ... in the circumstances, your job as a member of Her Majesty's Opposition becomes all that much more important.

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Congratulations,Well Done.

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Graham Jones M.P.

Already has is own page.

Graham Jones MP, Hyndburn (TheyWorkForYou.com)

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well yea i never alerted people on here to the fact that ive known graham for about 10 years if thats what you mean :D

i would like him to ask one question in the commons though that would be aimed at harriot harman.DOES SHE...well also ' swallows ' are flying about in countryside at this time of year ive noticed :mosher:

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just occured to me people meant my pic of busty nigella lawson.its also made me remember that her dad is a tory :eek:

new avatar is due i reckon :)

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Not only Swallows are around this time of year.. looks like Cameron was pretty "Swift" to offer the Lib Dems a deal on proportional representation(big words):)...and dirty words to the Tories..Cameron comes out as the biggest "creep" :D

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congratulations graham ...well deserved.

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Yes. Send me the date of the next meeting.

Thank you to everyone for your kind comments. I will work as hard as I can. To have your name added after Ken Hargreaves and Greg Pope is a huge responsibility.

After 10pm close, we went back home to the Stanley Club and Sydney Street Club for a quiet drink before going to the count. The people were fantastic even though the result was uncertain.

For me it's about keeping your feet on the ground, not about living in a big house on the hill.

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Congratulations Graham, look after Hyndburn well :D

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Yer safe Graham, the council knocked the shelter on the Coppice down ages ago.. :)

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So where are you living now, Katex?

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Still in a Shelter but it has an extension ...ed accomodation ;)

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Congratulations Graham, see you at the meet :D

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Congratulations Graham.........

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Well Done Graham.........I am sure you will do our area proud, and I don't think you will have a hard time remebering your roots, because there are enough folk on here to remind you.

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Its next Saturday Graham at Sydney Street Club

http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...eet-52396.html

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Next Saturday?!

Hurrah.

Knackered after the Parkinson's group meeting today, and thought it was tonight, and I wouldn't be fit.

Rindyrella will go to the ball, and toast Graham's historic victory, next week.

:D

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Is it downstairs or upstairs...and whats the start time ?

Best Regards - Taggy

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Bloodyhell Taggy . next you'll be asking if black tie or smart casual ..:D

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LOL!!!....No i'm omly asking that Kate if i bring me lad along...he's in a wheelchair you see.....so if its upstairs..we cant come along!! Lol!

Best Regards - Taggy

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Congratulations and well done Graham. I know how hard you work for this area and know that you will do your best for Hyndburn... :)

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Where is Graham now, anyway? Is he still in Accy or is he down here in the smoke? It appears that most MP's have already assembled under their respective party auspices. I do hope that that he is not going to back any Labour deal with Clegg and the rest of the Lib-Dem blackmailing scum. Far better to have 6 months in opposition ( three months of that will be a holiday, anyway) and then get ready for the October election which will surely come.

So - in the interests of transparency, Graham - if you're reading this, will you let us know where you stand on any possible Lib-Lab pact/coalition? ( call it what you will).

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If he is not in Accy then how will he vote who is to be the next Leader of HBC?

Does he have to be at that vote to use his vote? If so Labour could be missing a very important and needed vote.

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Err....I've already asked that question. That vote will not take place until 18th May....it's what's happening in Westminster today and possibly tomorrow that's important. Unless, of course previous information is incorrect and HBC meets tonight.

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What was the answer to that question then please?

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I will be in London tomorrow, back here Thursday. They want me to collect security passes, be informed about the new MPs expenses rules and be shown around.

The whips via Jack Straw (who has been helpful) made contact to gather my view on the situation and my view was that was against a Lib-Lab pact. As much as I want a progressive coalition there were to many hurdles. Significantly the two parties did not have a majority and Labour has no leader and would have an unelected Prime Minister should it form a pact.

The District Council is finely balanced and is meeting on the 18th. Parliament may now meet the week after. I am expecting a letter this week confirming details.

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Well said!

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would have been very suprised if ya had wanted owt else.;) going off the statement released tonight from the lib-dems, Labours negotiating team did nowt to intimate they wanted a deal either. which may suprise some, sure as hell dont suprise me.

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Just goes to show how the Tory press.. yes I do mean the Tory press "reporting":rolleyes:.. blatant propaganda... according to the papers Labour were promising the Lib-Dems everything, lock stock and barrel in a desperate attempt to cling on to power.
Graham Jones post just about sums things up... a Labour-Lib Dem pact was never on...there would have been an outcry from the electorate and certianly the media, a pact would not have lasted out the year. :(

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what would be really funny now the queen has confirmed Clegg as deputy P.M. would be if he don't get the vote he needs off his oppos.:D

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yeh mancie, but how many swallowed the crap from the press?:D:rolleyes:

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..and collect your new laptop. Be careful not to leave it on the train coming back to Accy.

One question for you, Graham.....have you been allocated your new office yet? See if you can bag one in Portcullis House, rather than the Norman Shaw or Parliament Street offices. Whichever - just make sure you've got a good, visible window so that people can see the Stanley flag you'll be hanging from it.

I have not collected anything as yet. Don't really want one of their laptops or blackberries. Didn't take any IT from County Hall either cept Blackberry. Use my own iPhone for everything on HBC contract. (excluding personal calls)

They have not allocated rooms as yet. I am thinking of taking on a researcher.Accomodation is the next priority. We have done a lot to wash up the election details and begin to plan for the future.

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Were you there for the big photograph of new intake MPs?

They showed it on the news at ten, but only for a minute, so didn't spot you.

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Yes. I am meeting Jon Cruddas soon for a chat. I hav given a quote to the Sunday Times saying I hoped Ben Bradshaw would put his name forward an that we had a wide, varied and thought provoking leadership contest.

I spoke with David Milliband who is an exceptional talent. The new rules on expenses are very bureaucratic.

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Never met Graham but from the photos I've seen pretty sure he was in the middle of the next to the back row.

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Blackberry, eh ... finally, some Canadian content:D

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Blimey eagle eyes, you'd be good at the scene of a crime.

I've downloaded it, and enlarged it, and am still unsure where he is.

Looks a bit like him, right in the centre of the back row, waving.

New MPs pose for their school photo | Politics | The Guardian

Would have been quite cool to do that old school photograph trick, and appear at both ends of the same row.

:D

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I'd have been tempted to copy a certain face, stick it on some cardboard, attach a little stick to it, and hold it up next to me. So it appeared he was standing there with the new intake.

http://www.thisislancashire.co.uk/re.../?type=display

It would have given his supporters back in Hyndburn some solace, that he had eventually made it down to Westminster after all.

:D

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think hes on the left hand side .. 2nd row from the back 2nd 1 in ...

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have circled the one I think you mean jen and I would agree

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You two are right, I think.

Well it looks like him when you enlarge it.

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Yep that's Graham!:D

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Well spotted.