war Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Only behind Cons and Libs. Can they hold this position in front of UKIP/Greens and even BNP? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8081729.stm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Hovis Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Third I was hoping for fourth. Don't discount Independents, the "Other" grouping may well pull off a shock this time, certainly I heard from a lot of people how highly they rated the independents for the council seats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftiebeard Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Only behind Cons and Libs. Can they hold this position in front of UKIP/Greens and even BNP?http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8081729.stm I wouldn't be that surprised to see the BNP coming in front of Liebour in at least one or two of councils. I suspect that we'll be in for a shock on just how many 'minor' parties have been backed. Almost everyone I spoke to about the Euro election, was going for UKIP. Voting intentions with regards the BNP doesn't seem to be an open discussion topic amongest colleagues or neighbours (not yet anyway). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patfig Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 There are only two sets of results in so far according to the BBC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneyfornothing Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 cant help feeling two HPI indices going up wont have had an influence.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monks Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Is this the Brown Bounce they have been talking about ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingBingo Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Third I was hoping for fourth. Dan Hannan has a bet with Guido Fawkes that Labour will come 5th. Personally I just wonder how much of a total tard you have to be to vote Labour at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monks Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Personally I just wonder how much of a total tard you have to be to vote Labour at all. Think it was the local ITV news last night - they interviewed a few people in Salford about their voting. The last woman they spoke to (a wrinkled, toothless old biddy) laughed at the camera and said she would be voting Labour otherwise "Me Dad wouldn't be very happy", and nodded skywards towards heaven. Why should people like this even be GIVEN a vote ? They are contributing towards an electorial system that will have implications for all of us based on the presumed judgement of a third party. And a DEAD third party at that ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahBell Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Think it was the local ITV news last night - they interviewed a few people in Salford about their voting. The last woman they spoke to (a wrinkled, toothless old biddy) laughed at the camera and said she would be voting Labour otherwise "Me Dad wouldn't be very happy", and nodded skywards towards heaven.Why should people like this even be GIVEN a vote ? They are contributing towards an electorial system that will have implications for all of us based on the presumed judgement of a third party. And a DEAD third party at that ! There are indeed some places where you could put a packet of lard as a candidate and as long as it had a red rosette it'd get in. Sadly that's democrazy ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porca misèria Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Only behind Cons and Libs. Can they hold this position in front of UKIP/Greens and even BNP?http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8081729.stm Um, surely the winner must be "none of the above"? Hope (vainly) both lab and con get trashed in the euro elections. They're both the same: whinge mightily about what's wrong, but veto all attempts to fix it. They're both the bored kids in the back of the class who disrupt the lesson for everyone else. Except ... unlike uk-national-british-independence party, they're hopelessly two-faced and can't be honest about their unwillingness to engage constructively on a program to build on what's good and reform what's bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papag Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 It was reported earlier that Labour had gained a new seat in Hull but it was just Prescott handing back one of his many toilet seats paid for by you and me. Panic over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Give Me A Home Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 There are indeed some places where you could put a packet of lard as a candidate and as long as it had a red rosette it'd get in.Sadly that's democrazy ;-) Indeed. I even lived in Roy Hattersley's constituency for a while, so I saw it happen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patfig Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 There are indeed some places where you could put a packet of lard as a candidate and as long as it had a red rosette it'd get in.Sadly that's democrazy ;-) Sedgefield! Or if we are talking real packs of lard, Prescotts constituency Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrashedOutAndBurned Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 (edited) While it's surprising that in the early result some people do seem to have returned Labour candidates, the 'good local man/woman' factor kicks in. No one knows who the heck the average EU Parliament candidate even is so the wild voting will take place in the Euros. Edited June 5, 2009 by CrashedOutAndBurned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElPapasito Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Dan Hannan has a bet with Guido Fawkes that Labour will come 5th. Personally I just wonder how much of a total tard you have to be to vote Labour or Tory at all. corrected Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Fred Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 (edited) Here in South Hampshire the Tories have increased their hold at the expense of the Lib Dems. In my home town Eastleigh, UKIP came 3rd in every ward pushing Labour into last position. In the Fareham and New Forest wards - despite lots of adverse press regarding the incumbent Tory MPs expenses (Peter Viggers duck house and Julian Lewis's £7k redecoration bill) the Tories maintained their position comfortably. In the only ward where the BNP stood - largely working class Portchester -they came 5th in a field of 6. Well beaten by Labour. A low turnout as well, which favours the smaller parties. Edited June 5, 2009 by Son of Fred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moo Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Son of Fred... where are you getting this info from? Not questioning it in the slightest, just want to look at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
profitofdoom Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 (edited) It looks as if in terms of vote share the total collapse of Labour isn't happening.Indeed North of the border they have actuallly won some seats from the SNP.With a relatively small turnout,some reports say as low as the high 20's it's difficult to extrapolate to a national picture.There is also the feeling that these votes are not "real". (I voted for Arthur Scargill based on our mutual hatred of Thatcher and the fact that he was the most "real" of the nutters on the half metre long charge sheet) I just have a feeling that Dave is going to be the real loser when the dust settles.It's going to be a bit like Manchester United beating Frickley Rail Depot second XI 2-0 in the FA cup.Brown's failure is already factored in but if Dave cant manage 35% of the Euro vote he's not going to win the general. Edited June 5, 2009 by profitofdoom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashpope Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Labour can't even organise a rebellion properly. Brown is dead and the most organised response so far is the mass adoption of clothes pegs on noses to avoid the increasing stench from his corpse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CokeSnortingTory Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Think it was the local ITV news last night - they interviewed a few people in Salford about their voting. The last woman they spoke to (a wrinkled, toothless old biddy) laughed at the camera and said she would be voting Labour otherwise "Me Dad wouldn't be very happy", and nodded skywards towards heaven.Why should people like this even be GIVEN a vote ? They are contributing towards an electorial system that will have implications for all of us based on the presumed judgement of a third party. And a DEAD third party at that ! Was her dad a Gay Outreach Equality and Diversity Officer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Errol Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 (edited) Good to see the BNP winning a council place. Hopefully the first of many. The more people we can get to annoy Labour and the established parties the better. Edited June 5, 2009 by Errol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godley Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 (edited) Dan Hannan has a bet with Guido Fawkes that Labour will come 5th. Personally I just wonder how much of a total tard you have to be to vote Labour at all. The kind that is receiving the handouts. Feckless, chavvy, undecuated, low life scum and the public sector. Around 20% of the population are in the state/Gordon's pocket. He has bought his votes Edited June 5, 2009 by Godley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
three pint princess Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 (edited) Labour lose Derbyshire after 30 years, goes to Tories Edited June 5, 2009 by Tom Peters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfcat Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 There are indeed some places where you could put a packet of lard as a candidate and as long as it had a red rosette it'd get in.Sadly that's democrazy ;-) Do you (honestly) think it is any different in Wokingham or Esher for Tories? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahBell Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Do you (honestly) think it is any different in Wokingham or Esher for Tories? Yes. It would have to be a packet of lard in a very nice hand tailored wrapper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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