bickster Posted May 28 Moderator Share Posted May 28 57 minutes ago, CarryOnVilla said: That would be the highlight of the whole election if that was to happen Please richmondese people, make it happen Well Michael Portillo will be eternally grateful. He'll be known as the train journey man if that happened 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarryOnVilla Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 1 hour ago, bickster said: Well Michael Portillo will be eternally grateful. He'll be known as the train journey man if that happened This is the only train spotter that gets a pass from me. So, sorry Mike I’ll never forget you lost your safe seat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markavfc40 Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 18 hours ago, Mark Albrighton said: It appears that Steve Baker is on the campaign trail, knocking on doors in Greece. In fairness to Baker he has absolutely no chance of defending that seat. His majority is only 1400. He is getting annihilated and he knows it so may as well sun himself in Greece whilst sipping on an ouzo and writing his concession speech. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Davkaus Posted May 28 Popular Post Share Posted May 28 (edited) I am just disappointed that Brexit Hard Man Steve Baker is over there funding Greek businesses instead of voting with his wallet and supporting our great British holiday destinations. I can only hope that he's over there trying to steal more parthenon marbles. Edited May 28 by Davkaus 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted May 28 VT Supporter Share Posted May 28 35 minutes ago, Davkaus said: I am just disappointed that Brexit Hard Man Steve Baker is over there funding Greek businesses instead of voting with his wallet and supporting our *great British holiday destinations. I can only hope that he's over there trying to steal more parthenon marbles. * hard working. Get it right 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mjmooney Posted May 28 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted May 28 7 hours ago, tomav84 said: just bribing the old people to vote for them. it'll probably work for that demographic many of whom would be voting for them anyway but still won't make a difference Oh. Maybe he meant it... 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bickster Posted May 29 Moderator Share Posted May 29 So Iain Dale quit LBC to stand as an MP, to help restore “trust and honesty” into politics… so he’s standing for the Tories in Tunbridge Wells He didn’t say the bit about which party and where, so lots of the twitterati were defending him saying “he’s not a Tory” and obviously others were pointing out he really was. I mean it was fairly obvious he was but why some couldn’t see it I have no idea I suspect he might be losing to a LibDem there at least it gets him off the airwaves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 (edited) 1 hour ago, bickster said: I suspect he might be losing to a LibDem there at least it gets him off the airwaves The excellent Mike Martin, hopefully the next Shadow Defence Secretary. Edited May 29 by ml1dch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted May 29 VT Supporter Share Posted May 29 Funnily enough, this looks like it was done back in February. Quote In a famous Yes, Prime Minister episode Sir Humphrey Appleby once explained to Bernard Woolley how you could get contradictory polling results on the same topic – in this case the reintroduction of national service – by asking a series of leading questions beforehand and asking the key question you want to know about in a certain way. But what would happen if we asked Sir Humphrey's questions today? To find out we asked 1,000 British adults the first set of questions that were positive about national service and 1,000 British adults the second set that were negative. Below is a comparison of the results. You can see that it is indeed true that you get different results on the level of support for the reintroduction of national service based on the way you ask the question and the questions you ask before it. Ipsos link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted May 29 Moderator Share Posted May 29 28 minutes ago, ml1dch said: The excitement Mike Martin, hopefully the next Shadow Defence Secretary. Well if the latest Yougov poll is correct then yes (first one published with fieldwork all after the Nat Serv announcement) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted May 29 VT Supporter Share Posted May 29 Andy Street has obviously realised running as a Tory MP is on a hiding to nothing so not running this year. I'll bet he tries to pick up the pieces somewhere for the next election assuming he doesn't run for Mayor again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted May 29 Moderator Share Posted May 29 41 minutes ago, sidcow said: Andy Street has obviously realised running as a Tory MP is on a hiding to nothing so not running this year. I'll bet he tries to pick up the pieces somewhere for the next election assuming he doesn't run for Mayor again He'll have to find a party first. The one he's not standing for are about to turn more rightward again. I look forward to the next election when Reform and the Tories are arguing about who is more left wing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 43 minutes ago, sidcow said: Andy Street has obviously realised running as a Tory MP is on a hiding to nothing so not running this year. I'll bet he tries to pick up the pieces somewhere for the next election assuming he doesn't run for Mayor again Someone on Twitter pointed out that his "don't want to be an MP but want to do leadership in a public facing role" open letter sounded an awful like an application to be CEO of the new Great British Energy thing that Labour talk about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 I was amused by Iain Dale resigning from LBC to attempt to be selected as a tory candidate, and before he's even been selected and before the election has happened he's talked about trying to be a sensible voice to rebuild the party when they inevitably get destroyed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted May 29 Moderator Share Posted May 29 Sleepy Rishi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 4 minutes ago, bickster said: Sleepy Rishi Is the helicopter in for a service? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 8 minutes ago, Davkaus said: I was amused by Iain Dale resigning from LBC to attempt to be selected as a tory candidate, and before he's even been selected and before the election has happened he's talked about trying to be a sensible voice to rebuild the party when they inevitably get destroyed The inhabitants of Tunbridge Wells should be on their guard, if he loses his temper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted May 29 VT Supporter Share Posted May 29 40 minutes ago, bickster said: Sleepy Rishi Let the train take the pain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted May 29 VT Supporter Share Posted May 29 36 minutes ago, ml1dch said: The inhabitants of Tunbridge Wells should be on their guard, if he loses his temper. Isn't that fight scene from Bridget Jones's Diary? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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