Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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5 December 2008
11:0310395#1
Dover District Council Cabinet member, Cllr. Julie Rook has been selected to contest Wolverhampton North East at the next general election.
She needs a swing of 12.5% to get elected, which is quite possible in the current political climate. Julie is one of Dover's political stars and I am sure that everyone, whatever their political allegance, will join me in congratulating her on her selection.
Guest 645- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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5 December 2008
11:2610398#2
On a personal note "Yes well done Julie, a great honour"
On a political note "thats just what Wolverhampton needs is a Tory candidate from the South of England!!!"
I think you are aware of where my allegiances are!.
Marek
I think therefore I am (not a Tory supporter)
Guest 656- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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5 December 2008
11:5110401#3
Yes indeed, a Big Congratulations to Julie, Yes, she is one of Dover's great successes. I wish her all the Best
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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5 December 2008
11:5610402#4
Marek. I am sorry that you had to hit a sour note. I deliberately did not mention Party because even though people are likely to know her allegance I wanted to keep this thread on a personal note. To answer your point. I am quite sure that Wolverhamton would have had local candidates on their selection list and it is a tribute to Julie that she managed to overcome her affliction of being from the south east. The selection would have been carried out by local Party members and they clearly selected the right and best person for the job, on ability. Good for them.
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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5 December 2008
12:1610404#5
Yes good luck to Julie. She is a very likeable person with bags of charisma too. I will see if i can find a picture later when I have a minute. One of the mysteries was why she wasnt selected here...but there we are, water under the bridge.
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5 December 2008
12:2410405#6
BarryW
Apologies for hitting a sour note ,I really am pleased for Julie but my comment was mean't as a general one ie out of towners being shipped in to stand at elections. I agree with PaulB's statement she would have been a great candidate for Dover.We have a taffy representing Dover , a Jock Prime Minister and a German Queen so if we can cope with that I'm sure Wolverhampton can cope with Julie Rook (does this mean she's giving up her job in the butchers....joke...b4 anyone else gets upset).
Marek
I think therefore I am (not a Tory supporter)
Guest 675- Registered: 30 Jun 2008
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5 December 2008
13:3510410#7
Well done Julie on winning the selection, we know that you do have the ability and drive for it.
I did not think Marek\'s posting had anything to do with party alliegance but was rather a valid statement on general political practice.
Politics, it seems to me, for years, or all too long, has been concerned with right or left instead of right or wrong.
Richard Armour
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5 December 2008
13:4310411#8
Im just testing here for the moment and writing lots of oul garbled rubbish which is probably an improvement on my normal posts. It is great to see so much life coming to fruition here in ...etc etc etc\r\n\r\nLast week when I went out for dinner I came across a pink elephant when coming home. I feel sure therefore that someone spkied my drink. It had to be so...as there are no such things as pink ele[hants so thewre isnt it.\r\n\r\nI only had a bottle and a half\r\n\r\nThis is just a test. Dont pay any attention to it.
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5 December 2008
13:4610412#9
PaulB\r\nWhen I went to edit my posting above I was also surprised to see dashes and odd lower case letters.Christmas gremlins afoot?
Marek
I think therefore I am (not a Tory supporter)
Guest 675- Registered: 30 Jun 2008
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5 December 2008
13:4910414#10
I got that as well, had to go back in and edit them out.
Politics, it seems to me, for years, or all too long, has been concerned with right or left instead of right or wrong.
Richard Armour
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5 December 2008
13:5210415#11
Yes slight problem lads will get my guru to fix it soon.
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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5 December 2008
13:5710416#12
here, here - I have noticed this and have edited them out...Chris - 'general political practise' is simply to open up selection and to allow the local selection panel to pick the right person for the job. Often that will be a local and often not. It is actually a strength of the system, after all why should a strong candidate, such as Julie, miss out on an opportunity to be a first class elected representative just because she was pipped at the post by another where she lives, it strengthens the candidate pool.
(just happened again, edited!!!)
Guest 675- Registered: 30 Jun 2008
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5 December 2008
15:3910422#13
I do agree on Julie being a strong candidate but that does not make it good practice. It takes time to build up good local knowledge in order to effectively represent an area (look at the work Charlie is putting in) and the logistics of running for a constituancy in Wolverhampton while representing a ward in Deal have to cause concern as to which will get the best attention.
This extra punctuation can be a bit distracting here Paul.
Politics, it seems to me, for years, or all too long, has been concerned with right or left instead of right or wrong.
Richard Armour
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5 December 2008
16:1210423#14
Yes indeed but I think it is all fixed now...well done to my ace young man at coalface Chris Tutthill.
I am just writing another unnecessary paragraph by way of another test.
Apologies to Julie as we got a bit distracted on her thread. Good luck to her once again.
Guest 660- Registered: 14 Mar 2008
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5 December 2008
17:3310426#15
Congratulations to Julie,I am her opposite number on the Labour group,and I hope she enjoys the area,Mandi have you got an english/black country phrase book to help her.
If you knew what I know,we would both be in trouble!
Unregistered User
5 December 2008
19:3110438#16
Julie will enjoy the campaign. She is very capable. My experience of fighting Barnsley West in "97" certainly opened my eyes to a different world of politics & I met some great people of all political persuasions,even chased down a cul de sac by an axeman.
She has her feet firmly on the ground.
Watty
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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5 December 2008
20:3110442#17
paul
you stood in barnsley???????
i am surprised it was just one axeman.
as for ms rook, wolverhampton indeed.
wasn't it there that a certain enoch powell have his rivers of blood speech?
just for a minute let us transfer that back to dover, the dour is trickling with about an inch of water and a selction of high strength beer cans. doesn't have the same ring somehow.
Unregistered User
5 December 2008
21:2410443#18
Yep , Howard, Barnsley. One A.Scargill was one of the residents I had to door knock. He lived in a massive bungalow just off the M1, surrounded by fencing & security lights. Great times.
Julie will really get a kick out of it.
Watty
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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5 December 2008
21:3910447#19
cannot think why old arthur would need such security!!
i suppose julie could go up there with a tray of sausage rolls and break the ice that way.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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6 December 2008
07:4510464#20
Congratulations indeed to Julie and good luck when the opportunity/election arises.
I guess she'll have to start spending a lot of time up there.
Roger
