Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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The squaring of the circle regarding Independent PPCs (prospective parliamentary candidates), with the well ingrained notion among the electorate of voting for a Party to form a Government, has occupied me ever since the last election.
I came here, and other places also, in the run-up to the last election arguing for the election of more Independent MPs and learned the lesson that not being in a position to form a Government is an all-but-impossible hurdle come a General Election.
This victory of the Respect Party is heartening (for me) nevertheless.
It has been argued over at least the last two elections that the gap between the Red & Blue affords the voter little or no choice as to who to vote FOR (or indeed against). This by election points-up that fact. The fact, that to all intents and purposes there were but two viable alternatives to attract the voter: to vote for the grey-mush that is already represented in Parliament or to vote for the one that is not of that 'mush'.
What I have been working on is arriving at something (a Political Party) that will form the next Government, but will be an amalgam of Independent Candidates chosen by each community from that community and FOR that community. I'm nearly there. BUT Enough of me...now normal programming will resume...
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Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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I always love it when Labour gets a good punch in the mouth, even if delivered by someone as utterly odious as Galloway.
This must be very worrying for Miliminor - Labour is clearly unelectable even in their heartland.
Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
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What about the Tories, Barry?
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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This was absolutely no problem for us it is not one we would ever expect to win. Also I suspect a lot of anti-Labour tactical voting went on, in fact there has been feedback that this was the case.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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A friend of ours used to make some money as a Galloway look-alike. Looks like he will be in demand again. With my resemblance to Saddam, perhaps we could start a Dover chamber of horrors.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
I'd pay to see that. Would we get to ask for requests...?
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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by sheer coincidence i happened upon this video featuring peter and his friend the george galloway look alike.
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Say what like about George-he's a great speaker. Take a look at the various videos on utube of when he took on the US Senate after being accused of collusion with Saddam. He totally trounces them with his brilliant articulation-he screws them up into a little ball and chucks them in the waste bin. When he finishes each piece-all without notes-the senate panel are speechless. He really sees them off-it's pretty to watch his verbal demolition technique.
Never give up...
Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
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May-be I'm missing something, but still can't grasp how Millyband should be so upset if the Conservatives got 8%. If this is a national trend, also considering the 50% turnout, which is very low for an MP election, then Dodgy Dave is in for hard times.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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went over my head too alex, normally after each bye-election we get all the party hacks interpreting the result in their favour.
red ed is a total mystery to me and mr farage has been deathly quiet too.
Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
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I tried guessing what UKIP's number was in the "others" column of the Bradford West results.
The combined "others" seemed microscopic as it is, so as a sum-up I'd say the LibDems, with their mini percentage, outdid UKIP many times over.
Seems like a number of party balloons have popped here!
But as a reader and participant on Sky News, I can confirm that Conservative popularity is fast falling, it's in a nose dive.
Keith Sansum1
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to be fair alexander all politicians popularity is falling
ray;
again its better to be upfront, no need to pretend what im not
as some posters on here do.
all';
yes as i said in my last post, galoway is a member of the respect political party
not indy
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Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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William Hill`s ......book had the result from day one.................
William Hill`s ...book has Yvette Cooper as the next Labour Leader.................if so the next Prime Minister!!...........
........Hope she makes the move in 2013..................then game on...........
......remember you heard it first on Dover Forum.....................
Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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Yvette Cooper may well suit the New Labour Party for next leader because she can out-Tony Tony.
Not that this will help the electorate or present the New Labour Party with a shoo-in at the next election, far from it.
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Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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It's also about REG the policies, not just the leader
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Guest 671- Registered: 4 May 2008
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I thought Alex's, #23, was referring to the Tories not being voted into Government this term?
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Guest 703- Registered: 30 Jul 2010
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William Hill have David Davis at 22/1 as next Conservative leader - forget Boris, that really would be game on!
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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ray
you prefer davies to boris???
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Guest 671- Registered: 4 May 2008
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I hear our Charlie is 4th in line?
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Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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charlies a nice geezer but not up to that
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