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Keith Sansum1
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all yes mark
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Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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I know how im voting
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Good candidate, I wish her well.
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Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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drawn from a woman only shortlist(no men allowed to stand)
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Guest 715- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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That was not right Keith and it should not have happened but it has and we seem to have come out of it with a good candidate with strong local connections, rather better than I feared.
Audere est facere.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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not for me martin im afraid
nothing against the candidate
but strongly against the procedure
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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local connections?
parachuted in as far as i can see, all the usual rubbish about her working class roots.
how come we have never heard of her until 5 minutes ago?
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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yes howard as the candidate says she has local backgrounds of her mum and dad being local (mum wsorked in the labour offices locally) dad was a town cllr
and the mum is a district cllr now.
but this candidate did live in london.
but all the rights and wrongs of all of this, no man(where there may have been even better candidates) or this lady could have beaten male candidates.
instead this lady has been imposed.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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totally disgusted we are given a choice of two london based candidates that try to overplay their local connections, maybe i should stand for the mayor of london next time using the same guff?
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Hi Howard, she is from locally, just been living, working and serving constituents in London until recently. Now she's come back home and hopes to serve here.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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wonder who the other parties will stand
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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neil
has she suddenly returned to the area after being told by headquarters that she would be a p.p.c?
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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howard
you old cynic lol
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Guest 1694- Registered: 24 Feb 2016
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Haven't got the foggiest Howard...may have been back visiting Mum and Dad when she heard there was a vacancy, or back in the area working quietly in the background for quite a while......someone political in the local party would know
Guest 715- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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Born in Dover, grew up in Deal, parents still in Deal I think that qualifies as local connections.
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Brian Dixon
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howard,i thought i was the cynic.but you win hands down.
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Well done for letting us know post haste Peter.
Very interesting indeed.
I think the whole process nowadays is Westminster based. To get your leg on the serious political ladder you seemingly have to work there, be seen to do well and above all get well connected. The days of a Dennis Skinner with working class red-book roots , table thumping and barnstorming his/her way into parliament is over. Nowadays first of all you need a university education, a good redbricker will suffice for labour but the 'well to do' eton-westminster-oxford route much preferred by Toryism.
The new candidate now needs to hit the ground running. Charlie put himself about for many years prior to getting elected. I have a picture of him somewhere from years ago, both him and his little dog meeting Gwyn in Pencester.
Will try to find it and add it here..its a curio for sure.
Yes here we are...
Charlie popped up almost everywhere, so the message has to be as mentioned.. hit the ground running, get out and mingle..
