Blue seats under threat from UKIP

• howard mcsweeney1

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  3 September 2014     12:01271633
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  South Thanet is noticeable by its absence while Dover comes in at number 30.
  
  
  
  http://www.conservativehome.com/platform/2014/09/dr-robert-ford-and-dr-matthew-goodwin-the-top-100-most-ukip-friendly-conservative-seats.html
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  5 September 2014     10:19271715
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  There seems to be a few considering a switch to improve their chances of being re-elected.
  
  
  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/ukip/11076517/Ukip-mounts-huge-defection-campaign-to-convince-Tories-and-Labour-supporters-to-switch-parties.html
• Guest 714

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  5 September 2014     10:26271716
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  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/conservative/11075320/Were-losing-the-wrong-sort-of-MPs-the-oneswith-most-to-give.html
• Guest 714

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  5 September 2014     10:28271717
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  The above is what I've been telling Barry for ages
• Captain Haddock

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  5 September 2014     23:39271745
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  Looking back to 1880 there has only been one Government (Edward Heath) where a newly elected Prime Minister did not win a subsequent election.
  
  The electorate seems to be naturally inclined to give a second term to 'see how thing go'.
  
  My money's still on Cameron.
  "We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
  Dr. Hunter S Thompson
• Guest 653

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  6 September 2014     05:55271746
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  Hope so Cap'n.
  
  
  
  Roger
• Guest 683

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  6 September 2014     08:41271747
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  I fear, Captain, that with the lack of a credible alternative the Tories will be elected to office. This despite the fact that they have pursued a path that has been at the cost of the weakest and poorest in our society.
• Guest 714

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  10 September 2014     10:06271946
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  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/ukip/11082586/The-voters-of-Clacton-dont-deserve-Matthew-Parriss-sneering-contempt.html
  
  Any thoughts from Barry, Roger, Paul or the other blue rosette wearers?
  
  Parris sums up the condescending attitude of modern conservatives, no wonder they haven't won a general election since 1992 and voters are leaving in droves.