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  As iv said before I can only go by what iv seen within the Labour Party ( but seeing candidates put up by other parties look like they are all the same)
  Labour has always struggled to find candidates and ends up just filling seats with anyone they can find.
  Anyone that has followed them will see the disasters over the years
  
  A name a few that have caused problems since being pushed into seats
  
  Ron sievwright he clearly showed he had no idea why he was there
  Ending up defecting to the tories as they were nice lol
  
  K tranter
  Another who welcomed IDS to St rads after defecting to tories
  (After first public personal comments on the then Labour MP gwyn prosser
  
  
  Billy boy Mike Eddy
  The one no one listened to at County hall
  He was the only cllr who managed to clear the chamber whenever he spoke
  
  Nathan Richards
  Thinks there's lot of evidence why he shouldn't have been put on the buckland seat and the result showed it
  
  So why does Labour get itself in this mess?
  I questioned the then chair of the party at a meeting as to why they stand in all 45 seats ending up with some candidates unchecked and an embarrassment to the party
  He said labour will always fight all seats
  That in itself is good but not when you end up with some of the mavericks we have seen
  
  Of course its also important candidates have an identity with the ward they are going for
  Living or working in the ward is ideal
  Or even involved in projects in the ward
  But like was shown in the by election I stood in it was all about candidates being friends of friends
  What also happened at that meeting was that the Labour chair was further questioned on the policy of filling all seats his reply then was don't tell me how to run my party
  That's fine if you want to remain in opposition
  
  He also said Labour will be in all the communities 2 years later still waiting
  Some refuse to!!
  
  Keith

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