Neil Moors- Registered: 3 Feb 2016
- Posts: 1,300
#21
I would love to be a local politician! It's very much on my to do list.
Captain Haddock
- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
- Posts: 8,397
#22
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Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,948
#23
Neil
It isn't that easy to get elected as an individual as your up against the 2 main parties who put out 3 leaflets
And for 4 weeks every 4 years flood the wards with canvassers
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Pablo- Registered: 21 Mar 2018
- Posts: 614
#24
As an independent you have to be door knocking 52 weeks of the year to make sure every voter knows your name and your face, otherwise you have no chance.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
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#25
don't I know it Pablo lol
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Keith Sansum1- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
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#26
I'm hearing that Nigel Collor who has held the castle ward for years wjlhen it was a safe tory seat, with boundary changes the seat favours labour and he's jumping ship to Whitfield a safer tory area
I don't agree with cllrs jumping that way and should live or work in the ward
But sometimes cllrs get desperate
With the greens standing in elms vale could be enough to unseat the Labour cllr to tories
Splitting the vote
New Castle ward will be interesting
Also Mill Hill who labour feel they will win
But greens feel with M eddy's defection they have a chance and have put most resources into that ward
Smaller parties or independents could well unseat by splitting the vote some areas
Interesting
I'm glad I'm. Out of it all
Last night at DTC reminded me why I won't be standing
I fully understand the conservatives in the main are not democratic the same with some indies
But having spoken to the mayor previous to the meeting who also disagreed with the mayor having the power to suspend
Then voted for it last night
Told me that undet Labour its all much the same as before
Quite correct a democratic vote was taken to allow the mayor to have this power
But more worrying is apart from 1 Labour cllr
Labour supported the mayor having this power
That's local Labour democracy in action
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Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
#27
What is the world coming too.Do you mean Keith power to suspend from a meeting or suspend from all meetings.
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#28
Re Nigel changing seats it’s against my principles.A lot of loyal Conservatives have been moved or deselected.So muchfor bothering to vote.
Neil Moors- Registered: 3 Feb 2016
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#29
Perhaps I should join the new Independent Party! Assuming there is one. Interesting to watch how a new party develops from a tiny group in Westminster to a national party.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#30
You're barking up the wrong tree there Neil the new grouping is made up of those down for deselection by their parties and will be soon forgotten about.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
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#31
Sue
Still to be confirmed ref nigel
Yes suspended all meetings. G wanstall was suspended for 6 months
Neil
The indy group on dtc is as divided as Labour and tories
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