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Post by Red Rackham on Jul 20, 2023 21:09:26 GMT
Bloodbath for the Tories expected, but in all honesty, I suspect Starmer is more worried than Sunak.
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Post by see2 on Jul 20, 2023 21:11:24 GMT
Bloodbath for the Tories expected, but in all honesty, I suspect Starmer is more worried than Sunak. You might be right, but it looks more like wishful thinking on your part ^^^ |
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Post by Red Rackham on Jul 20, 2023 21:13:33 GMT
Bloodbath for the Tories expected, but in all honesty, I suspect Starmer is more worried than Sunak. You might be right, but it looks more like wishful thinking on your part ^^^ Not at all. Sunak is expected to lose, Starmer is expected to win. Believe me the pressure is on Starmer not Sunak. |
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Post by zanygame on Jul 20, 2023 21:19:37 GMT
You might be right, but it looks more like wishful thinking on your part ^^^ Not at all. Sunak is expected to lose, Starmer is expected to win. Believe me the pressure is on Starmer not Sunak. Oh the pressure of winning.  |
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Post by Red Rackham on Jul 20, 2023 21:22:41 GMT
Not at all. Sunak is expected to lose, Starmer is expected to win. Believe me the pressure is on Starmer not Sunak. Oh the pressure of winning. Indeed, if you're expected to lose there's no pressure. If you're expected to win, there's big pressure. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2023 21:29:30 GMT
I am very impressed with the Labour candidate in Selby
He would ( if elected ) become one of the youngest MPs in the House of Commons, aged just 25, Keir Mather is a local lad, born in East Yorkshire and brought up in the Selby area.
NOT your typical old style socialist, but more representative of the kind of Labour Party that can win over Tory voters, Mather works for the Confederation Of British Industry, and is backed by several trade unions.
Labour did take this seat and held it throughout the Blair years, together with another constituency in "True Blue" North Yorkshire. Hopefuly a sign of THINGS TO COME
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Post by dappy on Jul 20, 2023 21:30:57 GMT
Is this going to be a repeat of your famous assertion after Johnson lost Tiverton and Wakefield (?) that the results were not bad for Johnson?
Tories had a combined majority of over 47000 in the three seats. They may well lose at least two of the three and see that 47000 turn into a negative. If that happens Sunak’s position becomes even weaker.
Remember likely to be one or two more by-elections in autumn.
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Post by Red Rackham on Jul 20, 2023 21:45:27 GMT
I am very impressed with the Labour candidate in Selby He would ( if elected ) become one of the youngest MPs in the House of Commons, aged just 25, Keir Mather is a local lad, born in East Yorkshire and brought up in the Selby area. NOT your typical old style socialist, but more representative of the kind of Labour Party that can win over Tory voters, Mather works for the Confederation Of British Industry, and is backed by several trade unions. Labour did take this seat and held it throughout the Blair years, together with another constituency in "True Blue" North Yorkshire. Hopefuly a sign of THINGS TO COME What is it with lefties and kids? Why is 'young' considered to be so brilliant? I enjoyed being young because like all kids I knew everything. It wasn't until I was older and gained a bit of life experience I realised I knew absolutely nothing when I was young. If you don't understand that experience comes with age, then you must have had a very sheltered life. |
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Post by Red Rackham on Jul 20, 2023 23:09:02 GMT
Any results in yet? What channel should I be listening to? I'm currently listening to Times Radio who are discussing it, but tbh, Times Radio are about as impartial as the BBC.
I quickly tired of Times Radio, I'm currently listening to, in fact watching Talk TV.
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Post by johnofgwent on Jul 20, 2023 23:19:57 GMT
Any results in yet? What channel should I be listening to? I'm currently listening to Times Radio who are discussing it, but tbh, Times Radio are about as impartial as the BBC. i doubt it. The polls only closed two hours ago, the only time a count finished by midnight was when fewer thann17% of the electorate turned out. I imagine 2-3 am is mire likel I can’t be arsed to wait up. And Mrs Jog has an early hanging or something at the MOJ so she’s going to be up at 5:30. |
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Post by Red Rackham on Jul 20, 2023 23:25:28 GMT
Any results in yet? What channel should I be listening to? I'm currently listening to Times Radio who are discussing it, but tbh, Times Radio are about as impartial as the BBC. i doubt it. The polls only closed two hours ago, the only time a count finished by midnight was when fewer thann17% of the electorate turned out. I imagine 2-3 am is mire likel I can’t be arsed to wait up. And Mrs Jog has an early hanging or something at the MOJ so she’s going to be up at 5:30. Yes I know I'm being a bit previous, I suppose it's hardly an election. But it is important for Starmer, he must win all three. |
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Post by andrewbrown on Jul 21, 2023 0:08:52 GMT
Think more likely LibDems will be the challenger in Somerton and Frome, where Labour are the main challenger in Selby / Ainsty and Uxbridge / South Ruislip.
LibDems have held Somerton previously, so think we have a great chance there.
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Post by Montegriffo on Jul 21, 2023 1:52:04 GMT
Tories have held Uxbridge.
Lib Dems win Somerton and Frome.
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Post by Montegriffo on Jul 21, 2023 1:58:47 GMT
11k majority for the Libs in Somerton.
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Post by johnofgwent on Jul 21, 2023 5:38:07 GMT
Wow.
Starmer is shown to be an incompetent, untrustworthy idiot
Who could possibly have guessed.
EDIT: further reading of the news headlines shows the BBC playing it as disaster for Fishy Rishi (well they would) but the Tory winner by a mere 495 votes down from Boris’s hardly tub thumping 7000 puts the spotlight firmly on Saddo’s ULEZ plans to screw any driver of a 64 plate or earlier £12.50 a day to use it.
While of course South of Calne no right thinking person votes Labour and the Lib Dem 11k majority shows just that.
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