bobzmyunkle
Senior Member
Just a few bad eggs, old chap. Didn't have time to vet them, or was it because they employed an external vetting service that turned out to be a bit rubbish. Something like that anyway. Rishi's fault, causing all this rush.
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Farage amasses 39 billion video views as Reform dominate social media election battle
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/farage-twitter-facebook-reform-election-b2572515.html
That's extraordinary amount of interest compared to the main political parties
AndyRM
Elder Goth
Beebo
Veteran
I’ve watched the I love Putin one loads.
It’s absolutely hilarious, but I certainly won’t be voting for him.
Views doesn’t always equal support
Ian H
Legendary Member
Through the letterbox today: two poll cards (finally); two libDem fake voting cards, each addressed to both of us and with two totally different designs; a letter - hand-delivered, hand-addressed, faux-hand-written - to both of us from our LibDem candidate. It's an interestingly scatter-gun approach.
icowden
Legendary Member
We got the "handwritten" faux letter as well.
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Labour withdraw from Clacton
Rusty Nails
Country Member
If correct, I understand the possible reasoning but it is a bit of a slap in the face for Labour supporters in Clacton and will give Farage the opportunity to crow about them running scared.
It could, of course be that Labour supporters who hate Reform even more than the Tories could vote Tory to keep Farage out as the lesser of two evils.
It could, of course be that Labour supporters who hate Reform even more than the Tories could vote Tory to keep Farage out as the lesser of two evils.
AuroraSaab
Squire
According to this, Labour took a £7.5k donation specifically for his campaign even after Nepaul was told to stop campaigning in Clacton.
https://www.voice-online.co.uk/news...bandon-clacton-campaign-against-nigel-farage/
I get the 'We don't want to spend money on unwinnable seats', but why put up a candidate at all then and what is being spent at this late stage anyway? Surely it's just door knocking, stalls in the precinct, interviews, ie the legwork that the local members were enthusiastic about doing. That's how you build a local party and turn somewhere into a winnable seat or at least build momentum for council seats and such. Such a kick in the teeth for the local party and Labour voters.
https://www.voice-online.co.uk/news...bandon-clacton-campaign-against-nigel-farage/
I get the 'We don't want to spend money on unwinnable seats', but why put up a candidate at all then and what is being spent at this late stage anyway? Surely it's just door knocking, stalls in the precinct, interviews, ie the legwork that the local members were enthusiastic about doing. That's how you build a local party and turn somewhere into a winnable seat or at least build momentum for council seats and such. Such a kick in the teeth for the local party and Labour voters.
Ian H
Legendary Member
It isn't true, though Labour aren't putting huge energy in unwinnable seats. https://www.theguardian.com/politic...-putting-up-a-fight-against-farage-in-clacton
Rusty Nails
Country Member
Nothing on the news about it so it must just be coitus interruptus before the climax on Thursday.
deptfordmarmoset
Über Member
i thought that it was Henry Morris who came up with that response. Looking at his posts, though, I see he came up with this 22 minutes later.
Beebo
Veteran
Also, “Your Wife” is a much snappier response.
How many people know the specific names of her shareholdings.
winjim
Welcome yourself into the new modern crisis
They can't withdraw, ballot papers are already out, people have cast their vote. They're also obliged by their constitution to contest every seat, at least that was the excuse given when people were suggesting tactical anti-Tory pacts. What they are doing is treating their candidate like sh*t, who nonetheless is still out there campaigning and trying his best which is hopefully good for him and the constituency but quite frankly a lot more than the leadership deserve.
And he looks f*cking cool too. This is the one seat I hope Labour win.
View: https://x.com/jovanforclacton/status/1808237137852354606?t=uR9N4RKBupgIx29WVgagzg&s=19
And he looks f*cking cool too. This is the one seat I hope Labour win.
View: https://x.com/jovanforclacton/status/1808237137852354606?t=uR9N4RKBupgIx29WVgagzg&s=19
