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CrazyBadger Ware 06 May 21 11.16am
round where I live, there's been nothing - I have no idea who the candidates are... I don't even remember a polling card arriving. it's like our household has been forgotton, but a quick check on social media shows that many have the same issue. I'm in a pretty strong Tory area - so I guess noone can be bothered to contest it. If I did get The opportunity to Vote, i'd vote for the one who stops closing schools to turn them into Polling Stations. "It was a Team effort, I guess it took all players working together to lose this one"
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Ware 06 May 21 11.16am

round where I live, there's been nothing - I have no idea who the candidates are... I don't even remember a polling card arriving. it's like our household has been forgotton, but a quick check on social media shows that many have the same issue.

I'm in a pretty strong Tory area - so I guess noone can be bothered to contest it.

If I did get The opportunity to Vote, i'd vote for the one who stops closing schools to turn them into Polling Stations.

"It was a Team effort, I guess it took all players working together to lose this one"

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becky over the moon 06 May 21 12.19pm
We have two votes down here: A PCC for which post none of the candidates have canvassed, and from their online 'personal statements' none of them are fit for purpose, and A village referendum on adopting the 'Village Plan' I shall only be exercising my franchise in one poll. A stairway to Heaven and a Highway to Hell give some indication of expected traffic numbers
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over the moon 06 May 21 12.19pm

We have two votes down here:

A PCC for which post none of the candidates have canvassed, and from their online 'personal statements' none of them are fit for purpose, and

A village referendum on adopting the 'Village Plan'

I shall only be exercising my franchise in one poll.

A stairway to Heaven and a Highway to Hell give some indication of expected traffic numbers

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Matov 06 May 21 6.50pm
Ouch. Latest betting odds on Hartlepool by-election. Labour on course for complete implosion. Edited by Matov (06 May 2021 6.51pm) Attachment: Odds.jpeg (24.50Kb) "The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." - 1984 - George Orwell.
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06 May 21 6.50pm

Ouch. Latest betting odds on Hartlepool by-election. Labour on course for complete implosion.

Edited by Matov (06 May 2021 6.51pm)

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"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." - 1984 - George Orwell.

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cryrst The garden of England 06 May 21 7.43pm
Originally posted by Matov Ouch. Latest betting odds on Hartlepool by-election. Labour on course for complete implosion. Edited by Matov (06 May 2021 6.51pm) As they say, you can fool some of the people etc.
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The garden of England 06 May 21 7.43pm

Originally posted by Matov

Ouch. Latest betting odds on Hartlepool by-election. Labour on course for complete implosion.

Edited by Matov (06 May 2021 6.51pm)

As they say, you can fool some of the people etc.

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Matov 06 May 21 7.59pm
Originally posted by cryrst As they say, you can fool some of the people etc. If Labour cannot win back the voters who deserted them for the Brexit party then they are dead in the water. Easy to get caught up in the hyperbole but if this result pans out as it seems to be, then serious questions have to be asked about what future there is for Labour in its current form. The Hampstead-Hartlepool dichotomy has never been so stark for Labour and the wider left. Simply put, not fit for purpose. "The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." - 1984 - George Orwell.
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06 May 21 7.59pm

Originally posted by cryrst

As they say, you can fool some of the people etc.

If Labour cannot win back the voters who deserted them for the Brexit party then they are dead in the water. Easy to get caught up in the hyperbole but if this result pans out as it seems to be, then serious questions have to be asked about what future there is for Labour in its current form.

The Hampstead-Hartlepool dichotomy has never been so stark for Labour and the wider left. Simply put, not fit for purpose.

"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." - 1984 - George Orwell.

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sitdownstandup 06 May 21 8.30pm
[Tweet Link] Gotta vote for Niko, he has some great policies: Boris Johnson will be forced to shush. Turn off all power in London once a year and call it Londoff. Introduce stop and serve which will include free school meals. A second eye will be added to the London Eye so it becomes the London Eyes. These are the policies of a serious contender. Man is the most insane species. He worships an invisible God and destroys a visible Nature. Unaware that this Nature he’s destroying is this God he’s worshipping. Hubert Reeves
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06 May 21 8.30pm

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Gotta vote for Niko, he has some great policies:

Boris Johnson will be forced to shush.

Turn off all power in London once a year and call it Londoff.

Introduce stop and serve which will include free school meals.

A second eye will be added to the London Eye so it becomes the London Eyes.

These are the policies of a serious contender.

Man is the most insane species. He worships an invisible God and destroys a visible Nature. Unaware that this Nature he’s destroying is this God he’s worshipping.

Hubert Reeves

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Matov 07 May 21 7.24am
LOL at Labour. There is going to be a constant barrage around why Labour got so badly spanked in Hartlepool but what on earth possessed them to put up a candidate who was a Remainer, had already lost a seat in December 2019, in a constituency that had, I believe, the highest support for Leave in 2016? Again you are only faced with two options. Either that Labour are utterly moronic. Or that they did not want to win this seat? Because there is zero logic in their candidate selection process. Starmer gifted Johnson an 80 seat majority in 2019. And now quite literally presenting him what should be an absolute rock-solid Labour seat? Is Starmer a double agent? And that question is not tounge in cheek either. Because this man has put his knee on Labours neck and ain't showing any sign of standing up anytime soon. "The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." - 1984 - George Orwell.
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07 May 21 7.24am

LOL at Labour.

There is going to be a constant barrage around why Labour got so badly spanked in Hartlepool but what on earth possessed them to put up a candidate who was a Remainer, had already lost a seat in December 2019, in a constituency that had, I believe, the highest support for Leave in 2016?

Again you are only faced with two options. Either that Labour are utterly moronic. Or that they did not want to win this seat? Because there is zero logic in their candidate selection process.

Starmer gifted Johnson an 80 seat majority in 2019. And now quite literally presenting him what should be an absolute rock-solid Labour seat?

Is Starmer a double agent? And that question is not tounge in cheek either. Because this man has put his knee on Labours neck and ain't showing any sign of standing up anytime soon.

"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." - 1984 - George Orwell.

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Spiderman Horsham 07 May 21 7.34am
Originally posted by becky We have two votes down here: A PCC for which post none of the candidates have canvassed, and from their online 'personal statements' none of them are fit for purpose, and A village referendum on adopting the 'Village Plan' I shall only be exercising my franchise in one poll. We could find no information on any of the PCC candidates in Horsham. Couple of spoilt ballot papers from my household ( something I have never done before) but how they expect you to vote for someone you know nothing about is a mystery
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Horsham 07 May 21 7.34am

Originally posted by becky

We have two votes down here:

A PCC for which post none of the candidates have canvassed, and from their online 'personal statements' none of them are fit for purpose, and

A village referendum on adopting the 'Village Plan'

I shall only be exercising my franchise in one poll.

We could find no information on any of the PCC candidates in Horsham. Couple of spoilt ballot papers from my household ( something I have never done before) but how they expect you to vote for someone you know nothing about is a mystery

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Spiderman Horsham 07 May 21 7.40am
Originally posted by Matov LOL at Labour. There is going to be a constant barrage around why Labour got so badly spanked in Hartlepool but what on earth possessed them to put up a candidate who was a Remainer, had already lost a seat in December 2019, in a constituency that had, I believe, the highest support for Leave in 2016? Again you are only faced with two options. Either that Labour are utterly moronic. Or that they did not want to win this seat? Because there is zero logic in their candidate selection process. Starmer gifted Johnson an 80 seat majority in 2019. And now quite literally presenting him what should be an absolute rock-solid Labour seat? Is Starmer a double agent? And that question is not tounge in cheek either. Because this man has put his knee on Labours neck and ain't showing any sign of standing up anytime soon. When Starmer was elected I got slated on here from some posters, for saying he was more Tory than a Tory, perhaps I was not far off the mark . Seriously the selection process does seem bizarre. Is something planned for Hartlepool that Labour want the Tories to be held accountable for?
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Spiderman

Horsham 07 May 21 7.40am

Originally posted by Matov

LOL at Labour.

Again you are only faced with two options. Either that Labour are utterly moronic. Or that they did not want to win this seat? Because there is zero logic in their candidate selection process.

Starmer gifted Johnson an 80 seat majority in 2019. And now quite literally presenting him what should be an absolute rock-solid Labour seat?

Is Starmer a double agent? And that question is not tounge in cheek either. Because this man has put his knee on Labours neck and ain't showing any sign of standing up anytime soon.

When Starmer was elected I got slated on here from some posters, for saying he was more Tory than a Tory, perhaps I was not far off the mark .
Seriously the selection process does seem bizarre. Is something planned for Hartlepool that Labour want the Tories to be held accountable for?

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Matov 07 May 21 7.55am
Originally posted by Spiderman When Starmer was elected I got slated on here from some posters, for saying he was more Tory than a Tory, perhaps I was not far off the mark . Seriously the selection process does seem bizarre. Is something planned for Hartlepool that Labour want the Tories to be held accountable for? The selection process for the candidate is beyond bizarre. If I was a Labour supporter I would be asking some serious questions about just what the hell was going on when they went for this guy. The reality for Labour is that it NEEDS people who voted for Brexit to come back it. No ifs, no buts, just basic political common-sense. In a seat like Hartlepool the notion of putting forward anybody who voted Remain and then subsequently thought Labours second-referendum policy is beyond negligent. Their candidate should have been banned from stepping foot into the post-code, let alone heading the charge. His selection flies in the face of any kind of rational thinking. Starmer simply cannot be that stupid. I refuse to believe that he is but what other explanation is there? OK, wanting to engineer a policy that get rid of Corbyn in 2019, sort of works if you take a 'House of Cards' view of how politics works (which I do by the way). But then, when you have achieved your objective and are serious about turning things around? No. The only conclusion is that Starmer is as thick as pig s***? Would love to be convinced otherwise. "The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." - 1984 - George Orwell.
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Matov

07 May 21 7.55am

Originally posted by Spiderman

The selection process for the candidate is beyond bizarre. If I was a Labour supporter I would be asking some serious questions about just what the hell was going on when they went for this guy.

The reality for Labour is that it NEEDS people who voted for Brexit to come back it. No ifs, no buts, just basic political common-sense.

In a seat like Hartlepool the notion of putting forward anybody who voted Remain and then subsequently thought Labours second-referendum policy is beyond negligent. Their candidate should have been banned from stepping foot into the post-code, let alone heading the charge. His selection flies in the face of any kind of rational thinking.

Starmer simply cannot be that stupid. I refuse to believe that he is but what other explanation is there? OK, wanting to engineer a policy that get rid of Corbyn in 2019, sort of works if you take a 'House of Cards' view of how politics works (which I do by the way).

But then, when you have achieved your objective and are serious about turning things around? No. The only conclusion is that Starmer is as thick as pig s***? Would love to be convinced otherwise.

"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." - 1984 - George Orwell.

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AuntyAnne70 Tunbridge WElls 07 May 21 7.59am
Obviously, people are impressed by lies deceit and fake patriotism. Throw in a line or two about foreigners then job done. The seeds for this were sown long before Starmer became leader of the Labour party.
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Tunbridge WElls 07 May 21 7.59am

Obviously, people are impressed by lies deceit and fake patriotism.

Throw in a line or two about foreigners then job done.

The seeds for this were sown long before Starmer became leader of the Labour party.

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Badger11 Beckenham 07 May 21 8.06am
Originally posted by AuntyAnne70 Obviously, people are impressed by lies deceit and fake patriotism. Throw in a line or two about foreigners then job done. The seeds for this were sown long before Starmer became leader of the Labour party. That is your opinion I believe the voters are entitle to theirs as well. I hate Khan and think he is a terrible politician yet he will win again and I have to suck it up, that's democracy. Edited by Badger11 (07 May 2021 8.07am) One more point
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Beckenham 07 May 21 8.06am