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 HKOwen  Hong Kong 09 Nov 19 1.11am |
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" Man of the People " Chuka Umunna has changed his mind that the good people of Streatham are so impressed with him as their MP he would get elected no matter which party, so he has buggered off to City and Westminster. At the time of posting Mr Umunna was a Liberal Democrat
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Invalid user 2019  09 Nov 19 2.10am |
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He's very good at changing his mind. 10/10. Maybe eventually he'll actually hold a belief. Difficult for politicians of course, I appreciate that.
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| the.universal 09 Nov 19 4.36am |
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Originally posted by dollardays
He's very good at changing his mind. 10/10. Maybe eventually he'll actually hold a belief. Difficult for politicians of course, I appreciate that. Belief politicians sound all good in theory. Usually doesn’t work out too well in practice though; Hague, IDS, Foot, Kinnock, Clarke, Corbyn. All would’ve been much better off exhibiting a bit more flexibility.
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| chris123 hove actually 09 Nov 19 6.38am |
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I wonder what local party members think about having the ubiquitous Chuka chucked in on them, and the candidate who stood before and presumably made way. Not very democratic.
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| Invalid user 2019 09 Nov 19 6.40am |
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Originally posted by the.universal
Belief politicians sound all good in theory. Usually doesn’t work out too well in practice though; Hague, IDS, Foot, Kinnock, Clarke, Corbyn. All would’ve been much better off exhibiting a bit more flexibility. You make a good point but there's 'flexible' flexible, and then there's Stretch Armstrong flexible. There's something noble about at least genuinely believing in 'something', whatever it is, even if it's foolhardly. Rather Robin Hoods's final arrow than someone so malleable based on circumstance that they're a pile of political mush.
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| Midlands Eagle 09 Nov 19 8.02am |
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That was announced a few weeks ago and he isn't the only defector to change seats as Luciana Berger has swapped constituencies but she has gone from one end of the country to the other as she has moved from Liverpool to Finchley and Golders Green where she obviously thinks that being Jewish should win her more votes
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 Hrolf The Ganger 09 Nov 19 9.43am |
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Originally posted by Midlands Eagle
That was announced a few weeks ago and he isn't the only defector to change seats as Luciana Berger has swapped constituencies but she has gone from one end of the country to the other as she has moved from Liverpool to Finchley and Golders Green where she obviously thinks that being Jewish should win her more votes Identity politics will decide our Parliaments more and more. If we remain in the EU, the country will eventually be nothing more than an overpopulated province with a huge number of migrant workers governed locally by Asians under the umbrella of European central control. Glad I won't be around.
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| Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 09 Nov 19 11.37am |
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Originally posted by Midlands Eagle
That was announced a few weeks ago and he isn't the only defector to change seats as Luciana Berger has swapped constituencies but she has gone from one end of the country to the other as she has moved from Liverpool to Finchley and Golders Green where she obviously thinks that being Jewish should win her more votes Sam Gyimah, formerly MP for East Surrey is contesting the Kensington seat for the EU loving Lib Dems who do not give two hoots for the 17.4 million people who voted to leave.
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| the.universal 09 Nov 19 12.13pm |
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Originally posted by Midlands Eagle
That was announced a few weeks ago and he isn't the only defector to change seats as Luciana Berger has swapped constituencies but she has gone from one end of the country to the other as she has moved from Liverpool to Finchley and Golders Green where she obviously thinks that being Jewish should win her more votes And she’d probably be right to think that. What’s wrong in choosing to stand in a constituency where you have more chance or winning? Of all the bad things politicians do, I can’t see how that’s one of them.
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| Badger11 Beckenham 09 Nov 19 12.33pm |
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Originally posted by chris123
I wonder what local party members think about having the ubiquitous Chuka chucked in on them, and the candidate who stood before and presumably made way. Not very democratic. I saw an article about one of the defectors to the Lib Dems is going to contest the seat they hold. The local Lib Dems are not happy as their popular candidate narrowly lost to the defector in 2017 and they feel she has a good chance of winning it this time around so why go with a defector when you have one of your own with a real chance. Sorry the details are vague it's my memory but your point is well made. When a MP defects the incoming party celebrate but don't stop to think how their local branch might feel especially if they felt the MP fought a nasty campaign against them and now they're expected to welcome them with open arms. What can you do, vote for another party if it bothers you that much. Personally I would never vote for a defector it's like changing your football team you don't do it and I would never trust someone who did e.g. David Mellor. Edited by Badger11 (09 Nov 2019 12.34pm)
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| the.universal 09 Nov 19 12.55pm |
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Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger
Identity politics will decide our Parliaments more and more. If we remain in the EU, the country will eventually be nothing more than an overpopulated province with a huge number of migrant workers governed locally by Asians under the umbrella of European central control. Glad I won't be around. On the plus side, immigration should help our sports teams & we might get some hot birds in too. Fingers crossed.
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| Midlands Eagle 09 Nov 19 1.04pm |
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Originally posted by the.universal
And she’d probably be right to think that. What’s wrong in choosing to stand in a constituency where you have more chance or winning? Of all the bad things politicians do, I can’t see how that’s one of them. If you are suggesting that there is nothing wrong with moving to a seat where you stand a better chance of winning because of your religion does that mean that voters elsewhere are more likely to vote for a candidate that is the same religion or race or colour as themselves?
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