Ken or Boris? What a shit choice.
Politics at Westminster | BREAKING: UKIP
- Thread starter Team Brian GB
- Start date
-
In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) is joined by CEO Duncan Drasdo and Financial Director Andy Green from the Manchester United Supporters Trust for a special episode on all things behind the scenes at Old Trafford including a brief history of MUST and their aims today, views on INEOS and Sir Jim Ratcliffe so far, and the Old Trafford regeneration.
What's most annoying is that it's the same choice as last time around. Brian Paddick, too. The same three contenders.
The Mail has always been aimed at the middle middle class so they often revert to we hate the toffs and the loony left at the same time when they get bored of writing about single mothers, dole cheats or immigrants.
It is important to make sure that the wrong lizard doesn't get in.
More bad news.
UK economy in double-dip recession
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17836624
Tories need a Plan B , if they have one.
UK economy in double-dip recession
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17836624
Tories need a Plan B , if they have one.
I wonder if evra thinks 2% growth in 2012 is still realistic
An interesting read.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/pol...rmer-crony-cant-vote-for-Ken-Livingstone.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/pol...rmer-crony-cant-vote-for-Ken-Livingstone.html
Oh good, more from Dan Hodges. And people moan about Ken loving himself.
Boris is going to win by a significant majority I imagine.
An interesting read.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/...tone-figures-add-up?cat=politics&type=article
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/...tone-figures-add-up?cat=politics&type=article
That is indeed interesting though having read the story it reflects much more on News International than it does on Boris Johnson.
I always thought the The Mail was aimed at the cast of Midsomer Murders?
Rather overblown interview with David Miliband (sensationalist headline too) but worth a read. Oh, what could have been...http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/commen...liband-mp-interview-labour-leader-ed-miliband
Polling stations have closed across the realm, it shall prove to be an interesting night.
You can make sound predictions for most of the races that have been going on but what does seem to be open to interpretation are the creation of city mayors. I really don't see why people would want to oppose them as I've said previously, for the first time it creates political power and influence in the core cities across the country north to south, it would give the likes of Manchester and Liverpool a powerful voice in Westminster and the Square Mile in a way a council leader cannot project.
It is also statesmanlike of the Conservatives to be pushing this, of the major political divisions in the UK the only one Labour currently holds is Wales but under such proposals they would get a grip on the northern cities pretty much forever regardless of who is in Downing Street.
You can make sound predictions for most of the races that have been going on but what does seem to be open to interpretation are the creation of city mayors. I really don't see why people would want to oppose them as I've said previously, for the first time it creates political power and influence in the core cities across the country north to south, it would give the likes of Manchester and Liverpool a powerful voice in Westminster and the Square Mile in a way a council leader cannot project.
It is also statesmanlike of the Conservatives to be pushing this, of the major political divisions in the UK the only one Labour currently holds is Wales but under such proposals they would get a grip on the northern cities pretty much forever regardless of who is in Downing Street.
Anyone following it on bbc?
Yes.
Bloody hell Warsi, talk about a massive faux pas. The conservatives are losing people on the right in materially significant numbers to UKIP and she draws a link between UKIP and the BNP.
Barely a leaflet through my door this election, and no visits at all.
Strange, in these hard times I'd have expected more activity, not less.
Is this peculiar to my area, or is it a national thing?
Strange, in these hard times I'd have expected more activity, not less.
Is this peculiar to my area, or is it a national thing?
Where do you live? In local elections there is always a base level locally that does campaigning which is 'topped up' by very significant central resources though this year that national support has gone substantially to London.
Lancashire matey. 25% of England's population (old boundaries).
Preston to be precise.
Then I presume that Labour consider it to be safe or the result to be beyond question - I saw the result of one council area up there, Knowsley I think, where 64 of 64 wards are now held by Labour.
Turnout is pathetic. Big gains for Labour looking likely though.
29 Labs, 21 Cons, 6 Libs (doomed) 1 Indie, to answer your presumption.
Not long at all since the Cons were in power though.
I didn't ask what resources were put in, I asked what level of electioneering people had come across in practice.
I was answering your point, less party resources have gone on local election campaigning this year in order to fuel a tight mayoral race in London.
I've been campaigning for these elections since October but I didn't bother voting.
I didn't even know there was an election today..
Ken appears to be heading towards a relatively heavy defeat against Boris, looks good for Labour everywhere else though.
at Hague on Daybreak wheeling out the excuses.Some Tories already starting to rebel against Cameron.
And good to see the Lib Deb quislings take a beating.
And of course, the massive Labour gains, even in places like Oxfordshire and Chipping Norton.
Live updates show Boris ahead of Ken - http://www.londonelects.org.uk/im-voter/results-and-past-elections/live-results-2012?contest=23
Labour ahead in Assembly vote. Thus confirming what we knew:
- Boris more popular than his party
- Ken far less popular than his party
- Boris more popular than his party
- Ken far less popular than his party
Great night for Labour , Poor night for Tories, Disastrous for the Liberals.Made me smile seeing Tory Mp's running around saying it's just a blip and not to worry , while at the same time calling for the party to move to the right or as they call it real Conservatives , which will not go down well with the Liberals in the coalition.
We got bugger all literature or door knocking, I didn't even get a polling card.
No. Unfortunately.Was he talking up Boris Johnson as their one shining light.
Some of the borough pairings are a help for Labour too though. For example with Enfield and Haringay lumped together i doubt that is going to be anything but a Labour win for a while yet.
Didn't vote for either of Boris or Ken myself, but it'll be good if Ken is kept from making a return.
It's quite funny how the tories are writing this off as a standard mid-term blip and that sitting governments mostly survive them - yeah, governments with big majorities who can afford a loss of seats. The tories at the next election most definitely cannot.
Why is Ken the Labour candidate again? Are there no other Labour candidates that would be better?
He beat Oona King in the party voting process.
That's fair enough. Her name sounds ridiculous.
For the most part, once a politician in the US is voted out of office, he/she doesn't run for that again so it seems a bit weird for him to be constantly the Labour candidate. I was just curious. It kinda reminds me of Israel where they've only had about 5 Prime Ministers they just keep going in and out of office repeatedly.
For the most part, once a politician in the US is voted out of office, he/she doesn't run for that again so it seems a bit weird for him to be constantly the Labour candidate. I was just curious. It kinda reminds me of Israel where they've only had about 5 Prime Ministers they just keep going in and out of office repeatedly.