UK Labour Win ?
. . . . . and for the last time, stop calling me Shirley!
Mar 1st 2010, 10:09 am
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Re: UK Labour Win ?
"Primrose By-Election Result
25 Feb 2010
Labour candidate Ken Stephenson has been elected to represent the Primrose ward on South Tyneside Council.
The ward's 6,307 electors went to the polls today (Thursday 25th February) in a by-election following the sudden death of Labour Councillor Barrie Scorer in December.
The results are as follows:
Ken Stephenson (Labour) 854
Pete Hodgkinson (British National Party) 566
Aaron Luke (Independent) 213
David Alan Rice (Independent) 174
Anthony James Lanaghan (Conservative) 124
Susan Heather Troupe (Liberal Democrat) 100
The turnout for this election was 32.25% and Labour win with a 288 majority"
Hope this is not an indication of things to come.
Mar 1st 2010, 10:49 am
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Re: UK Labour Win ?
I'm getting some interesting points via my London board.....
Labour win by 10 pct = 150 seats + majority
Tories win by 10 pct = hung parliament
Gordon Brown smear campaign probably now working in his favour, as its obviously a campaign.
Lord Ashcroft and his Ilk not paying UK Tax.
Just points being debated in London re the election.
Labour win by 10 pct = 150 seats + majority
Tories win by 10 pct = hung parliament
Gordon Brown smear campaign probably now working in his favour, as its obviously a campaign.
Lord Ashcroft and his Ilk not paying UK Tax.
Just points being debated in London re the election.
Mar 1st 2010, 5:58 pm
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Re: UK Labour Win ?
Sparty is probably taking the piss...surely? 
Or there is more to the situation than we know. He's no whinger!
Eh - the bloke who's overseen all that prosperity which benefitted so many people up until recently? I don't get it. Sure the govt is tired - so go to the election..
Or there is more to the situation than we know. He's no whinger!Eh - the bloke who's overseen all that prosperity which benefitted so many people up until recently? I don't get it. Sure the govt is tired - so go to the election..
Mar 1st 2010, 11:33 pm
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Re: UK Labour Win ?
No, it would make me heavily in debt.
That's what Gordon Brown's "prosperity" was all about.
Mar 1st 2010, 11:34 pm
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Re: UK Labour Win ?
The prosperity was created by living above our means. Gordon raided the pension funds, sold gold at a ridiculously low rate. Borrowed money when the country didn't need it, and failed to regulate the Finance sector, which was the biggest single factor in our current problems.
Mar 1st 2010, 11:36 pm
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Exactly . . . we've all sold our souls for a 52" plasma.
Mar 2nd 2010, 12:04 am
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Mar 5th 2010, 7:13 am
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Re: UK Labour Win ?
It's increasingly looking like we'll be in the Brown stuff come election day:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...s-1916494.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...s-1916494.html
Mar 5th 2010, 7:26 am
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Mar 5th 2010, 7:27 am
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I would think that any thinking members of the Labour party (oxymoron?) hope to hell that Cameron gets a majority, so that they can spend the next few years saying how badly they are running the country. The legacy of Brown's chancellorship and then PMship is going to be horrible and it's always the party in power that gets the blame.
Mar 5th 2010, 7:53 am
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I would think that any thinking members of the Labour party (oxymoron?) hope to hell that Cameron gets a majority, so that they can spend the next few years saying how badly they are running the country. The legacy of Brown's chancellorship and then PMship is going to be horrible and it's always the party in power that gets the blame.
Mar 7th 2010, 12:14 am
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Re: UK Labour Win ?
I read today that Brown is looking at putting VAT on food, and lifting the rate from 17.5% to 20%.
That might affect his chances…..
Maybe its deliberate.
(It seems that this election is the one no one WANTS to win. Handing over the wheel of a sinking ship.)
That might affect his chances…..
Maybe its deliberate.
(It seems that this election is the one no one WANTS to win. Handing over the wheel of a sinking ship.)