[arista]

[There are eight candidates in
the Chesham and Amersham by-election.
From left to right, top row, Carolyne Culver,
Brendan Donnelly, Peter Fleet, Sarah Green,
bottom row, Carla Gregory, Adrian Oliver,
Natasa Pantelic, Alex Wilson]



https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan...herts-57495636

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[joeysteele]

Annaliese, put the cat among the pigeons as to policy.
Hold on to policies of more public ownership.
However really stir the pot and adopt a policy of PR in general and council elections.

The conference would back it I feel pretty sure.

Only one party of ALL UK parties would be against and would be reduced to near panic.
That's the Cons.

This by election will be easily held by the Cons.
A non event really.

Set a new narrative of PR, then I believe things could change dramatically.

[bitontheslide]

it is a serious problem for labour, they haven't come out with a new policy that i am aware of since Corbyn was smashed at the last election. What do labour actually stand for under Keir other than an ineffective protest group in parliament

[arista]

[This by election will be easily held by the Cons.
A non event really.]


Is that why not much on the UK news

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by arista

[This by election will be easily held by the Cons.
A non event really.]


Is that why not much on the UK news

Possibly arista.

[arista]

Lib Dem have Won it


Live SkyNewsHD


Sarah Green


Labour only got 600 votes


Not On BBCnewsHD
as they are Stuck on BBC World News

[arista]

Joey No such thing as a Safe Seat - Any more

[Liberal Democrat Sarah Green won with a majority of 8,028
over Conservative David Fleet.

She gained 21,517 votes - nearly 57% of the total - to his 13,489,
35.5%, on a turnout of just over 52%.

Green candidate Carolyne Culver got 1,480 votes,
with Labour's Natasa Pantelic receiving just 622.]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-57521355

[arista]

HS2, anger in that zone.


SkyNewsHD Live

12 LibDem MP's now

[joeysteele]

It is a by election however I didn't see this coming.

Labour votes were low in this seat so clearly wiser of Labour voters to back the Lib Dems.
However it's a comfortable win for the Lib Dems.
Taking well over half the votes cast.

I wouldn't worry however.
In a general election it may just revert back to the Cons..
As has been the case in by elections over the last decades too.

The HS2 was an issue here admittedly too.

[arista]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan...herts-57472032

[bitontheslide]

it's returning to the way by elections used to go, about time too

[arista]

PM Johnson is on Both News Channels.
West Yorkshire

Claims his One Nation Conservatism
is doing well.

Cocky has Hell.

[The Slim Reaper]

Starmer has to go. We can use the fact labour knew there was a tactical vote going on, but they still spent resources campaigning etc, so they certainly didn't act as though it was expected.

[arista]

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper

Starmer has to go. We can use the fact labour knew there was a tactical vote going on, but they still spent resources campaigning etc, so they certainly didn't act as though it was expected.

His Last Chance
is the Next ByElection.
1st of July

https://www.thisisbigbrother.com/for...+spen+election

[bitontheslide]

labour are expected to win that seat though, so nothing can be drawn from it unless they lose it, which is highly unlikely

[arista]

[arista]

[The Slim Reaper]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

labour are expected to win that seat though, so nothing can be drawn from it unless they lose it, which is highly unlikely

It's not that unlikely. Labours own internal polling shows the white working class voters there are constantly on about Palestine which labour aren't talking about, so Galloway is actually pulling their pants down with voters. I'll be really interested to see the results.

[The Slim Reaper]

Originally Posted by arista

I hate the nonsense like this. same as Starmer shopping for wallpaper. Stupidly cringey.

[bitontheslide]

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper

It's not that unlikely. Labours own internal polling shows the white working class voters there are constantly on about Palestine which labour aren't talking about, so Galloway is actually pulling their pants down with voters. I'll be really interested to see the results.

losing to "the cat" galloway would be the ultimate humiliation

[arista]

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper

I hate the nonsense like this. same as Starmer shopping for wallpaper. Stupidly cringey.

Yes he Learnt all that
while being Part of David Cameron's Coalition Power

[joeysteele]

It is a seat where Labour actually have only come second in it once.
Ironically under Corbyn in 2017.

Even in Blair's landslides Labour were still only a well behind 3rd here.

It made sense for Labour votes to switch to Lib Dem to get the Con out.

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