UK election 2024

[Nearly Sane]

I've never been that bothered of general ministers didn't know the price of a pint of milk, but you would think if you were the Minister for Children talking about child benefit, you'd check on how much it was.


https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/tory-childrens-minister-admits-doesnt-32980418

[ProfessorDavey]

One for SteveH

From PoliticalBetting - "Con Hemel Hempstead candidate has quit (personal reasons). 35 minutes to find another candidate…"

Well that's now 11 minutes as nomination window closes at 4pm!

[SteveH]

You're right! I wonder who they'll parachute in to replace him.

[ProfessorDavey]

I'm presuming that CCHQ have another candidate lined up ... but then again I wouldn't bet on it, not as if they have a solid track record on competence over the past few weeks.

However - I'd image that if the good voters in Hemel can settle on the best 'get rid of the Tory' candidate then we won't have a tory MP there in a few weeks time.

[Nearly Sane]

Frantic Green vetting

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7228qnz555o

[Nearly Sane]

I'm presuming that CCHQ have another candidate lined up ... but then again I wouldn't bet on it, not as if they have a solid track record on competence over the past few weeks.

However - I'd image that if the good voters in Hemel can settle on the best 'get rid of the Tory' candidate then we won't have a tory MP there in a few weeks time.

I almost want it to be Boris Johnson.

[SteveH]

Andrew Williams has been the leader of the Tory group on the local council for many years.

[Nearly Sane]

Unite refuse to endorse Labour manifesto. Not sure if that will have much of an effect.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c722zkj9ly8o

[SteveH]

No Tory candidate in Rotherham - the Tory campaign omnishambles goes from disaster to disaster.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c877068x382o

[SteveH]

Feline pissed off with the Tories?

[Nearly Sane]

No Tory candidate in Rotherham - the Tory campaign omnishambles goes from disaster to disaster.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c877068x382o

This could be Rotherham or anywhere
Liverpool or Hove
'Cause Rotherham is anywhere
Tories are alone

With apologies to Paul Heaton

[Nearly Sane]

John Curtice on the maleficent seven.  He says he's surprised that Rayner and Morduant didn't respond to criticisms from the other parties but I suspect both were under instructions not to, and to make it look like there were only 2 parties that were important. If I were advising the other parties, apart from Reform, I would have said to ignore the Tories and Labour. The other parties would likely say all.yoi needed and if you were the only one just standing up for your vision and only that then you'd stand out.

Reform's shtick is to criticise so there's no point them doing it. Farage will be annoyed to be seen as just one of the others.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0vvxw4egnzo

[Nearly Sane]

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[Nearly Sane]

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[Aruntraveller]

Clearly a strategy from the Tories is to talk over Labour and scream £2000 at every opportunity. That Hussain didn't control it more firmly is a shame as I thought she had more about her than Etchingham.

Apparently, The Spectator, not known for being left leaning (this is from HIGNFY last night) used the same calculations that produced the £2000 figure on the Tories promises, and it works out at £3000.

[Nearly Sane]

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[jeremyp]

One for SteveH

From PoliticalBetting - "Con Hemel Hempstead candidate has quit (personal reasons). 35 minutes to find another candidate…"

Well that's now 11 minutes as nomination window closes at 4pm!

A replacement was found.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp66yrj1x8zo.amp

[SteveH]

A replacement was found.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp66yrj1x8zo.amp

Yup - Andrew Williams, leader of the Tory group on Dacorum Borough Council, and one of my two local councillors. The other one is Labour.

"Well, that was terribly dignified, wasn't it?" - Carla Denyer (Green), in last night's debate, after Angela and Penny had finished scratching each other's eyes out.

[jeremyp]

Yup - Andrew Williams, leader of the Tory group on Dacorum Borough Council, and one of my two local councillors. The other one is Labour.

"Well, that was terribly dignified, wasn't it?" - Carla Denyer (Green), in last night's debate, after Angela and Penny had finished scratching each other's eyes out.

I'm probably going to vote for Carla. My usual party (the Lib-Dems) don't seem to be interested in this seat.

[Nearly Sane]

I'm probably going to vote for Carla. My usual party (the Lib-Dems) don't seem to be interested in this seat.

I wonder if there is a tacit agreement between the two parties in your seat.

[ProfessorDavey]

I wonder if there is a tacit agreement between the two parties in your seat.

May well be - this is basically the Green's number one target seat I think.

[jeremyp]

I wonder if there is a tacit agreement between the two parties in your seat.

May well be - this is basically the Green's number one target seat I think.

Yes. They have a very good chance of winning it and according to the polls and May's council elections, it is very much a two horse race between the Green Party and Labour.

I should say that the Tories are nowhere to be seen either, nor any other parties.

[Nearly Sane]

Yes. They have a very good chance of winning it and according to the polls and May's council elections, it is very much a two horse race between the Green Party and Labour.

I should say that the Tories are nowhere to be seen either, nor any other parties.

And given relatively restricted resources no point in the Lib Dems trying to make it a three horse race.

[jeremyp]

And given relatively restricted resources no point in the Lib Dems trying to make it a three horse race.

No point in the Tories trying to make any race one involving them, the way things are going.

[Nearly Sane]

No point in the Tories trying to make any race one involving them, the way things are going.

Yep, I think there will be quite a lot of money for the Tories being channelled into a relatively small.amount od seats, I.e. the winnable ones, and the ones with well known MPs for the Tories.