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flaming pie
Alagaësía
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Posted - 02/05/2007 : 12:00:58
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| I'm glad to see that things seem to hotting up a bit - will any posters be at the count? I'd love to hear about the glum looks and heckles that there must surely be. |
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Borninhove
Discworld
1033 Posts |
Posted - 02/05/2007 : 12:31:41
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I notice there are two Respect Party candidates (Hangleton and Moulscombe and Bevendean) yet a look at the party's website shows that there is not Brighton & Hove chapter for the part in their South East section:
http://www.respectcoalition.org/index.php?sec=24&lid=13
Portsmouth, Southampton, Maidenhead, Luton, Oxford, Milton Keynes and High Wycombe are all there, but not Brighton & Hove. I wonder whether a victory for Maggie Clifford or David Gerard Hewett Bangs (who should win the seat just for having that name) will change that. I'll be watching. |
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Borninhove
Discworld
1033 Posts |
Posted - 02/05/2007 : 12:36:09
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I've also noticed that although the BNP are running candidates in Arun, Bognor, Chichester, Crawley, Horsham and Pevensy, they have stayed away from Sussex's only city - probably wisely.
(Sorry about the anorakiness, but I tend to get all 'Peter Snow' when elections come around and the mere sound of the word "Swingometer" raises my heartbeat a little. Sad, really) |
Valhalla, I am coming! |
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FG1
Alagaësía
Wallis and Futuna Islands
44 Posts |
 Posted - 02/05/2007 : 12:39:46
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Horseman7
Barsoom
United Kingdom
171 Posts |
Posted - 02/05/2007 : 12:49:44
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Originally posted by flaming pie
I'm glad to see that things seem to hotting up a bit - will any posters be at the count? I'd love to hear about the glum looks and heckles that there must surely be.
I'll be at the Lewes count.
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Borninhove
Discworld
1033 Posts |
Posted - 02/05/2007 : 12:55:37
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Borninhove, the only true City in Sussex is Chichester.
Gosh, and I thought I was being anoraky. You are, of course, correct. Seeing I was confirmed by the Bishop of Chichester I should have known that.
Stands in corner wearing Dunce's Cap |
Valhalla, I am coming! |
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Perfidia
Alagaësía
United Kingdom
41 Posts |
Posted - 02/05/2007 : 13:08:36
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nightbird
Calaspia
603 Posts |
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Borninhove
Discworld
1033 Posts |
Posted - 02/05/2007 : 13:53:22
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Sensible soldiers see off silly civic siren
HAHA!!
EvilBlair ... BOOO!! Illegal war ... HISS!!! TescoWalmartTrampHalliburton ... RIOT!! |
Valhalla, I am coming! |
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long time no see
Earthsea
United Kingdom
6771 Posts |
Posted - 02/05/2007 : 15:35:33
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nightbird
Calaspia
603 Posts |
Posted - 02/05/2007 : 22:23:09
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Big day tomorrow, wonder what the turn out will be ?
Small and slow or fast and furious ? but one thing is for sure Labour are going to get a good slapping..... |
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Infinite Poppadum
Discworld
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nightbird
Calaspia
603 Posts |
Posted - 02/05/2007 : 22:35:44
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Originally posted by Infinite Poppadum
More Election fears here, about such things as telephone voting.
How can they think such devices will increase interest if there are no such things as public debates?
http://politics.guardian.co.uk/egovernment/story/0,,2070881,00.html
All these new voting methods are open to fraud, postal voting was a disaster now their talking of e-voting.
Lets keep to the tried and tested method, not fool proof but more prefrable. |
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flaming pie
Alagaësía
94 Posts |
Posted - 03/05/2007 : 08:49:34
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Originally posted by FG1
Borninhove, the only true City in Sussex is Chichester.
I think you'll find that Brighton and Hove is a city, being granted a charter in 2000.
Chichester is a one horse dorp.
Nightbird - it doesn't look as certain as it did a few weeks ago that labour will get a slapping. Tomorrow lunchtime(?) we will all know.
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FG1
Alagaësía
Wallis and Futuna Islands
44 Posts |
Posted - 03/05/2007 : 10:32:09
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I did say "true" city.
Brighton and Hove is a political concoction. |
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Miriam Binder
Earthsea
United Kingdom
6137 Posts |
 Posted - 04/05/2007 : 07:26:10
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"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" - Benjamin Franklin |
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Pelagia
Barsoom
479 Posts |
Posted - 04/05/2007 : 07:38:43
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Miriam Binder
Earthsea
United Kingdom
6137 Posts |
Posted - 04/05/2007 : 07:57:23
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| Labour, battered and bruised but not knocked out ... yet. However not all the election results are in yet. |
"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" - Benjamin Franklin |
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FG1
Alagaësía
Wallis and Futuna Islands
44 Posts |
Posted - 04/05/2007 : 12:08:23
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Captain Hawkeye
Barsoom
United Kingdom
391 Posts |
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Ian
Alagaësía
70 Posts |
Posted - 04/05/2007 : 12:28:07
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Originally posted by FG1
Goodbye Roy!
A pity - seems an OK bloke to me. |
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Lansdowne
Alagaësía
18 Posts |
Posted - 04/05/2007 : 12:37:36
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Yes Roy Pennington was one of the most assiduous ward councillors in the city centre wards, but he knew that with 4 parties mounting serious campaigns it would be a lottery who came out on top. Last time it was Roy and that Lib Dem from Rottingdean who was never seen in the ward while Roy did all the representation for residents. Let us hope the two Greens buckle down to ward work because city centre residents don't want to be ignored.
Brunswick and Central Hove stay the same - no surprise there the majorities were pretty big in both.
It is of course the smaller wards that will be finished counting first. The ones with lots of independents such as Goldsmid will take the longest. |
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Captain Hawkeye
Barsoom
United Kingdom
391 Posts |
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Joe Bloggs
Alagaësía
72 Posts |
Posted - 04/05/2007 : 12:49:19
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sparkie
Alagaësía
13 Posts |
Posted - 04/05/2007 : 13:05:32
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LDC latest - 'Enemies of the Albion' Marina Pepper and David Neighbour ( planning lead councillor ) OUT
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theclan
Alagaësía
10 Posts |
Posted - 04/05/2007 : 13:14:26
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Pat Hawkes - RE-ELECTED
The horsewoman of the apocalypse rides again...
Really want to see the count on that one. |
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Lansdowne
Alagaësía
18 Posts |
Posted - 04/05/2007 : 13:52:46
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According to the news from the Islingwordstreet blog, the Tories now have 25 with three wards to go.
Moulsecoomb/Bevendean, Queen's Park and Preston Park.
An overall majority would require 27 councillors.
[Edit] Half the council is 27, an overall majority would be 28.
Also thanks to the Captain for the alert to the blog.
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Captain Hawkeye
Barsoom
United Kingdom
391 Posts |
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Captain Hawkeye
Barsoom
United Kingdom
391 Posts |
Posted - 04/05/2007 : 14:45:32
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Latest : No more Bodfish
Alert all members of his fan club ! |
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FG1
Alagaësía
Wallis and Futuna Islands
44 Posts |
Posted - 04/05/2007 : 14:55:03
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| Labour leaderless. Goodbye Simon. |
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May local elections