Showing posts with label Election 2015. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Election 2015. Show all posts
Monday, May 11, 2015

Election 2015 - Farage Lives!

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A celebratory ode as Nigel F. puts his leader's hat back on after his party refused to let him go. So welcome back then Nigel Farage Y...
Sunday, May 10, 2015

Election 2015 - Trying to make sense of it all

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The dust is still settling on the amazing result of the general election. This column, like everyone else, accepted the opinion polls verdic...
Friday, May 08, 2015

Election 2015 - an elegy for Nigel

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So farewell then Nigel Farage Thumped in Thanet, marred in Margate Deflated by a heavy barrage as Tory voters stood their ground. Perhaps yo...
Wednesday, May 06, 2015

The Battle for Uxbridge and Ruislip South - 7: Isn't it quiet in here?

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You wouldn't think there was an election on. Hardly a poster or placard in sight. No candidates patrolling the streets with posses of ro...
Tuesday, May 05, 2015

Election 2015 - Coalition looms

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Because the UK had a stable two-party system for so long, it has become difficult to contemplate a future in which coalition government is n...
Wednesday, April 29, 2015

The Battle for Uxbridge and Ruislip South (or somewhere else) - 6

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Another flyer from the Greens this morning. On behalf of the candidate for the neighbouring constituency, Ruislip Northwood and Pinner. I...
Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Election 2015 - "Democracy is only real when you vote for us" - SNP

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I am somewhat distorting the views expressed the other day by Nicola Sturgeon when interviewed on the Today programme on the BBC. It was ear...
Monday, April 27, 2015

The Battle for Uxbridge and Ruislip South - 5

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The Green party candidate sent a flyer round. It includes the following One of our biggest problems in Uxbridge and South Ruislip is traf...
Wednesday, April 22, 2015

The Battle for Uxbridge and Ruislip South - 4

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After a refreshing week away in the western extremities of our island, Mrs. C and I returned to find a small swathe of electioneering materi...
Saturday, April 11, 2015

The Battle for Uxbridge and Ruislip South - 3

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As promised and only ten minutes late, Boris made his appearance on a street just yards from my house this morning, neatly dodging the heavy...
Friday, April 10, 2015

Election 2015 - Sausage Roll Scandal Probe Bid Stuns UKIP

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Story of the day has to be this one . In the 18th century elections meant a massive free-for-all booze up in the town centre with each candi...
Tuesday, April 07, 2015

The battle for Uxbridge & Ruislip South - 2

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Another communication from shock-haired Latinist Boris J., inviting us to meet him on the open space near to our house this weekend. Should ...
Monday, April 06, 2015

The battle for Uxbridge & Ruislip South - 1

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Mr. B. Johnson has got off to an early start, delivering a short pamphlet purporting to be a "contract" 'twixt himself and the...
Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Election 2015 - It's all kicking off

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I suppose I need to make a few topical jottings to reflect the near hysteria mild interest in the approaching dissolution of Parliament. I...
Tuesday, April 19, 2005

Head vs. Heart

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Yesterday I wrote about the unspoken theme behind the Tories "not racist" slogan,and hoped this would backfire. Pleasing to see th...
Tuesday, April 12, 2005

Brilliant timing

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Congratulations to Sarah and Charles Kennedy on the arrival of their new baby. Now let's be honest. Would we rather drool over a snap ...