Edward Timpson will no doubt take his seat as the victor in the Crewe and 
Nantwich bye-election to cries from the Governmant benches of 'Cobblers!'

Nick Russell
Herefordshire

Nick Russell wrote:

> Edward Timpson will no doubt take his seat as the victor in the Crewe and 
> Nantwich bye-election to cries from the Governmant benches of 'Cobblers!'

> Nick Russell
> Herefordshire 

Hmmm...

I tend to use Timpson's only as a purveyor of engraved winners' trophies.

Perhaps he could be magnanimous and present a particularly handsome 
loser's trophy to...?

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   JNugent  wrote:
> Nick Russell wrote:

> > Edward Timpson will no doubt take his seat as the victor in the
> > Crewe and Nantwich bye-election to cries from the Governmant
> > benches of 'Cobblers!'

I think they might be a bit quieter on that occasion.  I note that the
PM and most of the Cabinet have gone into hiding since the result,
leaving the likes of Tony Wright and Chris Bryant to take the media
flak, along with (as always, it seems) Harriden Harm-many.

> Hmmm...

> I tend to use Timpson's only as a purveyor of engraved winners'
> trophies.

> Perhaps he could be magnanimous and present a particularly handsome 
> loser's trophy to...?

...that Gemma, for coming last?

-- 
John M Ward - see http://www.horsted.john-ward.org.uk
--> In favour of returning all local decisions to local people!

John M Ward wrote:

> JNugent  wrote:
>> Nick Russell wrote:

>>> Edward Timpson will no doubt take his seat as the victor in the
>>> Crewe and Nantwich bye-election to cries from the Governmant
>>> benches of 'Cobblers!'

> I think they might be a bit quieter on that occasion.  I note that the
> PM and most of the Cabinet have gone into hiding since the result,
> leaving the likes of Tony Wright and Chris Bryant to take the media
> flak, along with (as always, it seems) Harriden Harm-many.

Tony Who?

Chris Who?

I saw the Chris character on the BBC TV coverage last night - not having 
seen the start of it (and having missed the introduction), I at first 
thought he was some LibDem activist - or a Daily Mirror reporter.

>> Hmmm...

>> I tend to use Timpson's only as a purveyor of engraved winners'
>> trophies.

>> Perhaps he could be magnanimous and present a particularly handsome 
>> loser's trophy to...?

> ...that Gemma, for coming last?

You old dog!

There are some things a gentleman is never supposed to disclose...

In message , Nick Russell 
 writes
>Edward Timpson will no doubt take his seat as the victor in the Crewe and
>Nantwich bye-election to cries from the Governmant benches of 'Cobblers!'
>

I noticed he made an un-guarded comment about "having two years". At the 
general election the constituency will return to Labour and Mr Timpson 
can get back to his real trade.

-- 
Edward Cowling   "Open the Pod Bay doors HAL"

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   Edward Cowling London UK  wrote:
> In message ,
> Nick Russell  writes
> >Edward Timpson will no doubt take his seat as the victor in the
> >Crewe and Nantwich bye-election to cries from the Governmant benches
> >of 'Cobblers!'
>
> I noticed he made an un-guarded comment about "having two years". At
> the general election the constituency will return to Labour and Mr
> Timpson can get back to his real trade.

Ordinarily that might have been expected; but unless Labour do something
drastic -- and have a chunk of very good luck with regard to the
economy, the seat is unlikely to revert two years hence.  It now seems
likely that the only way Timpson can avoid re-election is by not
standing next time.

-- 
John M Ward - see http://www.horsted.john-ward.org.uk
--> In favour of returning all local decisions to local people!

JNugent wrote:

> I saw the Chris character on the BBC TV coverage last night - not having 
> seen the start of it (and having missed the introduction), I at first 
> thought he was some LibDem activist - or a Daily Mirror reporter.

Ah you missed a classic. He got asked why Labour had put him up, a mere PPS 
to Harriet Harman, rather than a Cabinet minister or junior minister or even 
a Parliamentary Under-Secretary! Can we hear the bottom of the barrell being 
scraped?

> I noticed he made an un-guarded comment about "having two years". At the
> general election the constituency will return to Labour and Mr Timpson can 
> get back to his real trade.

Wasn't it Gwyneth Dunwoody who said that really, she represented a Tory 
consituency? A little hard work and maybe Edwatd Timpson will have landed 
himself a safe seat ...


Nick Russell
Herefordshire

Nick Russell wrote:

>> I noticed he made an un-guarded comment about "having two years". At the
>> general election the constituency will return to Labour and Mr Timpson can 
>> get back to his real trade.

> Wasn't it Gwyneth Dunwoody who said that really, she represented a Tory 
> consituency? A little hard work and maybe Edwatd Timpson will have landed 
> himself a safe seat ...

Well, even though Crewe is indisputably a working-class, industrial, 
town (major employers are a railway engineering works and the 
Rolls-Royce car factory), there is still a sizeable Conservative vote in 
such places, and the matter is balanced even more by the inclusion of 
Nantwich.

Clearly GD had a significant personal vote (and perhaps didn't retire to 
enjoy her last few years in peace, for fear of what might happen at the 
next GE). But there is no reason why that effect should return for 
Labour unless they can whip a popular local candidate out of a rabbit's 
hat. And they'd have done that this time if they'd had one available.

In article ,
   JNugent  wrote:
> John M Ward wrote:

> > JNugent  wrote:
> >> Nick Russell wrote:

> >>> Edward Timpson will no doubt take his seat as the victor in the
> >>> Crewe and Nantwich bye-election to cries from the Governmant
> >>> benches of 'Cobblers!'

> > I think they might be a bit quieter on that occasion.  I note that
> > the PM and most of the Cabinet have gone into hiding since the
> > result, leaving the likes of Tony Wright and Chris Bryant to take
> > the media flak, along with (as always, it seems) Harriden Harm-many.

> Tony Who?

Wright.  I've watched him in Select Committees and in the Commons, and
he seems to be one of the better Labour lot.

> Chris Who?

Bryant.  A bit of a non-entity on the whole, it appears.  He certainly
hasn't impressed me in any way.

> I saw the Chris character on the BBC TV coverage last night - not
> having seen the start of it (and having missed the introduction), I
> at first thought he was some LibDem activist - or a Daily Mirror
> reporter.

Grauniad surely, if a LibDem type.  The Mirror has always been for
Labour only and attracts matching reporters, whereas the Grauniad is at
least a little broader, though still left-leaning (though I see signs
that suggest it /might/ be changing).

> >> I tend to use Timpson's only as a purveyor of engraved winners'
> >> trophies.

> >> Perhaps he could be magnanimous and present a particularly handsome 
> >> loser's trophy to...?

> > ...that Gemma, for coming last?

> You old dog!

Hey!  Less of the, err, um, 'dog'...

> There are some things a gentleman is never supposed to disclose...

I shall have to look this up somewhere.

-- 
John M Ward - see http://www.horsted.john-ward.org.uk
--> In favour of returning all local decisions to local people!