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JN@noparticularplacetogo.com (JNugent) wrote:

> John M Ward wrote:
> 
> > In article <iUah$7F7JAaKFwny@blueyonder.co.uk>,
> >    Paul Hyett <pah@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> >> On Wed, 22 Jul 2009 at 19:40:57, rosenstiel@cix.compulink.co.uk wrote
> >> in uk.politics.electoral :
> > 
> >>> For some reason RBKC held this byelection on a Wednesday and counted
> >>> it the same night:
> >>>
> >>> Caruana  Carol          Liberal Democrat Focus Team     634
> >>> Bentayeb Samia          Conservative Party              330
> >>> Akhrif Amir             The Labour Party Candidate      300
> >>> Ebrahimi-Fardouee Melan Green Party                      77
> >>> Chagas Elsa             Independent                      10
> > 
> >> Surprisingly clear-cut result, given it was their first ever win 
> >> there.
> > 
> > Yes; although the numbers aren't exactly large.  It is possibly a
> > consequence of the MPs' expenses row, which is still fairly fresh in
> > voters' minds (though fading to an extent), from which the LibDems
> > emerged less damaged than the Conservatives, who in turn were less 
> > harmed than Labour, as other results, polls etc have demonstrated.
> > 
> > Personally, I think that having at least one Liberal Democrat on that
> > council is no bad thing on principle, though I don't expect this to be
> > the beginning of a large-scale influx of LibDems, which would be 
> > inappropriate in that council area.

What typical Tory arrogance!

> Look at the *names* of the candidates (partticularly the names of 
> the Conservative and Labour candidates).
> 
> I'd take some convincing that this wasn't a 1992 Cheltenham style 
> campaign on the part of the LibDims.
> 
> Protestations and the odd "Would *we* do that, Guv?" won't suffice 
> (mainly because I know what happened in Cheltenham).

You do write a load of oblox! This is a ward next to Westway!

-- 
Cllr. Colin Rosenstiel
Cambridge                    http://www.rosenstiel.co.uk/
Cambridge Liberal Democrats: http://www.cambridgelibdems.org.uk/

rosenstiel@cix.compulink.co.uk wrote:
> In article , 
> JN@noparticularplacetogo.com (JNugent) wrote:
> 
>> John M Ward wrote:
>>
>>> In article <iUah$7F7JAaKFwny@blueyonder.co.uk>,
>>>    Paul Hyett <pah@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>>>> On Wed, 22 Jul 2009 at 19:40:57, rosenstiel@cix.compulink.co.uk wrote
>>>> in uk.politics.electoral :
>>>>> For some reason RBKC held this byelection on a Wednesday and counted
>>>>> it the same night:
>>>>>
>>>>> Caruana  Carol          Liberal Democrat Focus Team     634
>>>>> Bentayeb Samia          Conservative Party              330
>>>>> Akhrif Amir             The Labour Party Candidate      300
>>>>> Ebrahimi-Fardouee Melan Green Party                      77
>>>>> Chagas Elsa             Independent                      10
>>>> Surprisingly clear-cut result, given it was their first ever win 
>>>> there.
>>> Yes; although the numbers aren't exactly large.  It is possibly a
>>> consequence of the MPs' expenses row, which is still fairly fresh in
>>> voters' minds (though fading to an extent), from which the LibDems
>>> emerged less damaged than the Conservatives, who in turn were less 
>>> harmed than Labour, as other results, polls etc have demonstrated.
>>>
>>> Personally, I think that having at least one Liberal Democrat on that
>>> council is no bad thing on principle, though I don't expect this to be
>>> the beginning of a large-scale influx of LibDems, which would be 
>>> inappropriate in that council area.
> 
> What typical Tory arrogance!

Oh... here we go...

Were any LibDim promises made at the K&C election about providing a better 
ambulance service? Or about their keeping off the grass whilst carrying 
injured members of the public?

>> Look at the *names* of the candidates (partticularly the names of 
>> the Conservative and Labour candidates).

>> I'd take some convincing that this wasn't a 1992 Cheltenham style 
>> campaign on the part of the LibDims.

>> Protestations and the odd "Would *we* do that, Guv?" won't suffice 
>> (mainly because I know what happened in Cheltenham).

> You do write a load of oblox! This is a ward next to Westway!

I think that counts as a "Would we do that, Guv?".

And yes, any party that fails to expel one of their councillors who obstructs 
an emergency ambulance carrying an injured man is capable of telling a few 
porkies.

But everyone here knows that already.