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T_i_B

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20. The more I saw of Respect......
Fri Nov 30, 2012, 06:56 AM
Nov 2012

.....the less respect I had for them. I'd much rather see candidates who try and serve all their constituents, not just those of a certain race or religious viewpoint.

Best not to get me started on BNP, English Democrats or the "independent" who is in fact a well known EDL thug either for that matter.

Plus I'm not sure that Palestine and Julian Assange are wholly relevent issues for most voters anywhere.

By the way, the Torygraph is still trying to spin the Rotherham result desperately on behalf of UKIP. Here's the link but be warned, it's complete baloney. http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/timstanley/100192252/after-rotherham-ukip-is-now-a-national-populist-party-a-magnet-for-anger-at-the-british-establishment/

MP's expenses: Denis MacShane resigns as MP dipsydoodle Nov 2012 #1
Ooh....................local by-election T_i_B Nov 2012 #2
I should also add at this point... T_i_B Nov 2012 #3
Well, of current Labour MPs, I think my top-hate is Liam Byrne.. LeftishBrit Nov 2012 #4
Maybe they could actually elect a Labourite as Labour M.P. this time Ken Burch Nov 2012 #6
In Rotherham related news... T_i_B Nov 2012 #5
What is Champion like? Ken Burch Nov 2012 #7
Ah, the murky world of Rotherham politics T_i_B Nov 2012 #8
3 by-elections today T_i_B Nov 2012 #9
Can't see Labour losing Middlesbrough - they've been working very hard there. non sociopath skin Nov 2012 #10
I would doubt that most Rotherham voters are hugely influenced by the Torygraph. Hope not, anyway. LeftishBrit Nov 2012 #11
Looking at the 2010 election results.... T_i_B Nov 2012 #12
Labour retains Rotherham; UKIP comes 2nd, BNP 3rd muriel_volestrangler Nov 2012 #13
BNP percentage share of the vote was actually down fedsron2us Nov 2012 #14
Lib Dems came 8th! T_i_B Nov 2012 #15
Let's just hope that she doesn't spontaneously combust .... non sociopath skin Nov 2012 #17
Not so much my own sentiments.... T_i_B Nov 2012 #19
Much truth in what you say, though better an imposed hospice chief ... non sociopath skin Nov 2012 #24
Glad that Labour won it comfortably; not so happy about the fringenut parties LeftishBrit Nov 2012 #16
I'm relieved that we've been spared ... non sociopath skin Nov 2012 #18
The more I saw of Respect...... T_i_B Nov 2012 #20
A professor of American History ... non sociopath skin Nov 2012 #21
Not absolutely everyone else at the Torygraph... LeftishBrit Nov 2012 #22
Apologies, LB. Wrong wacko! non sociopath skin Nov 2012 #23
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