| Twtd local councillors 17:24 - May 6 with 2575 views | bluelagos |
So aside from Glassers, has anyone else ever stood for parish or local councils? How'd you get on?
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| Twtd local councillors on 17:29 - May 6 with 2396 views | Kesgrave_Exile |
I am standing in the IBC and SCC elections today but as a paper candidate. |  | | |
| Twtd local councillors on 17:31 - May 6 with 2390 views | bluelagos |
| Twtd local councillors on 17:29 - May 6 by Kesgrave_Exile |
I am standing in the IBC and SCC elections today but as a paper candidate. |
What is a paper candidate? Which party (if you are happy to say) | |
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| Twtd local councillors on 17:32 - May 6 with 2386 views | footers |
| Twtd local councillors on 17:31 - May 6 by bluelagos |
What is a paper candidate? Which party (if you are happy to say) |
Essentially someone with little chance of winning given previous voting records in that area.
Like when I stood for the Communist Party of Great Britain in Lowestoft. |  |
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| Twtd local councillors on 17:33 - May 6 with 2377 views | bluelagos |
| Twtd local councillors on 17:32 - May 6 by footers |
Essentially someone with little chance of winning given previous voting records in that area.
Like when I stood for the Communist Party of Great Britain in Lowestoft. |
So like pretty much every non tory who stands in Suffolk at a general election? (Ipswich aside) | |
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| Twtd local councillors on 17:36 - May 6 with 2366 views | footers |
| Twtd local councillors on 17:33 - May 6 by bluelagos |
So like pretty much every non tory who stands in Suffolk at a general election? (Ipswich aside) |
Exactly. We did have Bob Blizzard in Waveney for a while but that was during the New Labour honeymoon period, IIRC. | |
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| Twtd local councillors on 17:45 - May 6 with 2341 views | bluelagos |
| Twtd local councillors on 17:36 - May 6 by footers |
Exactly. We did have Bob Blizzard in Waveney for a while but that was during the New Labour honeymoon period, IIRC. |
My mate who used to say to me "Don't vote, it only encourages them".
But I always do. Not sure why tbh. | |
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| Twtd local councillors on 17:47 - May 6 with 2328 views | You_Bloo_Right |
A line from The Blood Donor springs to mind, "Bloo_Right. You_Bloo_Right. Twice candidate for the County Council elections (defeated). Hon Sec of the British Legion, Earls Court branch, treasurer of the darts team and the outings committee." |  |
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| Twtd local councillors on 19:28 - May 6 with 2263 views | factual_blue |
| Twtd local councillors on 17:29 - May 6 by Kesgrave_Exile |
I am standing in the IBC and SCC elections today but as a paper candidate. |
I think you got my vote in the SCC election. |  |
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| Twtd local councillors on 19:33 - May 6 with 2244 views | factual_blue |
| Twtd local councillors on 17:36 - May 6 by footers |
Exactly. We did have Bob Blizzard in Waveney for a while but that was during the New Labour honeymoon period, IIRC. |
When he was MP and went to visit our officer in Lowestoft, I tried to persuade the manager to assemble the ladies surnamed Sleet and Snow from the wider team to be taken over to Lowestoft for an excellent photo op.
One of those two charming ladies was a former girlfriend of Graham Poll. | |
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| Twtd local councillors on 19:37 - May 6 with 2236 views | EdwardStone |
I stood for election as a District Councillor on 4 occasions, County Councillor 3 times
And Parliament twice
All times for the Greens
All times unsuccessful |  | | |
| Twtd local councillors on 19:51 - May 6 with 2222 views | lightuser |
| Twtd local councillors on 17:47 - May 6 by You_Bloo_Right |
A line from The Blood Donor springs to mind, "Bloo_Right. You_Bloo_Right. Twice candidate for the County Council elections (defeated). Hon Sec of the British Legion, Earls Court branch, treasurer of the darts team and the outings committee." |
I know that back in the day gays were disliked. But to have a separate commitee to "deal" with them was a bit harsh. Shirley nothing to be proud of? -:)) | | | |
| Twtd local councillors on 20:26 - May 6 with 2185 views | blueislander |
| Twtd local councillors on 19:51 - May 6 by lightuser |
I know that back in the day gays were disliked. But to have a separate commitee to "deal" with them was a bit harsh. Shirley nothing to be proud of? -:)) |
In the 70s my D ad was an Ipswich Town councilor. | | | |
| Twtd local councillors on 21:43 - May 6 with 2135 views | HARRY10 |
| Twtd local councillors on 19:51 - May 6 by lightuser |
I know that back in the day gays were disliked. But to have a separate commitee to "deal" with them was a bit harsh. Shirley nothing to be proud of? -:)) |
What actual day are you talking about ?
and I don't think you could refer to criminalising homosexuals as those folk being 'disliked' | | | |
| Twtd local councillors on 22:14 - May 6 with 2107 views | ArnoldMoorhen |
| Twtd local councillors on 21:43 - May 6 by HARRY10 |
What actual day are you talking about ?
and I don't think you could refer to criminalising homosexuals as those folk being 'disliked' |
Looks like it was a pun on the word "outings". | | | |
| Twtd local councillors on 22:20 - May 6 with 2095 views | cressi |
| Twtd local councillors on 17:32 - May 6 by footers |
Essentially someone with little chance of winning given previous voting records in that area.
Like when I stood for the Communist Party of Great Britain in Lowestoft. |
I'm Town and District councillor and not a Tory in blue suffolk tonight I'm standing in the county, but if I had the guarantee of Town getting promoted and us fans going into a new fantastic era I would accept defeat and I hate losing | | | |
| Twtd local councillors on 22:41 - May 6 with 2064 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Twtd local councillors on 19:51 - May 6 by lightuser |
I know that back in the day gays were disliked. But to have a separate commitee to "deal" with them was a bit harsh. Shirley nothing to be proud of? -:)) |
I got it. You have to excuse some of this lot, they can be a bit slow on the uptake  |  |
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| Twtd local councillors on 08:05 - May 7 with 1983 views | lightuser |
| Twtd local councillors on 22:41 - May 6 by Swansea_Blue |
I got it. You have to excuse some of this lot, they can be a bit slow on the uptake |
lol.
Cheers Swansea Blue. Too subtle for some, but no offence intended.
Me bad. -:)) | | | |
| Twtd local councillors on 09:48 - May 7 with 1942 views | bluelagos |
| Twtd local councillors on 08:05 - May 7 by lightuser |
lol.
Cheers Swansea Blue. Too subtle for some, but no offence intended.
Me bad. -:)) |
Yesterday we had a few posts that went completely over the head of a few posters. | |
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| Twtd local councillors on 10:10 - May 7 with 1912 views | TieDyedIn95 |
| Twtd local councillors on 17:31 - May 6 by bluelagos |
What is a paper candidate? Which party (if you are happy to say) |
Someone who shouldn't be on the ballot that often helps the incumbent win by hoovering up votes that might have swung it in favour of the opposition, just because that party feels the need to put someone up. Makes a joke of the whole point of voting for a local person to represent your local interests above and beyond the rosette. |  |
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| Twtd local councillors on 10:41 - May 7 with 1899 views | EdwardStone |
| Twtd local councillors on 10:10 - May 7 by TieDyedIn95 |
Someone who shouldn't be on the ballot that often helps the incumbent win by hoovering up votes that might have swung it in favour of the opposition, just because that party feels the need to put someone up. Makes a joke of the whole point of voting for a local person to represent your local interests above and beyond the rosette. |
I'm not sure that there is ever a candidate that "shouldn't be on the ballot", presuming that they are eligible to stand
Paper candidates actually serve a purpose....they can assist a Party in assessing their level of support in a certain Ward, thus allowing for better targeting. They can bring forward new volunteers and new members to get involved in politics; they can also capture the votes of the disillusioned who have got firm political views but no candidate to represent them
I agree that that might split the vote, but that can also have a bigger effect on the future direction of travel for Parties eg the Tory lunge to the right to nullify the Brexit Party threat | | | |
| Twtd local councillors on 11:01 - May 7 with 1871 views | TieDyedIn95 |
| Twtd local councillors on 10:41 - May 7 by EdwardStone |
I'm not sure that there is ever a candidate that "shouldn't be on the ballot", presuming that they are eligible to stand
Paper candidates actually serve a purpose....they can assist a Party in assessing their level of support in a certain Ward, thus allowing for better targeting. They can bring forward new volunteers and new members to get involved in politics; they can also capture the votes of the disillusioned who have got firm political views but no candidate to represent them
I agree that that might split the vote, but that can also have a bigger effect on the future direction of travel for Parties eg the Tory lunge to the right to nullify the Brexit Party threat |
They serve the purpose of getting people elected who probably wouldn't had they not stood and taken the votes in many cases.
Also the Brexit Party no longer exists, so that's good. | |
| Football League First Division / Premier League
Champions (1): 1961—62 - Runners-up (2): 1980—81, 1981—82
Football League Second Division / EFL Championship
Champions (3): 1960—61, 1967—68, 1991—92 - Play-off winners (1): 1999—2000
Football League Third Division / EFL League One Champions (2): 1953—54, 1956—57 - Southern League Champions (1): 1936—37
FA Cup Winners (1): 1977—78 - Texaco Cup Winners (1): 1972—73
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League Winners (1): 1980—81 | | Poll: | Would you attend a socially distanced training ground protest? |
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| Twtd local councillors on 11:03 - May 7 with 1867 views | Kesgrave_Exile |
| Twtd local councillors on 19:28 - May 6 by factual_blue |
I think you got my vote in the SCC election. |
Which ward are you in Factual? | | | |
| Twtd local councillors on 12:58 - May 7 with 1827 views | jeera |
| Twtd local councillors on 11:03 - May 7 by Kesgrave_Exile |
Which ward are you in Factual? |
G4 I think possibly. |  |
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| Twtd local councillors on 13:40 - May 7 with 1805 views | Kesgrave_Exile |
| Twtd local councillors on 12:58 - May 7 by jeera |
G4 I think possibly. |
G4? | | | |
| Twtd local councillors on 13:47 - May 7 with 1792 views | Vic |
It’s a hospital gag - the name of the ward! |  |
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