Council elections

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

Labour. It's Tory central here, so there's little point. Why didn't you stand, Stronts?

[VladimirIlyich]

I have no option as its Labour v Tory even though the tories arent fielding a candidate.

 

I have only ever voted against Labour once and it was for the socialist Labour Party.

 

I wish there was a Green candidate but I suppose E.T. was busy.

[Strontium]

Why didn't you stand, Stronts?

 

 

I'm normally one of our six candidates. Two felt they weren't able to stand this time around due to discomfort with national policies. Two others felt they were getting too old. One is too busy with his studies. Persuading anyone else to put their name forward is like pulling teeth, and I didn't want to be the only bugger standing. Plus I just generally couldn't be arsed. I have better things to do with my time.

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

I quite like the Greens.

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

Sorry to hear that, Stronts. Politics isn't at its most inspirational, is it?

[RJ Fan club]

No elections this year. Would have voted Green tho', like the last 2 locals.

[VladimirIlyich]

No elections this year. Would have voted Green tho', like the last 2 locals.

 

You're in Brighton arent you?

[RJ Fan club]

 

You're in Brighton arent you?

 

Yup. Minority green administration here. Although due to Labour they were unable to get their budget through. So even though the Brighton is the first 'Green' council, it is pretty constrained.

[VladimirIlyich]

 

Yup. Minority green administration here. Although due to Labour they were unable to get their budget through. So even though the Brighton is the first 'Green' council, it is pretty constrained.

 

Thats a shame.

Its a shame there werent a few more Green candidates too because i'd definitely consider voting for them.

[RJ Fan club]

 

Thats a shame.

Its a shame there werent a few more Green candidates too because i'd definitely consider voting for them.

 

I've been very impressed with the quality of their Councillors. They have drafted in some brains, which can make a real difference at Local level.

[VladimirIlyich]

 

I've been very impressed with the quality of their Councillors. They have drafted in some brains, which can make a real difference at Local level.

 

They need to embark on a national ad campaign to raise their profile and tell the public what their manifesto is.

 

Help from Green Parties across Europe would be a good idea too.

We cant have too many alternatives at the moment.

[lifetime fan]

No election this time round here.

 

I've never not voted but would probably have spoiled my vote this time round.

[dennis tooth]

One by me Cons hold the seat but Im not going to vote as it means Id have to be on the electoral roll, And like Chris Tarrant, I dont want to give you that.

Ive only ever voted once that was for the Libs in the national election after the Iraq war.

Im thinking of joinng Respect however and maybe putting myself up from there, need to look into this however, got a lot going on right now to deal with first.

[Sugar Ape]

Here you go LF.

 

I reckon Labour will make big gains, but if they lose Glasgow and some Bradford seats to Respect then the Tories, and the Tory press, will make them out to be the losers.

[Champ]

I cant remember less interest in an election...hardly any election broadcasts, no posters on lamp posts. It was only when I passed a polling station this morning that I remembered about it

[lifetime fan]

Here you go LF.

 

I reckon Labour will make big gains, but if they lose Glasgow and some Bradford seats to Respect then the Tories, and the Tory press, will make them out to be the losers.

 

Nice one Rapey.

 

Watch that saddo Sec be in here within 5 minutes.

[lifetime fan]

Here you go LF.

 

I reckon Labour will make big gains, but if they lose Glasgow and some Bradford seats to Respect then the Tories, and the Tory press, will make them out to be the losers.

 

 

Labour need to be making massive gains mate, but Glasgow will go imho.

 

And the tory media go go fuck themselves with a rusty axe.

[lifetime fan]

I cant remember less interest in an election...hardly any election broadcasts, no posters on lamp posts. It was only when I passed a polling station this morning that I remembered about it

 

True.

 

As I said above I have never not voted in my life, this time round I would probably spoileded my voting paper I'm that fucked off with all 3 major parties.

 

The Greens need some clever recruitment and financing strategy.

[Sugar Ape]

Anyone watching Question Time? What a cunt Duncan-Smith is. Caterpillar eyebrow motherfucker.

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

Anyone watching Question Time? What a cunt Duncan-Smith is. Caterpillar eyebrow motherfucker.

 

He's such a massive cunt.

[lifetime fan]

Anyone watching Question Time? What a cunt Duncan-Smith is. Caterpillar eyebrow motherfucker.

 

Horrible little cunt.

[lifetime fan]

Eric Pickles goes on record saying tories expect to lose around 450 seats.

[RJ Fan club]

Eric Pickles goes on record saying tories expect to lose around 450 seats.

 

Is he going to sit on them? The fat horrible obese cunt.

[Sugar Ape]

Eric Pickles goes on record saying tories expect to lose around 450 seats.

 

Hmmmm

11.15pm: More from the expectation management battlefront.

 

The Tories tell me that even if they do as well as they did in the 2010 general election, they will still lose 200 seats and five councils. (Of course, you could point out that they didn't actually win the 2010 general election.)

 

And Labour point out that in 2008, when Labour lost 435 seats in local elections, Eric Pickles said: "The ship of state is heading towards the rocks." But recently Pickles said the Tories could lose up to 450 seats

 

Local election results - live coverage | Politics | guardian.co.uk

[lifetime fan]

Of course he's gone massively over the top mate, he's trying to manage perception tomorrow isn't he.

 

Hopefully he's more accurate than the cunt would dare believe.