Pettytom 1 #145 Posted May 4, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, nikki-red said: This thread is about the local elections While there is no doubt the two subjects are linked please dont turn this into another discussion solely about Brexit. Thank you. You are right. This thread is well off topic now. I’’ve just started a thread in General Discussions about the Euro Elections. That might be a better place to discuss the meaning of the local election results in the wider context including Brexit. Edited May 4, 2019 by nikki-red Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Magneteer 20 #146 Posted May 4, 2019 7 minutes ago, Pettytom said: You are right. This thread is well off topic now. I’’ve just started a thread in General Discussions about the Euro Elections. That might be a better place to discuss the meaning of the local election results in the wider context including Brexit. No it's not. The local elections and Brexit are now completely intertwined. Unfortunately you can't separate the 2 issues. The whole political system is in the process of being turned on it's head. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
bassett one 439 #147 Posted May 4, 2019 i think local elections are separate,well done to richard shaw in our area,he won with a landslide,which proves there is a alternitive in sheffield. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Top Cats Hat 10 #148 Posted May 4, 2019 2 hours ago, Baron99 said: There was no evidence that Brexit was on the agenda from the literature dropped through my letter box prior to last Thursday. Yet almost every candidate interviewed in the past two weeks said virtually the same thing. “We are getting a lot of hostility on the doorstep and it is almost always down to Brexit.” Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
apelike 10 #149 Posted May 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Top Cats Hat said: Yet almost every candidate interviewed in the past two weeks said virtually the same thing. “We are getting a lot of hostility on the doorstep and it is almost always down to Brexit.” Who interviewed these candidates and where does that quote come from? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Phili Buster 10 #150 Posted May 4, 2019 11 hours ago, I1L2T3 said: Yes it does. They have utterly lost touch with reality. Remainers must not lose their nerve. We will win in the end. So you don't believe in democracy then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Top Cats Hat 10 #151 Posted May 4, 2019 2 minutes ago, apelike said: Who interviewed these candidates and where does that quote come from? Pretty much every news organisation covering these elections and the quote is my synthesis of all the interviews I saw as well as the many pundits discussing post-Brexit negotiation difficulties for parties campaigning in these elections. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Bob Arctor 11 #152 Posted May 4, 2019 I see Jeffrey Shaw only managed to get 126 votes. Not even three times the number the National Front got! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Top Cats Hat 10 #153 Posted May 4, 2019 28 minutes ago, Bob Arctor said: I see Jeffrey Shaw only managed to get 126 votes. Not even three times the number the National Front got! Who was he standing for? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
nightrider 13 #154 Posted May 4, 2019 41 minutes ago, Top Cats Hat said: Who was he standing for? UKIP Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Top Cats Hat 10 #155 Posted May 4, 2019 Isn’t he supposed to be a solicitor? 😳 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
nightrider 13 #156 Posted May 4, 2019 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Top Cats Hat said: Isn’t he supposed to be a solicitor? 😳 I don’t think party political membership is a barrier? Though personally I would not want to employ someone to represent me in legal matter with those types of views. Edited May 4, 2019 by nightrider Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...