tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post3144764492435835503..comments2024-03-29T05:21:11.278+00:00Comments on Ambush Predator: Trouble ‘Oop North!JuliaMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-16642564162766000192012-11-22T05:14:35.881+00:002012-11-22T05:14:35.881+00:00"There was probably nobody in the local Labou...<i>"There was probably nobody in the local Labour party who would be a fit and proper person to act as MP. "</i> <br /><br />I suspect something that could be said about many of them...<br /><br /><i>"These things have a habit of backfiring. Either way it's popcorn time."</i> <br /><br />*orders huge bag*<br />JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-67445498728318946702012-11-21T16:48:24.894+00:002012-11-21T16:48:24.894+00:00Something similar happened in South Wales a few ye...Something similar happened in South Wales a few years back. The local candidate was deselected in favour of a woman. If I recall correctly, he ran as an independent and won the seat.<br /><br />These things have a habit of backfiring. Either way it's popcorn time.Longriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139120804208136012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-47214182945248815292012-11-21T09:51:29.399+00:002012-11-21T09:51:29.399+00:00Julia, I'm normally the first to jump up and d...Julia, I'm normally the first to jump up and down promoting democracy at the lowest possible level. However, when you look at the corrupt structure of many of the Labour Party one party states in the UK, plus the sadly common problem of bearded savage entryism in places like Newham, Tower Hamlets and Rochdale etc, it starts to become apparent just how small the local pool of non corrupt and non corruptable people there are in local Labour establishments.<br /><br />There was probably nobody in the local Labour party who would be a fit and proper person to act as MP. <br /><br />After all this is the local labour party that kept on selecting McShame and also probably had some hand in the local authority in keeping the Islamic Street Grooming scandal quiet.<br /><br />Never ever underestimate just how close Labour councils both elected members and appointed officers are to the Labour Party establishment and structure.<br /><br />Although I all for local parties picking their own candidate, in Rotherham the choice probably would have been between different types of corrupt slime.Farenheit211http://farenheit211.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-71889541198414836532012-11-21T05:27:14.639+00:002012-11-21T05:27:14.639+00:00"...probably does need an outside candidate i...<i>"...probably does need an outside candidate imposed."</i> <br /><br />It can't - surely - be that impossible to find a local one that fits the bill?<br /><br />Of course, the problem then is getting the voters onside, but as John Pickworth and others point out, who else are they going to vote for!<br /><br /><i>"As a colleague from Barnsley recently commented "you can't educate pork"."</i> <br /><br />Given the suggested demographics, you soon won't have much to educate!<br />JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-42520925379973013812012-11-20T17:21:31.191+00:002012-11-20T17:21:31.191+00:00John Pickworth hit it on the head. As always happe...John Pickworth hit it on the head. As always happens here in the People's Republic, if it waves a red flag it's in. As a colleague from Barnsley recently commented "you can't educate pork".The Jannienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-39096784655270291542012-11-20T16:31:45.624+00:002012-11-20T16:31:45.624+00:00A word of advice for some comrades who seem to hav...A word of advice for some comrades who seem to have missed what has happened in the last quarter century. Selection meetings are now, like "conference" mostly scripted, outcome known in advance, affairs. And whilst the great and good of Labour are usually happy to turn up and laud the efforts of local candidate for local people sons and daughters of the party who have striven and struggled for many years at local level, privately they much prefer "one of us" when it comes to new MPs - and one of us, no matter where they come from and how they got the nod, will always be preferred. Actually, if you haven't noticed that chances are you are still a card-carrying member of the party - so find a former comrade who isn't any more and get them to explain it to you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-34577203425477662392012-11-20T14:54:20.274+00:002012-11-20T14:54:20.274+00:00This is Rotherham... Labour will win regardless. I...This is Rotherham... Labour will win regardless. If the system was fair and the electorate had any collective common sense Labour would be punished for a generation. But alas, even if McShane stood again, they'll no doubt be returned with a larger majority.<br /><br />The lesson kiddies; get caught stealing and ride ever higher in the polls. John Pickworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02166443099429490782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-70993841947619171732012-11-20T12:13:34.166+00:002012-11-20T12:13:34.166+00:00Although I'm not in favour of all women shortl...Although I'm not in favour of all women shortlists as I believe women are quite capable of competing equally with men. Rotherham, with its multiple 'issues' probably does need an outside candidate imposed.<br /><br />It looks as though the local Bearded Savages thought that the removal of McShame would be an opportunity to get another Bearded Savage MP and therefore more power and more cash.<br /><br />This may be what is behind some of the whines from the local Islamic mouthpieces. It is all about the power. <br /><br />As you say, identity politics has brought us to this.Farenheit211http://farenheit211.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com