tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33451096.post7749619275408235234..comments2024-03-28T07:14:01.343+00:00Comments on donpaskini: A Tale of Two Electionsdonpaskinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05963534291677598324noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33451096.post-75841473134845400802010-05-12T06:47:47.801+00:002010-05-12T06:47:47.801+00:00http://www.louisvuittonemall.com louis vuitton ha...http://www.louisvuittonemall.com louis vuitton handbags<br />http://www.gucciemall.com gucci <br />http://www.chanelemall.com chanel <br /> http://www.louisvuittonashop.com louis vxiaopywsphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06095626571285828480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33451096.post-76479581679255038132010-05-08T14:34:26.401+00:002010-05-08T14:34:26.401+00:00For what it's worth, Andy Newman implicitly di...For what it's worth, Andy Newman implicitly disagrees with your analysis when he writes in <a href="http://www.socialistunity.com/?p=5812" rel="nofollow">this post</a>:<br /><br />*** In South Swindon, the Labour Party’s campaign was exemplary, with some 160 people regularly involved: there was both telephone canvassing and door knocking every day for several weeks and I believe some 13000 or more voters were spoken to. There was general and targeted leafleting going with many key areas getting a new leaflet every few days; and the candidate was a popular and high profile MP with a successful record of local case work; in working class parts of the constituency there were Labour posters in house windows in every street. Yet the seat was lost with a 5.5% swing to the Tories who did almost no campaigning. ***Chris Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519945225106590571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33451096.post-11833711620066225252010-05-08T08:44:42.352+00:002010-05-08T08:44:42.352+00:00I was thinking that lots of MPs/candidates (from d...I was thinking that lots of MPs/candidates (from different parties) I personally liked won in this election and lots I didn't lost.<br /><br />This is also interesting:<br /><br />http://l-r-c.org.uk/press/lrc-welcomes-strong-vote-for-labour-left-mps/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33451096.post-54387857912293342432010-05-07T19:45:58.298+00:002010-05-07T19:45:58.298+00:00Islington and Camden both went back to Labour afte...Islington and Camden both went back to Labour after some years of the Liberals being in charge. In Camden's case the Liberals had a coalition with the Tories in the council chamber, in Islington they just relied on the "nobody else can beat Labour argument."<br />Objectively they now seem to be talking about doing the same deal at national level. If they do, it will destroy them. Which woul be a good thing.Gobanianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06624944704653618487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33451096.post-27222388552218423412010-05-07T17:45:35.304+00:002010-05-07T17:45:35.304+00:00Evan Harris was my MP from last October till yeste...Evan Harris was my MP from last October till yesterday. I contacted him about a few things and never had a problem with his responses. Actually he was at least one step ahead of me on 2 occasions: David Nutt and the amendment concerning transphobia in schools in the Equality bill.<br /><br />I admit that I didn't have the kind of concerns that people often refer to their MP, and my views are basically perfectly aligned with Evan's.<br /><br />The local Lib Dems were complacent though - I wanted to help on his campaign but I got moved over to Oxford East because everyone thought he was safe.Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01576353402282304284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33451096.post-55732321952957740932010-05-07T17:06:39.286+00:002010-05-07T17:06:39.286+00:00Good analysis.
Though I haven't got anything ...Good analysis.<br /><br />Though I haven't got anything to do with Southport anymore, I used to work for the LibDem MP John Pugh, who just increased his majority in a marginal by 3,000 against the Tories.<br /><br />I reckon an absolutely massive factor was that John is a high-profile constituency MP who works incredibly hard for his constituents and whose office do the basic things like reply to every enquiry and letter.<br /><br />Like you say, people remember and it makes a difference when they go to vote. Ultimately, thinking your MP gives one about YOU makes more difference than abstract ideology and talk of cuts vs investment to most people.<br /><br />Which is perfectly sensible.Paul Sagarhttp://badconscience.comnoreply@blogger.com