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Dave Must Be Spitting Feathers

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    Dave Must Be Spitting Feathers

    Tory defects to UKIP

    Should be interesting in he by-election.

    #2
    Interesting move. He didn't need to resign as MP, could have just changed party. Seems a reasonable thing to do though, under the circumstances.

    Got a majority of 12000 according to his wikipedia page.

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      #3
      majority or not it is a tory safe seat not a vote for Douglas Carswell i'd imagine.

      ..a slap in the face for Dave though

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        #4
        Another side to it: Can I have my free golliwog now? asks Carswell
        Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.

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          #5
          Fantastic news!!

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            #6
            A politician resigns on principle and is prepared to put it to the voters.

            A wonderful contrast to the appalling set in Rotherham.

            Salute Mr Carswell!

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              #7
              A re-election should be mandatory when changing parties, you have to applaud him for doing so. 'Call me Dave' must be bricking it

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                #8
                Originally posted by kal View Post
                A re-election should be mandatory when changing parties, you have to applaud him for doing so. 'Call me Dave' must be bricking it
                Don't see why. The whole point of Parliamentary Democracy is that you elect your preferred representative, not the party they belong to. OK, Joe Public is way too uneducated to understand that, and the parties aren't about to tell them, but a mandatory re-election won't happen.

                I have a different take: the guy is too minor to make a difference by himself and lacks the balls to stand up and say he disagrees with the Cabinet, so let's change hats and make sure everyone knows who I am. Unless he is an exceptional constituency MP - and most of his constituents won't know who the hell he is - he'll get smacked by the safe seat vote and disappear. If that happens, and it's the way to bet, Dave will be delighted that UKIP are having another egg-on-face moment.
                Blog? What blog...?

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by malvolio View Post
                  Joe Public is way too uneducated to understand that, and the parties aren't about to tell them, but a mandatory re-election won't happen..
                  Absolutely. That's why you should be allocated a number of votes depending on how much tax you pay... Oh.. Hang on, that's not going to work is it

                  'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!

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                    #10
                    I had a bit of banter with Carswell on Twitter and he spat the dummy when I accused his government of being spineless perhaps he was really feeling the same thing, hence the over-reaction.
                    Last edited by ZARDOZ; 28 August 2014, 13:29.

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