The Tories have three lines of attack with Miliband - weird, weak, and backstabbing. The latter two contradict each other and people seem to care less and less about the first one. Not going well...

 

I hate to be pedantic, but that's not the case. Backstabbing implies cowardice, a form of weakness, as stabbing someone in the back gives them no prior warning of attack. A strong person would willingly stab someone from the front with plenty of warning, knowing full well that their power would overcome them.

 

Actually, I lie. I love being pedantic.

I hate to be pedantic, but that's not the case. Backstabbing implies cowardice, a form of weakness, as stabbing someone in the back gives them no prior warning of attack. A strong person would willingly stab someone from the front with plenty of warning, knowing full well that their power would overcome them.

 

Actually, I lie. I love being pedantic.

It's more that their "weak" line hinges on him being indecisive, which contradicts the backstabbing.

Labour have leads of 3%, 4% and 6% in today's polls.

Even Tories pro-Miliband's non-dom policy *.*

It's more that their "weak" line hinges on him being indecisive, which contradicts the backstabbing.

I read it more as being so power mad he would even stab his brother in the back - and therefore being desperate to get power he would do any deal with the snp. Not indecisive nor weak but calculating.

 

Or practical depending on how you view things :lol:

Even Tories pro-Miliband's non-dom policy *.*

 

One drawback though is, a Newsnight vox pop last night found only one person who knew what a "non-dom" was.

I read it more as being so power mad he would even stab his brother in the back - and therefore being desperate to get power he would do any deal with the snp. Not indecisive nor weak but calculating.

 

Or practical depending on how you view things :lol:

The point is that they could have gone with any of the three attack lines, but they've completely fudged it by trying to use all of them.

One drawback though is, a Newsnight vox pop last night found only one person who knew what a "non-dom" was.

Our poster on it's shit too. Not that anyone would've seen it anyway!

The nominations have closed in Northern Ireland (and presumably in the rest of the UK as well) and the candidate lists have been unveiled. I must admit I feel a little bit sorry for Paul Shea, the Conservative candidate that's been made to stand in Belfast West.

And in a moment of absolute hilarity, almost every Conservative that's running in Northern Ireland has a home address in either London or Durham. Just shows that they've got so much support over here that they have to ship in Tories from the mainland to run.

Am I alone in hoping that the Tories in Witney, Tatton, Chingford, Brentwood and Uxbridge have somehow managed to cock up their nomination papers?

The nominations have closed in Northern Ireland (and presumably in the rest of the UK as well) and the candidate lists have been unveiled. I must admit I feel a little bit sorry for Paul Shea, the Conservative candidate that's been made to stand in Belfast West.

Yes, they all closed today.

 

The lists of nominees can be found here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies. It looks like they may not be completely up-to-date yet, but that should be remedied soon enough.

 

I have a candidate standing under the Patria label. Something tells me he might be ever-so-slightly right-wing.

And in a moment of absolute hilarity, almost every Conservative that's running in Northern Ireland has a home address in either London or Durham. Just shows that they've got so much support over here that they have to ship in Tories from the mainland to run.

 

It's ridiculous they are allowed to stand. What 300 people vote for them every election? People who don't like the sectarian head count here and are upper middle class. A fair few probably live in hills borough. I think the Tories just want to make n.ire feel like the mainland. I'm in South Belfast so I might vote sdlp to keep a unionist out. Would love to vote Naiomi Long in East Belfast - would love her to win after the tactics unionists are using to win the seat back.

 

Gerry Carroll got any chance in the west I wonder?!

Yes, they all closed today.

 

The lists of nominees can be found here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies. It looks like they may not be completely up-to-date yet, but that should be remedied soon enough.

 

I have a candidate standing under the Patria label. Something tells me he might be ever-so-slightly right-wing.

 

Yes, I had the misfortune of reading their manifesto a few days ago. they make the BNP look like the Socialist/Trade Unionist Coalition.

It's ridiculous they are allowed to stand. What 300 people vote for them every election? People who don't like the sectarian head count here and are upper middle class. A fair few probably live in hills borough. I think the Tories just want to make n.ire feel like the mainland. I'm in South Belfast so I might vote sdlp to keep a unionist out. Would love to vote Naiomi Long in East Belfast - would love her to win after the tactics unionists are using to win the seat back.

 

Gerry Carroll got any chance in the west I wonder?!

 

He's got no chance. Belfast West is the most staunchly Sinn Fein constituency in NI, and I can't see any change with that in the past 5 years. A strong 3rd place is the best he can hope for.

Which wouldn't be too bad!

Still no swingback at all for Labour in Scotland -- SNP have 49% to Labour's 25% in new poll.

 

Jim Murphy bombed in the Scottish debate, rating 3rd with 13% behind Sturgeon on 56% and the Tories' Ruth Davison on 14%.

Are they the same polls that showed Cameron winning last weeks debate? #spindoctors

Is that for the first or second debate Danny?

Is that for the first or second debate Danny?

 

Tuesday's. (I hadn't realised there'd been another last night)