March 31, 20178 yr Author Kaufman was a strong supporter of Israel when he was first elected. Besides, I would hope Galloway has lost all credibility by now.
April 1, 20178 yr Author He eventually turned against Israel because of their increasingly intransigent and right-wing governments. He went from being one of the country's strongest supporters to a fierce critic.
April 8, 20178 yr The candidates for the Manchester Gorton by election are - Kemi Abidogun, Christian Peoples Alliance Peter Clifford, Communist League The Irrelevant Johnny Disco, Official Monster Raving Loony Party Phil Eckersley, UKIP George Galloway, Independent David Michael Hopkins Shaden Jaradat, Conservative Mohammed Afzal Khan, Labour Sufi Miah Khandoker, Independent Jess Mayo, Green Party Jackie Pearcey, Liberal Democrats Labour's candidate, Mr Khan, is currently an MEP for the region, so is hoping for a win to ensure he doesn't become unemployed in two years. The Communist League (?) are fielding a candidate. It's also very Christian of the Christian People's Alliance to donate £500 towards the running of the by-election. Prediction - Labour win, with 50% of the vote. Lib Dems second. Galloway will keep his deposit.
April 20, 20178 yr The Manchester Gorton by-election has now officially been cancelled due to the General Election in June. Whether those who have already pledged to stand will get their deposit back, or whether their nomination papers will carry over to the General Election, I do not know.
April 20, 20178 yr Author We will also no longer have the by-elections which would have been caused by the sitting MP winning a mayoral election in May.
November 26, 20177 yr Scottish By Election results earlier this week: Perth City South (Perth & Kinross) result: SNP: 32.1% (+6.3) CON: 31.2% (+6.0) HOLD. LDEM: 28.8% (-5.9) LAB: 5.7% (-0.7) GRN: 1.8% (-1.2) IND: 0.5% (+0.5) Con elected after vote transfers. Rutherglen Central & North (South Lanarkshire) first prefs: LAB: 38.5% (+7.5) HOLD. SNP: 27.4% (-12.0) LDEM: 18.2% (+8.9) CON: 12.1% (-4.2) GRN: 2.9% (-1.1) UKIP: 0.9% (+0.9) Good to win (on voteshare) a ward we didn't in May but concerning result in Rutherglen given the Central Belt was so close in the General election Edited November 26, 20177 yr by Andrew.
November 26, 20177 yr These are just council elections, they get pitiful turnouts. But re: Tories being elected in Perth off the back of Labour and Lib vote transfers - it's frustrating that the unionist bloc impacts voter preference over other political issues. The Lib Dems are diametrically opposed to the Tories on Brexit and other social issues, Labour are diametrically opposed to the Tories when it comes to unbridled capitalism. The SNP have a lot in common with these two parties, and should be getting more second/third preferences from Labour and the Lib Dems, but because Scottish politics is divided over the independence question rather than anything else, Lib Dem and Labour voters are choosing the Tories over them. Edited November 26, 20177 yr by Harve
November 26, 20177 yr These are just council elections, they get pitiful turnouts. But re: Tories being elected in Perth off the back of Labour and Lib vote transfers - it's frustrating that the unionist bloc impacts voter preference over other political issues. The Lib Dems are diametrically opposed to the Tories on Brexit and other social issues, Labour are diametrically opposed to the Tories when it comes to unbridled capitalism. The SNP have a lot in common with these two parties, and should be getting more second/third preferences from Labour and the Lib Dems, but because Scottish politics is divided over the independence question rather than anything else, Lib Dem and Labour voters are choosing the Tories over them. Well yeah but the Cardonald by election in September had a similar result so a pattern seems to be emerging here. The Unionist parties have been good at getting their vote out recently and the SNP less so so perhaps it's that but in places like Cardonald and Rutherglen you'd think they'd be promoting the left wing policies rather than independence!! It's really disappointing I agree :(
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