Denton and Gorton by-election - Green Party wins

I don't think this one matters a great deal. It's only been highlighted because of the Burnham thing and it's turning into the usual woke v gammon etc pissing contest on social media.
 
Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese said:
I don't think this one matters a great deal. It's only been highlighted because of the Burnham thing and it's turning into the usual woke v gammon etc pissing contest on social media.
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It does matter, if reform can get in a constituency where tories and right wing parties don't even bother canvasing normally because it's pointless and an area of Manchester that has never been anything but labour changes hands it will be a point scoring victory for the wankers.

Plus what non local write on twatter is irrelevant to people living here where gammon v woke bollocks isn't a conversation
 
It's my constituency
I'm tempted to vote Communist League
But anything to keep out the GB News twerp
I think there's a further right candidate called Nick Buckley who's got a YouTube channel full of race baiting.
 
urban genie said:
It does matter, if reform can get in a constituency where tories and right wing parties don't even bother canvasing normally because it's pointless and an area of Manchester that has never been anything but labour changes hands it will be a point scoring victory for the wankers.

Plus what non local write on twatter is irrelevant to people living here where gammon v woke bollocks isn't a conversation
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Well, if people don't want reform, then presumably they won't vote for them?
 
thelantern said:
Don't worry because they can't get in if this forum is anything to go by, it's either the greens or labour until it isn't.
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This forum is nowhere near typical of broad political opinion in the real world. But that's okay - why should it be ?
I've been following this by-election closely because I was born and brought up in Gorton and lived there for a couple of years when first married. I moved away from the Manchester area 40+ years ago. Where I grew up was demolished in 1974. My wife is also a Gortoner, but her old house is still standing up near High Bank/Tan Yard Brow.
My final year student granddaughter (PPE) is a Labour activist/official and has been canvassing there over weekends.
It looks like a straight three-way scrap between Labour, Reform and the nutters (sorry I mean Greens). Anti-Reform tactical voting will therefore be difficult and fuck knows the impact of the "Muslim Block" vote in favour of the Green Party. I'm very uncomfortable with sectarianism becoming a political force - but it is what it is.
The result won't change anything in reality, but it's a fascinating contest. The world's changing very fast and things ain't going back to how they once were.
My gut feeling is Labour will just about hang on.
 
Rory Bluelow said:
This forum is nowhere near typical of broad political opinion in the real world. But that's okay - why should it be ?
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Out of curiosity, in what way(s) do you think it skews? I recognise there's an older demographic on here (which conventional wisdom would tell you trends to more conservative views) but is there anything else you think that's atypical about it?
 
threespires said:
Out of curiosity, in what way(s) do you think it skews? I recognise there's an older demographic on here (which conventional wisdom would tell you trends to more conservative views) but is there anything else you think that's atypical about it?
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Have a look a a poll ?
 
Rory Bluelow said:
This forum is nowhere near typical of broad political opinion in the real world. But that's okay - why should it be ?
I've been following this by-election closely because I was born and brought up in Gorton and lived there for a couple of years when first married. I moved away from the Manchester area 40+ years ago. Where I grew up was demolished in 1974. My wife is also a Gortoner, but her old house is still standing up near High Bank/Tan Yard Brow.
My final year student granddaughter (PPE) is a Labour activist/official and has been canvassing there over weekends.
It looks like a straight three-way scrap between Labour, Reform and the nutters (sorry I mean Greens). Anti-Reform tactical voting will therefore be difficult and fuck knows the impact of the "Muslim Block" vote in favour of the Green Party. I'm very uncomfortable with sectarianism becoming a political force - but it is what it is.
The result won't change anything in reality, but it's a fascinating contest. The world's changing very fast and things ain't going back to how they once were.
My gut feeling is Labour will just about hang on.
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I doubt it mate as the bookies aren’t giving Labour much chance. To be fair the current shitshow that’s called Labour don’t deserve any votes. I’d only want them to win if it kept reform out
 
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