Denton and Gorton by-election - Green Party wins

[urban genie]

pissing down now, wonder if ot will effect evening turnout

 

[tweety]

My missus informed me Reform we're doing the rounds again before. I'm at work so I told her to chuck some rotted fruit at them. She sent me a thumbs up emoji so I don't know if that means she actually did. :)

Throwing rotten fruit at Reform is ok, where do you stand on the ex serviceman shouting abuse at Labour?

 

[Nightmare Walking]

Throwing rotten fruit at Reform is ok, where do you stand on the ex serviceman shouting abuse at Labour?

On his bollocks.

 

[Metal Biker]

Four green canvassers now. Same thing, just walking up and down the street, not knocking on doors. What exactly is their purpose?

NB: Forgot to mention, there was a Green canvasser stood outside greeting people at the polling station, just hoping people are having a nice day.

 

[bluejon]

Throwing rotten fruit at Reform is ok, where do you stand on the ex serviceman shouting abuse at Labour?

He implied heavily that his mrs is ex special forces, so it's okay.

 

[Scottyboi]

Four green canvassers now. Same thing, just walking up and down the street, not knocking on doors. What exactly is their purpose?

NB: Forgot to mention, there was a Green canvasser stood outside greeting people at the polling station, just hoping people are having a nice day.

On polling day are they allowed to do anything to try and influence your vote?

 

[dronefromsector7G]

Four green canvassers now. Same thing, just walking up and down the street, not knocking on doors. What exactly is their purpose?

NB: Forgot to mention, there was a Green canvasser stood outside greeting people at the polling station, just hoping people are having a nice day.

They’ve been told to knock on doors but can’t be arsed being abused by ex-forces

 

[Craig]

Labour lot currently driving around Levenshulme cheering on an open top bus

 

[MillionMilesAway]

My missus informed me Reform we're doing the rounds again before. I'm at work so I told her to chuck some rotted fruit at them. She sent me a thumbs up emoji so I don't know if that means she actually did. :)

Is it wrong that my first thought was to be impressed by your foresight in having got some fruit in that would be suitably rotten for today?

 

[bluejon]

Labour lot currently driving around Levenshulme cheering on an open top bus

Brave strategy in lev considering how shit the driving is round us.

 

[Metal Biker]

On polling day are they allowed to do anything to try and influence your vote?

Dunno, I mean she didn't say anything like 'hope you vote Green!'. She just said hope you're having a lovely day whilst wearing her rosette.

 

[hilts]

Weirdo. Changing a post like that says much more about you than it does about me.

I agree there isnt much to say about you:-)

 

[Inter Me Nan]

Four green canvassers now. Same thing, just walking up and down the street, not knocking on doors. What exactly is their purpose?

NB: Forgot to mention, there was a Green canvasser stood outside greeting people at the polling station, just hoping people are having a nice day.

Maybe they want fisting!

 

[Metal Biker]

Maybe they want fisting!

 

[Blackley_Blue]

Maybe they want fisting!

Wonder if that's why dangerous Dave runs the way he does?

 

[threespires]

NB: Forgot to mention, there was a Green canvasser stood outside greeting people at the polling station, just hoping people are having a nice day.

Back in the day you'd give them a cheery smile and ask to see their poll card as part of trying to estimate what percentage of your canvassed vote you'd managed to get out.

Personally I used to prefer driving the grannies (yes with my mate Wayne of course) who we'd arranged lifts for; it was fun to try and work out which would be the ones when you dropped them back home off would cackle and tell you that voted for the other lot :-) Simpler, happier times.

 

[Elbow beards]

Throwing rotten fruit at Reform is ok, where do you stand on the ex serviceman shouting abuse at Labour?

I wasn't entirely being serious but in answer to your question, he didn't actually shout abuse he just had a sign advising he would shout abuse if any one from Labour knocked on his door, which is fair enough.

 

[Eccles Blue]

See Sir Oink A-Lot is standing in this by election.

Didn't realise David Cameron was back in politics....

It's actually Boris!!

 

[Blue and true]

Not sure it is a bad thing, I posted yesterday we could well be heading towards a coalition government in the next election and it could well be a 3 party coalition. If that splintering shatters and ends the 2 party safe seat aways vote X of the past,where one party with 30% of the vote gets total power,is that bad? It would probably eventually lead to some sort of PR if it was a 3 party coalition ,is that bad ?

In theory, it's a great idea because it would be different outlooks, aims and societal beliefs uniting for a common purpose. In practice, I wouldn't have confidence in three disparate parties uniting for a common purpose. Not when this is modern politicians we are talking about.

 

[metalblue]

Back in the day you'd give them a cheery smile and ask to see their poll card as part of trying to estimate what percentage of your canvassed vote you'd managed to get out.

Personally I used to prefer driving the grannies (yes with my mate Wayne of course) who we'd arranged lifts for; it was fun to try and work out which would be the ones when you dropped them back home off would cackle and tell you that voted for the other lot :-) Simpler, happier times.

My gran would ask them all to collect her then vote for whoever picked her up first!!

I guess she figured they were the most efficient.