Stoke by--election

[Santa]

He'll have to swing eventually jacko as stoke central disappears in the boundary changes so a true phyrric victory for labour .

I doubt that the cost of winning will be so great for for Labour for it to be considered a true Pyrrhic victory.

[jimbo57]

What a load of ********. UKIP are simply the tie-wearing arm of the BNP

 

and people like you are vile bigots who are boring the opants off the rest of us- change the record pleeze???

[jimbo57]

I watched the Newsnight programme before the election. We left Stoke 30 years ago now because of my work. But when I come back it is obvious that Stoke has been discriminated against. The likes of Liverpool has received vast amounts of EU and national regeneration money going back 30-40 years. With private investment it is now a thriving city with a technology base. Stoke has an obvious infrastructure problem. The road network is hopeless. Public transport is very poor compared to a metropolitan area like Merseyside or London. So it needs investment, but time after time after time money has gone elsewhere and particularly on projects that serve London like Crossrail.

 

I am pleased Nuttall did not win. He clearly is a liability in representing anything.

 

so a self confessed sexist MP who voted against the majority of his constituents in wanting to remain is not a liability?

[jimbo57]

Well done Stoke labour voters you have just made sure there will never be a labour government for years to come maybe a generation

 

 

maybe 4 ever, hopefully they'll just disappear back to islington

[Biddstoke]

Labour party to be renamed tomorrow the benefits party. They are the only ones they keep on about. Not the workers

[Regal Beagle]

I can't believe anyone is trying to claim that this somehow reverses the fact that 70% voted for brexit in June. Snell sold his soul for his prized seat in Parliament as many Labour MP's have done in the past few months. Blatent lies that they will represent constituencies that want to leave the EU just so they can gain or stay in their seats.

 

As much as I dislike Farrelly at least he is standing by his convictions. Although I wouldn't be so sure his convictions will be that strong come the next general election.

 

I was wrong about Nutall, I had high hopes at the start of the campaign but it was clear early on that it was a mistake to put him up. The tragic thing being that if they'd have got the candidate right they'd have won by a landslide I think.

[Regal Beagle]

If you vote UKIP, I do consider you to be racist, thick or both. Horrible, horrible excuse for a political party.

We're on the same wavelength I think.

 

I consider anyone who has ever sang along to an Abba song a holocaust denier, a left handed finger spin bowler, or both.

[For Us All]

Just watched central news interviewing voters on why they voted and it was the typical labour mentality, one old dear "i'am 87 i've voted labour ever since i could vote " old chap " if it was good for my dad it's good enough for me" second old lady " if you worked in the potbanks you have to vote labour ". stuck in past me thinks and more of the same for the city!!!:sad:

 

You reap what you sow.

[Erniemossrules]

You reap what you sow.

Yes what a choice a remoaner Gareth Snell who would sell his mother to get the seat and say anything to get elected.

Paul Nuttall who was parachuted in from Liverpool where he is already considered an idiot and wouldn't get elected there if the opposition was a monkey. Why hasn't he resigned as leader following this debacle. UKIP would have got a seat if they had put up a local candidate but were coerced into accepting Nuttall. No wonder people couldn't be bothered to vote.

[Yukon]

I consider you to be a cock so we're all square.

 

I hope admin deal with you appropriately.

[Jacko51]

I can't believe anyone is trying to claim that this somehow reverses the fact that 70% voted for brexit in June. Snell sold his soul for his prized seat in Parliament as many Labour MP's have done in the past few months. Blatent lies that they will represent constituencies that want to leave the EU just so they can gain or stay in their seats.

 

I wasn't suggesting for one minute that this result reversed the referendum. I was simply pointing out the irony of the situation. The people seemed to want Brexit but not a Brexit MP. Also, some Labour MPs, like Dianne Abbot, represented constituencies which voted Remain but went against them in Parliament despite being a Remainer herself. The whole thing is a complete bugger's muddle.

[mr.hobblesworth]

Bugger's muddle?! That's brilliant!

[sydvale]

I think this needs looking into...

http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/thousands-of-voters-register-to-take-part-in-stoke-on-trent-central-by-election/story-30141115-detail/story.html

there was an interview broadcast on radio stoke on friday morning where a student stated he was intending to vote labour but his voting paper came too late!!! He then went on to state he actually lived in coventry ??

[Spunk Trumpet]

The way I see it is that in the referendum it was black and white.

Leave. Remain.

With yesterday's vote you are voting for a representative for the area.

Quite frankly, people couldn't be bothered to vote because of the storm and the UKIP scandals in the weeks leading to it.

It was an absolute shambles.

Voting in that election yesterday was like having to pick one of three of your work colleagues to shag your mrs.

Dress it up however you want.

Stick up for your chosen parties however you want but something has to change because modern day politics stinks.

[Twitters]

I think this needs looking into...

http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/thousands-of-voters-register-to-take-part-in-stoke-on-trent-central-by-election/story-30141115-detail/story.html

there was an interview broadcast on radio stoke on friday morning where a student stated he was intending to vote labour but his voting paper came too late!!! He then went on to state he actually lived in coventry ??

 

What needs looking into? A student is allowed to vote at their home address and at their address they are living at when they are at University. I could vote at home and in Birmingham when I was at Uni there.