2012 Elections

barcode · Thu 02 Feb, 2012 11.18

Is there any chance of getting rid of Ed?

Alexia · Thu 02 Feb, 2012 13.01

Unlikely at present -- Labour won't want to do an "IDS" - i.e. get someone in then abandon him in favour of someone else half-way through a campaign.

Meanwhile, down West:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/feb/0 ... ed-kingdom

Gavin Scott · Thu 02 Feb, 2012 13.32

I actually think its just a matter of time before David gets the gig. His essay published today in the Economist has interesting timing, especially as he's been so careful or to talk about the party up to now.

barcode · Thu 02 Feb, 2012 20.22

Hopeful during 2013, Ed will be replaced with david. Ed will say oh look we won London back etc he believe he still doing a good job

Strangely IDS is doing a far better in his new welfare job.

Alexia · Mon 13 Feb, 2012 18.16

LDN Mayor

Three-way:
Boris 46%
Ken 45%
Paddick 6%

Straight fight:
Boris 51-49 Ken

barcode · Mon 13 Feb, 2012 19.06

Its anyones race, with the results that close. Im surprised the lib dems even have 6%

WillPS · Tue 14 Feb, 2012 17.15

barcode wrote:Its anyones race, with the results that close. Im surprised the lib dems even have 6%

Anyone except the Lib Dems' then

Nick Harvey · Wed 15 Feb, 2012 17.17

WillPS wrote:Anyone except the Lib Dems' then

Exactly what I was thinking.

Alexia · Tue 20 Mar, 2012 21.41

LDN Mayor - 20/3/2012

Multiple Choice:
Boris 49%
Ken 41%
Paddick 5%
Others 4%

Straight fight:
Boris 54-46 Ken

Plus - Labour complain over Boris renaming @mayoroflondon to @borisjohnson "transferring in a stroke the 253,144 twitter followers tracking the activities of the London mayoralty to Johnson's re-election campaign."
More:

WillPS · Wed 21 Mar, 2012 15.47

Alexia wrote: LDN Mayor - 20/3/2012

Multiple Choice:
Boris 49%
Ken 41%
Paddick 5%
Others 4%

Straight fight:
Boris 54-46 Ken

Plus - Labour complain over Boris renaming @mayoroflondon to @borisjohnson "transferring in a stroke the 253,144 twitter followers tracking the activities of the London mayoralty to Johnson's re-election campaign."
More:

That is naughty.

Dr Lobster* · Thu 22 Mar, 2012 13.25

interesting titbit from the budget:

"The decision to slap VAT on more regular purchases is another stealth tax on middle and lower income families," said the party's Treasury spokesman Owen Smith.

"It will increase the price of a haircut, a bacon sandwich, a sausage roll or a caravan holiday. These are the kind of changes which will hit families in the middle."

i haven't had a haircut for over two years, who's laughing now.