jmi · @jmi
58 followers · 265 posts · Server glasgow.social

I've kept my promise to the man from the Jehovah's Witnesses and looked at their website. Didn't find anything worth linking to - sorry.

The JWs visited on Saturday morning (the first time in several years, to be fair) and it's reminded me I can be _too_ generous with my time. I'll bear this in mind, and now calmly await the first canvassers from the Scottish Family Party () in the lead up to news.sky.com/story/margaret-fe. I'm sure they'll be a delight.

#jehovaswitnesses #byelection #nolinkforyou

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SubtleBlade ⚔️ · @SubtleBlade
225 followers · 4537 posts · Server mastodon.scot

MP loses appeal against eight-week suspension

Development paves way for possible in seat of found to have drunkenly groped two men
theguardian.com/politics/2023/

#torybehaviour #mp #tamworth #byelection #chrispincher

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Peter Nimmo · @Peternimmo
1133 followers · 828 posts · Server mastodon.scot

Interesting that Humza uses his speech at an rally to concentrate on the "national tragedy" of . The seems to be the only party in calling for rejoining the and being honest about the cost of Brexit. With the coming up, is he emphasing differences with the rival party, who worry that being pro-EU will be bad for them in England?

bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-sco

#indy #scottishindependence #scotpol #politics #labour #byelection #rutherglenandhamiltonwest #eu #scotland #snp #brexit #independence #yousaf

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KB · @decembr14
44 followers · 1950 posts · Server mastodon.scot

“Meanwhile, the Lib Dems are hoping to appeal to the true blues by the fact their candidate is involved with the Women’s Institute.”

Yeah, that should swing it their way… 😂

inews.co.uk/opinion/battle-mid

#nadinedorries #libdems #labour #byelection

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KB · @decembr14
44 followers · 1903 posts · Server mastodon.scot

One Tory backbencher told the Guardian: “Nadine has done the party a great disservice by attacking Rishi in such a way. Her words will end up on every Labour party leaflet at the next election.”

Oh, I do hope so. And every other party should put them on their leaflets too...

theguardian.com/politics/2023/

#byelection #tories #nadinedorries

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KB · @decembr14
38 followers · 1679 posts · Server mastodon.scot

There seems to be an acknowledgement, at last, in this Guardian headline that Labour is no longer on the left.

“The avenue of attack is that Labour is not progressive enough,” said a Labour source close to the campaign. “It’s a cynical message and it’s not working.”

It’s not cynical; it’s accurate. And whether it’s working, well, let’s see how the byelection goes, eh?

theguardian.com/politics/2023/

#byelection #snp #labour #labourscottishbranchoffice

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KB · @decembr14
37 followers · 1638 posts · Server mastodon.scot

So whose policy position is the right one: Starmer’s, or his candidate in Rutherglen?

Better sort it out before the byelection, chaps.

theguardian.com/society/2023/a

#byelection #labour

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KB · @decembr14
37 followers · 1616 posts · Server mastodon.scot

“Can Labour retake Britain? Soon this Scottish byelection will let us know.”

Will it, though?

theguardian.com/commentisfree/

#byelection #snp #labour

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Megan · @Megan
315 followers · 2969 posts · Server toot.lgbt

Voters in Rutherglen and Hamilton, remember one thing, Labour will 100% stab you in the back.

#byelection #rutherglenandhamilton #scotland

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Donald Roy · @djr
139 followers · 2880 posts · Server union.place

Current polls suggest that is likely to win but with a lower probability than was the case for - so not exactly a guaranteed result. And the changes are yet to be factored in. So rather uncertain. There may also be a another in if stands down. And presumably eventually will actually resign although she has spent longer resigning than served as prime minister!

#ukpol #byelections #labour #uxbridgeandsouthruislip #voteridrequirements #byelection #tamworth #chrispincher #nadinedorries #liztruss

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Donald Roy · @djr
139 followers · 2877 posts · Server union.place

Breaking News!

It has just been announced on the - no doubt a mention that provoke a response from ! - that there will be a in as a result of a valid . The date will be set next month when reassembles. This means not until October at the earliest. This means also that new for parliamentary elections will be in force - as it seems they were not in July!

#ukpol #bbc #vigilantes #byelection #rutherglenandhamiltonwest #recall #petition #parliament #voteridrequirements

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ThreeOfUs · @threeofus
156 followers · 1218 posts · Server mstdn.social

The main political parties are scrabbling around to ditch green policies after the because of voter rejection of . The population refuses to pay for a better environment. Humanity is ultimately too tight to save itself.
bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-paper

#ClimateChange #ULEZ #byelection #UxbridgeAndSouthRuislip

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Emeritus Prof Christopher May · @ChrisMayLA6
2712 followers · 8213 posts · Server zirk.us

Of course, the post-mortems are under way in earnest this weekend....

The key take-away as far as I can see, is don't be misled by the % swings quoted, what we may really have seen was a collapse of the vote (i.e. abstaining, rather than vote-shifting).

How this plays out in a is difficult to predict... will some 'lend' their vote to opposition parties to teach their (normal) party a lesson?

A new Govt. may find its support weak & be led rightwards?

#byelection #tory #generalelection #tories

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Poetry News · @haikubot
870 followers · 9068 posts · Server mastodon.cloud
Khurram Wadee ✅ · @mkwadee
1460 followers · 14247 posts · Server mastodon.org.uk

It’s a bit rich of the jumping on the bandwagon to abandon and for others to blame for not quite winning the . It was 's and in particular who pushed the measure through (and one of the very few things I could agree with them on).

#tories #ulez #london #mayor #sadiqkhan #labour #Uxbridge #byelection #borisjohnson #government #GrantShapps #uk #politics

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Rainbow Murray 🌈 · @rainbowmurray
772 followers · 305 posts · Server mastodon.org.uk

Congratulations for electing a white male professional politician with a politics degree from Oxford. A radical choice and another clear indicator of how Labour will distinguish itself from the 👏👏bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-662

#labour #tories #byelection #selby

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Nic :verif_androgine: 💫 · @lostlifefound
683 followers · 1299 posts · Server mstdn.social

I am totally not surprised by Uxbridge/South Ruislip voting for the Cons. It confirms why I left there years ago.

#Uxbridge #byelection

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Tamsin · @tamsin
42 followers · 160 posts · Server toot.wales

I don't understand humans. Have the Uxbridge voters been living under a rock for the last 13 years?

#Uxbridge #byelection #ukpolitics

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