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The Crewe election
« on: May 22, 2008, 06:44:39 PM »
I am staying awake to wait for the result! eveilgrin:
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Re: The Crewe election
« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2008, 06:50:21 PM »
I'm not. I'll hear it on the radio alarm in the morning. Humphries and co will be talking of little else.
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Re: The Crewe election
« Reply #2 on: May 22, 2008, 06:58:36 PM »
I have the sense that it will be a sort of Portillo moment
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Re: The Crewe election
« Reply #3 on: May 22, 2008, 08:36:49 PM »
I'm planning on staying up for that too, as a former Cestrian in the broad sense of the word...  rubschin:
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Re: The Crewe election
« Reply #4 on: May 22, 2008, 08:41:28 PM »
I'll see it in the morning - great moment hopefully...
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Re: The Crewe election
« Reply #5 on: May 22, 2008, 09:39:21 PM »
Quote from: Nick on May 22, 2008, 06:44:39 PM
I am staying awake to wait for the result! eveilgrin:

I assume, with the telly in the box, you'll have your earpiece in place...  cool14:

What's the aural equivalent of a spectator?


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Re: The Crewe election
« Reply #6 on: May 22, 2008, 10:59:49 PM »
In passing... whilst we wait...  tunble:

I was watching "This Week"; there's not a phrase that Diane Abbot woman utters that doesn't make me feel like strangling her...  evil:
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Re: The Crewe election
« Reply #7 on: May 23, 2008, 06:21:02 AM »
Quote from: BBC Web Shite
Tories snatch Crewe from Labour 
The Conservative Party has achieved its first by-election gain in 26 years, taking the previously safe Labour seat of Crewe and Nantwich.

Tory candidate Edward Timpson won 7,860 more votes than his Labour rival, overturning a 7,000 Labour majority at the general election - a 17.6% swing.

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Re: The Crewe election
« Reply #8 on: May 23, 2008, 07:58:05 AM »
First words Humphries spoke this morning ~ well after he had said "Good morning"
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Re: The Crewe election
« Reply #9 on: May 23, 2008, 08:00:21 AM »
A good result too... not a small margin...
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Re: The Crewe election
« Reply #10 on: May 23, 2008, 08:08:34 AM »
Very good, more than a mid term flash in the pan. Naughtie seemed strangley put out about it. He got very aggressive with George Osborne who had to slap him down a couple of times and the interview was according cut short without a word of thanks by Naughtie.
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Re: The Crewe election
« Reply #11 on: May 23, 2008, 09:17:48 AM »
I loved the Newsnight pre result coverage last night. Gavin Estler was almost in hysterics. The poor bugger just couldnt keep a straight face after one of the Labour cronies in Crewe called Gordo a guarranteed vote winner.

To be fair though he is, its just the votes are for the conservative party.
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Re: The Crewe election
« Reply #12 on: May 23, 2008, 09:27:47 AM »
I want to see Gordo suffer.


A bloke in the village died the other day (46). His wife is  teacher at the school so it was "announced".

The daughter (age 7)  of a mate of mine came home that day and said, "The funeral's Friday. Is it burial or crucifixion?"

I feel the same about Gordo
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Re: The Crewe election
« Reply #13 on: May 23, 2008, 09:49:56 AM »
The sad thing is that there were still 12,000+ people that apparently voted for more of the same thank you very much...  confused2:
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Re: The Crewe election
« Reply #14 on: May 23, 2008, 09:55:02 AM »
By habit. The shoe repair man got the job. That whole toff thing was misguided  noooo:
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