tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post115168177240191196..comments2023-11-03T15:48:35.688+00:00Comments on Paul Linford: That's enough by-election baloneyPaul Linfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01977920120772282561noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-1152198642579433422006-07-06T16:10:00.000+01:002006-07-06T16:10:00.000+01:00Anonymous is right re. the decline in support for ...Anonymous is right re. the decline in support for mainstream parties (or at least the two main parties). As the Nuffield guide notes, last May's GE saw their combined share of the vote decline to under 70% (whereas, not so long ago, it was around 90%).<BR/><BR/>It may be that the rules of the by-election game have changed - the Tories don't need even to get good results in their own strongholds Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-1151928161858028842006-07-03T13:02:00.000+01:002006-07-03T13:02:00.000+01:00What annoys me is that the media spent so much tim...What annoys me is that the media spent so much time concentrating on the parliamentary seat and literally none on the assembly seat.Manchester University Labour Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13381773349911326993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-1151752886700989272006-07-01T12:21:00.000+01:002006-07-01T12:21:00.000+01:00I agree, I can't believe the column inches wasted ...I agree, I can't believe the column inches wasted on trying to analyse what it means for the parties and their leaders. The fact is that it is almost irrelevant unless we are voting in a general election for who will form the next government.Garethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10021800974251370747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-1151750375362864182006-07-01T11:39:00.000+01:002006-07-01T11:39:00.000+01:00There is more here than you are seeing - it's just...There is more here than you are seeing - it's just that the implications are a bit broader and deeper than electoral prospects. The loss in Blaeanu is indicative of two trends. The first is internal to the Labour Party - its grass roots have been cut away from the central party. Recall that this was Bevan's and Foot's constituency and that traditionally Welsh Labour is hyper-loyal beyond all Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-1151743332623178762006-07-01T09:42:00.000+01:002006-07-01T09:42:00.000+01:00I generally agree - it is just a by-election and t...I generally agree - it is just a by-election and the Tories lost lots of them before finally being ejected in 1997. The results are an indication of the effectiveness of the Liberal Democrat machine and (I believe) an intentionally low key Labour campaign with the intention of embarassing Cameron all combined with the typical low turn out. <BR/><BR/>Cameron should take note, but he's not had a PoliticalHackUKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415484385177871124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-1151707165295702812006-06-30T23:39:00.000+01:002006-06-30T23:39:00.000+01:00Noting your excellent blog and political focus the...Noting your excellent blog and political focus the site introduced below, may <BR/>be of interest?<BR/><BR/>Hodges' Health Career - Care Domains - Model [h2cm]<BR/><BR/>http://www.p-jones.demon.co.uk/<BR/><BR/>- can help map health, social care PLUS other issues, problems and solutions. The model takes a situated and multi-contextual view across four knowledge domains, each with a links page, e.gAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-1151687343083645692006-06-30T18:09:00.000+01:002006-06-30T18:09:00.000+01:00Quite right Paul. Tories lost a big byelection in ...Quite right Paul. Tories lost a big byelection in 1991 but won general election a year later. Results in both signify not very much except remind us the bollocks parties always spout to justify either victory or defeat.skipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02632351344359303404noreply@blogger.com