Norwich North

[lilelvis2000]

Since when do chavs vote?

Since they fell in love with the one eyed bastard.

[The Lone Gunman]

EDIT

There was an article in the New Statesman a couple of months ago talking about the number of Labour MPs that have applied for the House of Lords:
http://www.newstatesman.com/2009/05/...ps-party-lords
In case you don't want to click the link (and I wouldn't blame you) it essentially says that 52 current Labour MPs have applied to join the House of Lords. This is a record and suggests that the MPs are expecting a heavy defeat.

Funny isnt it. NL wanted to abolish the upper house, and the class system is anathama to left of centre politics, but tit seems they can put those ideals to one side when it comes to advancing their own cause.

[lilelvis2000]

That's an interesting viewpoint. Particularly since even labour have admitted they don't stand much chance of winning, and are conducting a damage limitation exercise saying that their vote will plummet because labour voters "will stay home because of the way the previous MP was treated".

At best, labour will come 4th.

Perhaps. I think the Greens got the most votes in the euro voting...but doubt that will translate into a seat here. I still think voters will tick next to the Labour candidate...perhaps because they felt the MP got a raw deal?

Does anyone know if he was a blairite or a brownite?

[centurian]

Does anyone know if he was a blairite or a brownite?

I don't think he could stand either of them. Very much old-labour.

[sweetandsour]

I didn't know that you applied for a peerage these days. F*** me, what has this country come to?

Funny isnt it. NL wanted to abolish the upper house, and the class system is anathama to left of centre politics, but tit seems they can put those ideals to one side when it comes to advancing their own cause.

NL are in the process of "reforming" the House of Lords.

They haven't finished the job yet but most of the hereditary seats have gone now and that was probably as far as their agenda wanted to take them.

Does anyone know why the Norwich North count is not taking place until tomorrow? Is there a rat to be smelt?