tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post8599590748487462328..comments2024-03-27T09:14:27.496+00:00Comments on All That Is Solid ...: Dear Undecided Stoke Central VoterPhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-88982175685883665742017-02-23T18:59:19.715+00:002017-02-23T18:59:19.715+00:00Farage is a demagogue. He deliberately pushes emot...Farage is a demagogue. He deliberately pushes emotional buttons. Nuttall is another demagogue only without Farage's charisma. Both display a reckless disregard for the truth. Let's hope Labour holds Stoke Central and this proves to be the beginning of the end of the poisonous purple party.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18097624792336619525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-40727478656310869642017-02-23T13:48:20.712+00:002017-02-23T13:48:20.712+00:00I don't deny that, but the majority of this el...I don't deny that, but the majority of this election has been fought on denigrating the opposing party, rather than stating the positives of Labour. The majority of Labour leaflets have been anti-UKIP rather than pro-Labour. Even this blog has lots of anti-UKIP content. Please (x1000!) STOP with the back-biting, negative, name-calling politics & 'set your own house in order'. It's rife in all parties. Be the better party. Stop worrying about what UKIP are up to, and concentrate on spreading some positivity throughout Stoke. People are fed up with more of the same. If you're having a hard time to persuade people to vote for Labour instead of UKIP then something has gone very wrong with Labour. Look inwards & sort it out. Be better!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-55394883300689627302017-02-23T12:24:30.737+00:002017-02-23T12:24:30.737+00:00It might irritate you, but if you hadn't notic...It might irritate you, but if you hadn't noticed Labour has been putting out plenty of material about what it will do if we win. <a href="https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/westmidlandsregion/pages/1973/attachments/original/1487263865/9129_STOKE_plan_for_the_Potteries_A5_160217.PDF?1487263865" rel="nofollow">This</a>, for example.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-25730056753176379212017-02-23T11:00:39.543+00:002017-02-23T11:00:39.543+00:00This is what annoys me about politics. 'Vote L...This is what annoys me about politics. 'Vote Labour because UKIP are terrible'. NO! That's not how it should work ...it SHOULD be 'Vote Labour, and here's a list of 10 points why we're going to make Stoke a better place'. Stop with the politics of having to vote for the least-worst party and just BE BETTER. Put up a candidate that people <b>want</b> to vote for. Most importantly, put a candidate up who can be trusted to say what they mean & mean what they say. If the best reason to vote for Labour is that they're not as bad as UKIP then that is shameful, and Labour should be embarrassed. I imagine that Gareth Snell will win, but if he does, it will be a very hollow victory.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-17241636735161793442017-02-23T09:45:37.052+00:002017-02-23T09:45:37.052+00:00Just been to cast my vote and UKip have card count...Just been to cast my vote and UKip have card counters at the polling stations.Gary Elsbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-79653321884025282132017-02-23T08:15:56.029+00:002017-02-23T08:15:56.029+00:00Nuttall as an MP is a truly horrendous thought. La...Nuttall as an MP is a truly horrendous thought. Labour have put an enormous amount of energy into keeping this seat and I profoundly hope they are successful.<br />Best of luck to Gareth for today.<br /><br />Steve Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-69452188742053171282017-02-22T23:13:41.201+00:002017-02-22T23:13:41.201+00:00A good and balanced article.
I am not a fan of t...A good and balanced article. <br /><br />I am not a fan of the Labour candidate. They could have chosen better IMO but I have listened to Paul Nuttall on the Jon Gaunt podcast last year and if anyone does not deserve political success it is this man. He honestly came across like a BNP leader in his willingness to whip up ill feeling towards minority communities. For all his faults at least Farage would temper his comments but Nuttall just made a direct appeal to the out and out racist vote.<br /><br />Please vote Labour.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-52164311582408643142017-02-22T20:39:18.450+00:002017-02-22T20:39:18.450+00:00Sadly, a proportion of UKIP's vote (we don'...Sadly, a proportion of UKIP's vote (we don't know the exact number and we're about to find out) isn't bothered about any of the above, and we should admit as much.<br /><br />You can point out Paul Nuttall is a serial liar and they'd just say all politicians are liars, what difference does it make? (I consider him worse than Snelly G but a lot of people won't think there's any significant difference).<br /><br />Even when it's pointed out that voting for UKIP will make their lives worse, a significant number of people will accept that as the price worth paying to spite the "foreigners" they loathe. I live in Goldenhill, it's undeniable that a large minority have these attitudes.<br /><br />Much of the Leave vote can be reached, the people I speak to are those who voted leave because they felt betrayed by Shameron, Gidiot and bLiar, an understandable sentiment given that those men did in fact betray them. But when it becomes apparent that they've been lied to, hopefully they will swing against the bad bootle meff and it will turn out there are more of the second group than the first.<br /><br />PS- As stated above I live in Stoke North & won't be eligible for this election.asquithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246701347539264295noreply@blogger.com