Archive for the ‘Sedgefield’ Category
OPINION: Fib Dems? A compliment!
Written by David Hennigan on 18th August 2007 – 2:52 amIt was well over 10 days into the Sedgefield By-election. Things seemed to be going well and it was clear that the Conservatives were in 3rd place. Then again - Sedgefield is further North than Watford so it was no surprise!
One thing was missing and the campaign team knew it.
High quality literature was [...]
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What the media says
Written by Will Howells on 21st July 2007 – 1:52 pmTwo good results for the Lib Dems on Thursday with swings against Labour and two embarrassing third places for David Cameron’s Conservatives. That’s our line - but what does the press think? Here’s a handy guide…
Daily Express, Saturday 21st
“Leading Britain is a grown-up job for a serious politician. Voters have had quite enough of windmills, [...]
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Two more views on the by-election results
Written by Mark Pack on 21st July 2007 – 8:55 amOver on other sites, both Stephen (Guardian) and myself (New Statesman) have pieces about the by-election results. I don’t think either of us are 100% keen on the headlines used
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Lib Dems leading the way on Facebook
Written by Mark Pack on 17th July 2007 – 5:01 pmIn a quiet moment in Ealing (no sniggering at the back), I thought it would be interesting to see how much the various parties are using social networking site to support their efforts in the two parliamentary by-elections - and whether my sneaking suspicion that the Liberal Democrats are making the best use of it [...]
Posted in Ealing Southall, Sedgefield, e-campaigning | 5 Comments »
Conservative candidate switches parties
Written by Mark Pack on 17th July 2007 – 8:20 amNo, it’s not Ealing this time. But rather the 2005 Conservative Parliamentary candidate for Tottenham is backing UKIP in the Sedgefield by-election.
The story particularly caught my eye because I slightly know the person - William Macdougall - from when he was a Conservative councillor in Haringey (yes, they used to have some!) up until 2002. We [...]
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A Betting Tip?
Written by Richard Huzzey on 14th July 2007 – 2:34 pmThe recent Politicalbetting.com thread suggests good results for us in both by-elections. The regular punters spinning on that site say that Ealing Southall will be a close split between all three main parties. In Sedgefield, there’s speculation that some Labour voters may stay at home, giving Greg Stone a chance to win.
Am I the only [...]
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Anti-Crime candidate has run-in with the police
Written by Mark Pack on 14th July 2007 – 9:18 amOne thing you can say about these by-elections, they’re not dull.
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Lib Dems closing on Labour in Sedgefield - Mirror
Written by Mark Pack on 13th July 2007 – 11:38 am“The Tories, a poor second in 2005, are nowhere. But the Liberal Democrats are closing the gap rapidly on Labour … Labour’s fixers are worried”
Paul Routledge in The Mirror. I think you can guess from the rest of the piece that he doesn’t really like us
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The Battle of Trimdon Green (or “Labour yobs attack lawful Lib Dem campaigners”)
Written by The Voice on 8th July 2007 – 12:34 pmThanks to Lib Dem Jonathan Wallace, we have video evidence of Labour party councillors and activists attempting to distrupt the launch of the Lib Dem campaign in Sedgefield by Andrew Stunnell MP. While Lib Dem challenger Greg Stone explained his policies to attending media, the Labour campaign team heckled and forcibly distrupted the event as [...]
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Stinging attack on Labour’s Sedgefield campaign by local newspaper
Written by The Voice on 8th July 2007 – 9:55 amLabour’s taken to trying bully boy tactics to keep other parties from campaigning in Sedgefield, causing the Northern Echo to write:
There were farcical and unpleasant scenes yesterday as Liberal Democrat candidate Greg Stone was prevented from placing a placard on the green at Trimdon by Labour activists … at a time when politics badly needs [...]
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David Cameron and the Labour hoodie
Written by Mark Pack on 7th July 2007 – 4:26 pmAnd in news from the other parties in Sedgefield … there’s this clip on YouTube of a confrontation between Labour activists, David Cameron and a hoodie.
Handy hint for Labour person on the right - holding the poster the right way up helps.
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Poster campaign dirty tricks allegations - evidence at last
Written by Mark Pack on 7th July 2007 – 7:40 amSo this is how Labour gets posters up.
Meanwhile, Greg Stone has launched his Sedgefield by-election campaign, where yet another photo of Blair and Bush is getting regular use. Look out for the man in the background.
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Sedgefield Liberal Democrats select Greg Stone
Written by Will Howells on 4th July 2007 – 9:14 amSedgefield Liberal Democrats have selected Greg Stone to be their candidate for the parliamentary by-election to succeed Tony Blair. The Sedgefield Liberal Democrats website reports:
Greg is a senior Liberal Democrat Councillor and has lived in the North East since graduating from Newcastle University. Greg is 32 and currently works as an expert in regeneration including [...]
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