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Well in my polling station I was faced with a choice between Plaid and Lib Dem. I don't think the plaid candidate liked my question the other day of what's the difference between the Welsh nationalist party and the British national party?

The Lib dem candidate managed to get bonus points by stopping to give me a lift towards home just as it started to hail.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Thu May 1st, 2008 at 04:35:05 PM EST
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We couldn't get enough people to stand to cover all wards.  Which incidentally is how at least one BNP councillor now exists in Wales because they stood unopposed and got elected.  How the fuck did that manage to happen?

Ad astra per aspera
by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Thu May 1st, 2008 at 04:42:05 PM EST
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That is a colossal failure, letting that idiot get through.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Thu May 1st, 2008 at 05:03:36 PM EST
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During an election campaign a candidate is not allowed to buy anthing in case they be accused of buying votes.

One of my friends said it was great cos he wasn't allowed to buy a round for an entire month. Giving you a lift is surely a favour in kind....you've been bought.

I like the plaid question.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Thu May 1st, 2008 at 04:42:52 PM EST
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several years ago I was living in a community based round a house. which included a couple living in a caravan, and a couple of others living in a battered old ambulance. one of the local tories was running a campaign of intimidation against us through the council and the local papers. however he lived two villages away, and we were very popular in our local community for various reasons once the local  community matriach got to know us.

just before an election  where there was a combined Plaid/green candidate standing for MP we had our regular visit from the council planning department to tell us to move the lived in vehicles. During the conversation the council official asked if we were voting. having said yes he asked whether it was Plaid/green we would be voting for, having said yes, he said that if we went round and put a load of Plaid  posters up, then he'd leave us alone for six months which was as long as he could put off an inspction without being obvious.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Thu May 1st, 2008 at 04:58:34 PM EST
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