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[e77]

I don't really, although Bishops are held in much higher regard than a football club.

True. Your really shouldn't bash the Bishop

 

[coagulantwolf]

I voted Tory and without the train fiasco I would be voting Tory at the next election...

However, there is now NO chance of voting Tory. The alternatives are awful, but I can not STAND the Tories and the influence they've had on my life.

 

[ManOfSussex]

It's because their majorities are so big it doesn't matter if they lose a few thousand over this: the only one who might worry is Henry Smith in Crawley (I'm assuming Kirby is a goner anyway, he's been spectacularly useless). It's noticeable how active Caulfield has been, she must really fear a resurgent Lib Dem vote in Lewes

I'm surprised Caroline Ansell has been so anonymous in all this in comparison to Caulfield. Her majority is as tiny. Hew Merriman has been far more more noticeable than Ansell in all of this, though certainly not as active as Caulfield.

 

[bhanutz]

I voted Tory and without the train fiasco I would be voting Tory at the next election...

However, there is now NO chance of voting Tory. The alternatives are awful, but I can not STAND the Tories and the influence they've had on my life.

YOU HAVE FINALLY SEEN THE LIGHT!!! Congrats!

 

[ManOfSussex]

I voted Tory and without the train fiasco I would be voting Tory at the next election...

However, there is now NO chance of voting Tory. The alternatives are awful, but I can not STAND the Tories and the influence they've had on my life.

I said this on another thread. I will never vote for them again.

 

[Norman Baker suck my lozenge]

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I know its going to upset people on here but the majority of the South East is Tory (Im putting aside the generation snowflake brigade) but it is.

Interesting how many Tory voters this must be pissing off...yet still they continue to ignore it. Amazing.

This,you could put a blue rosette on a dog turd in Worthing and the silly old ***** would still vote for it.


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[Gwylan]

I'm surprised Caroline Ansell has been so anonymous in all this in comparison to Caulfield. Her majority is as tiny. .

It is a bit strange. I put it down to fewer commuters - Lewes has a lot of them, I'm not sure Eastbourne has so many.

On the other hand, Kirby's done nothing and Brighton has even more. I put that down to him being absolutely useless.

 

[Hastings gull]

This,you could put a blue rosette on a dog turd in Worthing and the silly old ***** would still vote for it.


Is that not the case for most of the constituencies throughout the land ? It doesn't matter if it is red, blue or whatever the Libs are - most folk, rightly or wrongly, won't be persuaded to change their voting loyalties.

 

[pearl]

This,you could put a blue rosette on a dog turd in Worthing and the silly old ***** would still vote for it.


Is that not the case for most of the constituencies throughout the land ? It doesn't matter if it is red, blue or whatever the Libs are - most folk, rightly or wrongly, won't be persuaded to change their voting loyalties.

except for Brighton?

 

[Norman Baker suck my lozenge]

except for Brighton?

Brighton is not worthing.


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[wakeytom]

It is a bit strange. I put it down to fewer commuters - Lewes has a lot of them, I'm not sure Eastbourne has so many.

On the other hand, Kirby's done nothing and Brighton has even more. I put that down to him being absolutely useless.

Not sure about that as Polegate and the villages around come under her as well, seems many get on there each morning and I would say its a bit of a commuter hub, more reasonably priced homes along with only 10 mins further than Lewes

 

[Hastings gull]

except for Brighton?

I don't know the exact figure but I am sure that at election time, they always say that the election is usually decided in practice on a minority of floating voters in relatively few constituencies, where the balance is quite tight. In my lifetime, Brighton Kemp Town (is it still called that?) was one of those; one year, quite a long time ago, I am sure that the majority was only 7, after loads of re-counts.

 

[yxee]

Another tory voter (last time at least) looking for someone new. Shame the local majority is about 35% of the total vote. argh

 

[Gwylan]

Not sure about that as Polegate and the villages around come under her as well, seems many get on there each morning and I would say its a bit of a commuter hub, more reasonably priced homes along with only 10 mins further than Lewes

It was only a guess as to why, I don't commute that way so don't see it. I can't work out why she's been so quiet; if there are lots of commuters, it could cost her in a marginal seat

 

[Gazwag]

It is a bit strange. I put it down to fewer commuters - Lewes has a lot of them, I'm not sure Eastbourne has so many.

On the other hand, Kirby's done nothing and Brighton has even more. I put that down to him being absolutely useless.

I suppose its what you class as a commuter, there are plenty who travel the Hastings to Eastbourne line to get to work as well as many Catholic kids who commute to bexhill. On strike days we have zero trains.

 

[Gwylan]

I don't know the exact figure but I am sure that at election time, they always say that the election is usually decided in practice on a minority of floating voters in relatively few constituencies, where the balance is quite tight. In my lifetime, Brighton Kemp Town (is it still called that?) was one of those; one year, quite a long time ago, I am sure that the majority was only 7, after loads of re-counts.

There are about 10 to 30 percent constituencies that change hands. Even in the Labour landslide of 1997, 70 percent of them stayed the same

 

[Gwylan]

I suppose its what you class as a commuter, there are plenty who travel the Hastings to Eastbourne line to get to work as well as many Catholic kids who commute to bexhill. On strike days we have zero trains.

Yeah, that's true. Mrs Gwylan used to commute to Bexhill when she worked there ... long commute from Brighton, considering the distance

 

[happypig]

It was only a guess as to why, I don't commute that way so don't see it. I can't work out why she's been so quiet; if there are lots of commuters, it could cost her in a marginal seat

She's been quiet because she's useless and woefully out of her depth. She got in because a lot of people (me included) who had previously voted for Stephen Lloyd were angry that the LibDems broke thier pledge not to raise tuition fees and went in with the Tories after spending years saying they were the only alternative to them.
You only have to read the comments of the Eastbourne Herald facebook page when they feature her to realise she is held in contempt by a lot of voters here.
So the reason she isn't getting involved is because no-one's told her what her opinion is yet.

 

[Notters]

This is now adding 15 minutes to mine and all my colleagues' commutes and we don't even travel by train.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Terrible traffic through Worthing now in the mornings.

I'll have to leave 30 minutes earlier from now on