Agreed. Sow some wild flower seed and then mow once in the Autumn. Problem solved.
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[Politics] Brighton & Hove City Council Elections- 2023 Edition
- Thread starter Eeyore
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Out of interest, how bad does it need to get before you won't be 'proud' of this government? What aspects of their record are you particularly proud of?
Weststander
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Loving gardening and I successfully grow mini meadows, with BHCC’s no mow policy I know exactly what to do and so last September for the first time took the opportunity to prepare our verge for a meadow this summer.
Low and behold, a BHCC oaf on an oafish mower has scalped it twice already this Spring
. Not just me moaning, neighbours have whinged that grass verges outside their homes have been taken to earth.
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Well of course they do, they are they are opposition, the Tories in Brighton are never going to be anything other than the third party!
- Jul 10, 2003
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I did think that maybe the Brighton and Hove conservative association may want to review their criteria for selecting candidates after allowing NSC's comeback kings @Falmerfourtickets and @Steve Foster to stand as prospective Tory candidates again after their social media histories. However, I'm now thinking that a lot of other associations may also need to do the same.
www.mirror.co.uk
It really is piss poor isn't it
'Rogues' gallery' of 12 controversial candidates on ballots thanks to Tories
The Mirror has identified 12 controversial candidates put forward by the Conservatives - including alleged racists, conspiracy theorists, a sacked surgeon and a convicted drug dealer
www.mirror.co.uk
It really is piss poor isn't it
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It is very poor however has the same analysis been done for the other parties?I did think that maybe the Brighton and Hove conservative association may want to review their criteria for selecting candidates after allowing NSC's comeback kings @Falmerfourtickets and @Steve Foster to stand as prospective Tory candidates again after their social media histories. However, I'm now thinking that a lot of other associations may also need to do the same.
'Rogues' gallery' of 12 controversial candidates on ballots thanks to Tories
The Mirror has identified 12 controversial candidates put forward by the Conservatives - including alleged racists, conspiracy theorists, a sacked surgeon and a convicted drug dealer
It really is piss poor isn't it
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Nobby Nomates
Active member
Be interesting to see what effect the new ID policy will have on voter numbers. Apparently people will be turned away at the door if they don't have ID, but no count will be made of them. If they make it inside and then can't show ID, then they'll be counted. I suspect that system is designed to make it look like people just didn't turn up to vote, rather than being turned away.
- Oct 17, 2008
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I very much doubt it, but it would be interesting to read.
- Jul 10, 2003
- 27,778
I've no idea, but nothing has come up on any of my news feeds. Maybe you could have a look and post the results
Well, with two of you looking it should only take half the time
Out of interest, why did you cut one person from your list which seems to be copied from here: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/rogues-gallery-12-controversial-candidates-29866531I did think that maybe the Brighton and Hove conservative association may want to review their criteria for selecting candidates after allowing NSC's comeback kings @Falmerfourtickets and @Steve Foster to stand as prospective Tory candidates again after their social media histories. However, I'm now thinking that a lot of other associations may also need to do the same.
'Rogues' gallery' of 12 controversial candidates on ballots thanks to Tories
The Mirror has identified 12 controversial candidates put forward by the Conservatives - including alleged racists, conspiracy theorists, a sacked surgeon and a convicted drug dealer
It really is piss poor isn't it
Exactly the same people in exactly the same sequence.
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- Jul 10, 2003
- 27,778
Incompetent editing, now corrected
- Oct 17, 2008
- 14,563
Well it would mean reading a right wing rag like The Sun or Daily Mail, looking for a hit piece about a bunch of people who don’t matter at all. I’m not about to do that…I've no idea, but nothing has come up on any of my news feeds. Maybe you could have a look and post the results
Well, with two of you looking it should only take half the time
In fact I can now see you've just copy and pasted all of your content from that site.Incompetent editing, now corrected
As has been stated numerous times, please do NOT do this as doing so risks bankrupting this site if those who created the content pursue NSC for usage rights.
Please only include a few sentences or a paragraph and a link to the source so the content creators are rewarded with eyeballs and traffic and NSC doesn't get pursued for copying content.
I'll now have to edit all the posts above.
- Jul 10, 2003
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Sorry, I should have added the link, but thought that I had summarised it significantly. Was going to change it but see you already have, thanks.
Seems like a classic own goal in your haste to post something sensational. Summarised it significantly or copied and pasted? From the Mirror!! Oh dear!
BrightonCottager
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@Mellor 3 Ward 4 The Greens and Labour have been working together on 4 key issues (education, social services, climate change and housing, I think) but, come election time, the gloves are off. In the absence of proportional represention and any kind of electoral pact this leads to accusations of 'splitting the vote' and letting the Tories in.
If the Greens and Labour entered into an electoral pact, and not stood against each other in wards like Hangleton and Knoll, Patcham, Wish and Rottingdean Coastal in 2019, they could have obliterated tthe Tory represention on the Council.
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But Labour don't allow that sort of thing.
The Argus asked AI who's going to win and ChatGPT said Labour will be the biggest party but NOC.
Personally, I think the new ward boundaries make it too tough to predict, that the Greens will suffer from being the lead party for the last few years and I'll be taking a very keen interest in the result for my ward and in another for a very personal reason!
If the Greens and Labour entered into an electoral pact, and not stood against each other in wards like Hangleton and Knoll, Patcham, Wish and Rottingdean Coastal in 2019, they could have obliterated tthe Tory represention on the Council.
2019 Brighton and Hove City Council election - Wikipedia
But Labour don't allow that sort of thing.
The Argus asked AI who's going to win and ChatGPT said Labour will be the biggest party but NOC.
Personally, I think the new ward boundaries make it too tough to predict, that the Greens will suffer from being the lead party for the last few years and I'll be taking a very keen interest in the result for my ward and in another for a very personal reason!
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schmunk
Why oh why oh why?
Mellor 3 Ward 4
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Interesting - and yes you're right - there is the risk of a split Labour / Green vote allowing Tories to win in some seats.@Mellor 3 Ward 4 The Greens and Labour have been working together on 4 key issues (education, social services, climate change and housing, I think) but, come election time, the gloves are off. In the absence of proportional represention and any kind of electoral pact this leads to accusations of 'splitting the vote' and letting the Tories in.
If the Greens and Labour entered into an electoral pact, and not stood against each other in wards like Hangleton and Knoll, Patcham, Wish and Rottingdean Coastal in 2019, they could have obliterated tthe Tory represention on the Council.
2019 Brighton and Hove City Council election - Wikipedia
But Labour don't allow that sort of thing.
The Argus asked AI who's going to win and ChatGPT said Labour will be the biggest party but NOC.
Personally, I think the new ward boundaries make it too tough to predict, that the Greens will suffer from being the lead party for the last few years and I'll be taking a very keen interest in the result for my ward and in another for a very personal reason!
Let's be honest, whoever gets in has a huge task - the City is a bloody mess at the moment.
- Apr 5, 2014
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Lovely to see everyone getting on so well.
Interesting poll above. There is absolutely no chance of a Tory led administration or majority, but it should be interesting otherwise.
So, let's do the predictions and see who gets closest:
Mine (Updated):
Conservative: 8
Green: 20
Labour: 25
Liberal Democrat: 0
Independent: 1
Interesting poll above. There is absolutely no chance of a Tory led administration or majority, but it should be interesting otherwise.
So, let's do the predictions and see who gets closest:
Mine (Updated):
Conservative: 8
Green: 20
Labour: 25
Liberal Democrat: 0
Independent: 1
- Jul 10, 2003
- 27,778
Seems like a classic own goal in your haste to post something sensational. Summarised it significantly or copied and pasted? From the Mirror!! Oh dear!
If you actually read the article, you would see that the twelve names I posted, each with a one liner, is a significant summarisation of the article, although there should have been a link
So which of the prospective councillors I highlighted do you think should have passed the selection criteria resulting in this 'own goal', the ex Britain First leader, the one who makes racist posts, the anti-Semite, the convicted drug dealer, the one who wanted to stone migrants, or one of your own
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