Tuesday, July 17, 2007

 

Loony candidate backs Lib Dems to win in Ealing Southall?

Well, it's in the bag folks - with this endorsement we surely can't be stopped!

I happened to spot this comment by veteran Official Monster Raving Loony candidate John Cartwright on the UK Polling Report blog:

"I have a theory that the people in the eastern half of the constituency may be being taken for granted by the main parties, that they are being relied on to vote anyway without needing to be persuaded, and that they will apply the usual mechanics to the psychology of by-elections. The comfortable middle classes of Ealing Common, invisible behind their net curtains yet steadfast in their polling booths, may have already decided to vote tactically for the Lib Dem candidate, and to squeeze the Conservative Party out completely, in order to give Labour a kicking. Mr and Mrs Not-Particularly-Interested-In-Politics-But-Aware-That-The-
Lib-Dem-Was-Second-Last-Time may not even be aware of the big personality cult / bandwagon which has been developing for Tony Lit three miles away.

If this hunch is correct, and if it is combined with a differential turnout between the two halves of the constituency (perhaps 40% in Ealing and 30% in Southall?), then do not be surprised by a substantial Lib Dem victory on Thursday. If the result is something like:

Lib Dem 13,000
Labour 11,000
Conservative 6,000
Others: Whatever

then remember it was what I wrote here."

Whatever you might think of the Loonies, John Cartwright is certainly a colourful character without whom politics would be much the poorer. Some readers may know him from his regular comments on both UK Polling Report and Political Betting (as JohnLoony).

His campaign blog from Ealing is also worth a read - presumably written between stints of tramping up and down the Uxbridge Road with hat and placard (and yes, we did beep at him...)

I think it's appropriate to leave you with some sage words from his leaflet for this election:
“The Official Monster Raving Loony Party wants to build a diverse, pluralist, and tolerant democratic society in which there is mutual respect for a wide variety of different cultures, lifestyles and viewpoints. Anybody who dares to suggest otherwise should be ruthlessly exterminated.”
(Oh, and in keeping with the spirit of this election I have shamelessly nicked John's photo from his website. I'm sure that will be OK. That is, unless he wants to add some spice to his campaign by threatening to sue...)

Comments:

7fh3eX The best blog you have!

 
FlnchF Nice Article.

 
actually, that's brilliant. Thank you. I'm going to pass that on to a couple of people.

 
Magnific!

 
Thanks to author.

 
Magnific!

 
Wonderful blog.

 
Good job!

 
Magnific!

 
Wonderful blog.

 
Thanks to author.

 
q4Jc9N write more, thanks.

 
Good job!

 
Hello all!

 
Please write anything else!

 
Wonderful blog.

 
Wonderful blog.

 
Hello all!

 
Wonderful blog.

 
actually, that's brilliant. Thank you. I'm going to pass that on to a couple of people.

 
Thanks to author.

 
Nice Article.

 
Hello all!

 
Nice Article.

 
Hello all!

 
Magnific!

 
Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.

 
Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math.

 
Give me ambiguity or give me something else.

 
actually, that's brilliant. Thank you. I'm going to pass that on to a couple of people.

 
A flashlight is a case for holding dead batteries.

 
Beam me aboard, Scotty..... Sure. Will a 2x10 do?

 
What is a free gift ? Aren't all gifts free?

 
Hello all!

 
Please write anything else!

 
The gene pool could use a little chlorine.

 
Beam me aboard, Scotty..... Sure. Will a 2x10 do?

 
What is a free gift ? Aren't all gifts free?

 
Oops. My brain just hit a bad sector.

 
What is a free gift ? Aren't all gifts free?

 
Hello all!

 
Oops. My brain just hit a bad sector.

 
When there's a will, I want to be in it.

 
Build a watch in 179 easy steps - by C. Forsberg.

 
actually, that's brilliant. Thank you. I'm going to pass that on to a couple of people.

 
The gene pool could use a little chlorine.

 
All generalizations are false, including this one.

 
640K ought to be enough for anybody. - Bill Gates 81

 
actually, that's brilliant. Thank you. I'm going to pass that on to a couple of people.

 
Friends help you move. Real friends help you move bodies

 
Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math.

 
Friends help you move. Real friends help you move bodies

 
Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math.

 
If ignorance is bliss, you must be orgasmic.

 
Hello all!

 
Save the whales, collect the whole set

 
Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.

 
Wonderful blog.

 
When there's a will, I want to be in it.

 
Oops. My brain just hit a bad sector.

 
When there's a will, I want to be in it.

 
Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.

 
What is a free gift ? Aren't all gifts free?

 
Build a watch in 179 easy steps - by C. Forsberg.

 
A flashlight is a case for holding dead batteries.

 
Give me ambiguity or give me something else.

 
Suicidal twin kills sister by mistake!

 
Hello all!

 
Save the whales, collect the whole set

 
Thanks to author.

 
Thanks to author.

 
Wonderful blog.

 
Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math.

 
Clap on! , Clap off! clap@#&$NO CARRIER

 
Nice Article.

 
All generalizations are false, including this one.

 

Post a Comment

<< Home

Printed (hosted) by Blogger. Published and promoted by S Ayris on behalf of J Taylor (Liberal Democrat), all at 7 Park Grange Croft, Sheffield S2 3QJ. The views expressed are those of the party, not the service provider.

Blogging Liberal Britain
Since 2006