Zack Polanski

FranP

Hannah Spencer is the sort of person you might vote for regardless of her party. Real, down to Earth.

My recollections of a chap called Arthur Skeffington was a hard working local chap who was approachable and did his best In a very mixed working class area, he was re-elected time after time. Many people voted for him despite his party not because of it. When he died the Tory party put up a no-hope new guy, thinking it was such a safe seat and got trounced.

Think she is going to be like that - people will vote for HER not her party

Yes, she's obviously very keen and eager which is refreshing in itself. I am sure she will try to work very hard for her constituents but in reality as a backbencher and a minority party there won't be that much she can actually do.

Allira
Well, when the Greens here want to build hundreds of houses on floodplains in an environmentally sensitive area . . .
They already have in our area, on an area where, as a school, we raised money to help the existing houses that were flooded when DGD was at primary school.

I just don't understand them, Mollygo ☹

Allira

I just don't understand them, Mollygo ☹

Don't get me started in potholes either! Ours have got (become) worse since Greens took over our council. When I complained, their response was that the problem existed before they took over!🤣🤣

I think Hannah Spencer won the by election because of her personal qualities, not because of the Green Party. If Andy Burnham had been allowed to stand, I think he would have won.
I certainly wouldn’t vote for them because they want to allow unlimited immigration! No wonder they’re keen to build more houses! 🙄

Mollygo

Allira

I just don't understand them, Mollygo ☹

Don't get me started in potholes either! Ours have got (become) worse since Greens took over our council. When I complained, their response was that the problem existed before they took over!🤣🤣

Potholes can be very useful, Mollygo

Actually, they can't be filled successfully when it constantly rains. Good for the plants though 🌻

FranP

Hannah Spencer is the sort of person you might vote for regardless of her party. Real, down to Earth.

My recollections of a chap called Arthur Skeffington was a hard working local chap who was approachable and did his best In a very mixed working class area, he was re-elected time after time. Many people voted for him despite his party not because of it. When he died the Tory party put up a no-hope new guy, thinking it was such a safe seat and got trounced.

Think she is going to be like that - people will vote for HER not her party

Especially if she’ll pop round and fix the leaking tap.

Oreo

FranP

Hannah Spencer is the sort of person you might vote for regardless of her party. Real, down to Earth.

My recollections of a chap called Arthur Skeffington was a hard working local chap who was approachable and did his best In a very mixed working class area, he was re-elected time after time. Many people voted for him despite his party not because of it. When he died the Tory party put up a no-hope new guy, thinking it was such a safe seat and got trounced.

Think she is going to be like that - people will vote for HER not her party

Especially if she’ll pop round and fix the leaking tap.

My recollections of a chap called Arthur Skeffington was a hard working local chap who was approachable and did his best In a very mixed working class area, he was re-elected time after time. Many people voted for him despite his party not because of it. When he died the Tory party put up a no-hope new guy, thinking it was such a safe seat and got trounced.

Arthur Skeffington was a Labour MP.

Hayes and Harlington returned another Labour MP after his death, then a Tory.
Present incumbent John McDonnell.

Polanski is dangerous. He would quite happily scrap our nuclear deterrent and slash spending on defence, while allowing open borders. I wouldn't want someone like that running the country.