Potential Conservative Candidate for Parliament

[garinda]

Originally Posted by jaysay

The reason for the delay is that we will not have a list forced on us by central office end off, in fact they may just get told where to stick their list, as they probable wouldn't dare go aganst the wises of grass routs members in Hyndburn

Like I said, the best of British.

I hope democracy triumphs.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by cashman

that i find difficult to accept, fer one thing- wises?

I will have to hit the keys harder cashy wishes was my meaning

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by garinda

Like I said, the best of British.

I hope democracy triumphs.

Well the bottom line is I won't have any say in the selection proses, for two reasons firstly The candidate is selected by members attending the meeting, no proxy nor postal votes aloud, as I will be unable To attend the meeting, I will not be going to the meeting for health reasons. The second is that to vote you have to be a paid up party member, at this moment in time I have my membership renewal form sat on my desk and its been there for two weeks and as I said to Graham Jones last week on here, I would not be renewing it if they forced a candidates list on Hyndburn or even tried

[garinda]

Originally Posted by jaysay

Well the bottom line is I won't have any say in the selection proses, for two reasons firstly The candidate is selected by members attending the meeting, no proxy nor postal votes aloud, as I will be unable To attend the meeting, I will not be going to the meeting for health reasons. The second is that to vote you have to be a paid up party member, at this moment in time I have my membership renewal form sat on my desk and its been there for two weeks and as I said to Graham Jones last week on here, I would not be renewing it if they forced a candidates list on Hyndburn or even tried

I wasn't being ironic. If the grass-root members of a party, the ones who've worked tirelessly year after year, don't have a say in who they can select, I can see why you would be fighting for the right to chose your own candidate, otherwise it isn't democratic.

Happily being non-partisan, and never having been a member of any political party, I've never had to worry about such power struggles.

[garinda]

The only question is, how long can such a struggle go on?

In theory the election could be called at anytime before June, all the other major candidates have been announced, and they are busy canvassing, leaving less time to fight in an election that could be the closest in years.

[Gayle]

Everyone appears to be gearing up for a May election, to coincide with local council elections.

I suppose the one thing in the Conservative's favour is that people won't have got 'fed up' of seeing the candidate by then, as sometimes happens if you over do it with canvassing.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by Gayle

I suppose the one thing in the Conservative's favour is that people won't have got 'fed up' of seeing the candidate by then, as sometimes happens if you over do it with canvassing.

It all depends who wins the power struggle, and who the eventual candidate is, as to whether or not the people of Hyndburn are sick and tired of seeing their candidate's face.




This all reminds me of the old Labour party trying to reinvent themselves, and their struggle with Militant tendency.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by garinda

The only question is, how long can such a struggle go on?

In theory the election could be called at anytime before June, all the other major candidates have been announced, and they are busy canvassing, leaving less time to fight in an election that could be the closest in years.

I would think early next month, and I honestly don't know the date of the meeting, when I do I'll let you know, but better not PM you hey

[garinda]

Originally Posted by jaysay

I would think early next month, and I honestly don't know the date of the meeting, when I do I'll let you know, but better not PM you hey

I'd like to take back that I think you're dishonourable.

I did trust you not to be so underhand, but deep down I know you aren't dishonest.

For one thing if you were so untrustworthy, my grandmother wouldn't have thought so highly of you.

Let's now draw a line in the sand, and concentrate on more important matters, like the actual subject of a thread.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by garinda

I'd like to take back that I think you're dishonourable.

I did trust you not to be so underhand, but deep down I know you aren't dishonest.

For one thing if you were so untrustworthy, my grandmother wouldn't have thought so highly of you.

Let's now draw a line in the sand, and concentrate on more important matters, like the actual subject of a thread.

Again I agree, and of course your grandmother was a great judge of character, as well as being a lovely lady

[garinda]

Originally Posted by jaysay

Well the bottom line is I won't have any say in the selection proses, for two reasons firstly The candidate is selected by members attending the meeting, no proxy nor postal votes aloud, as I will be unable To attend the meeting, I will not be going to the meeting for health reasons. The second is that to vote you have to be a paid up party member, at this moment in time I have my membership renewal form sat on my desk and its been there for two weeks and as I said to Graham Jones last week on here, I would not be renewing it if they forced a candidates list on Hyndburn or even tried

Is it an imposed candidate list, seeing as if your preferred candidate, and presumably the local party's choice, hasn't made the selection stage?