By-Election Bingo

[maryportfuncity 10,013]

Carswell quitting UKIP but looking to remain as an independent. So far as I'm aware nobody can force a by-election in those circumstances. Anyone know different?

 

 

 

[Sean 5,997]

45 minutes ago, maryportfuncity said:

Carswell quitting UKIP but looking to remain as an independent. So far as I'm aware nobody can force a by-election in those circumstances. Anyone know different?

 

 

 

You are correct you can't.

[Spade_Cooley 9,022]

Fair play to Ukip for making Labour 2017 look like Labour 1995 in terms of competence and practical ability.

[Deathray 2,933]

To be fair they've been trying to oust Carswell since he defectd.

[maryportfuncity 10,013]

1 hour ago, Deathray said:

To be fair they've been trying to oust Carswell since he defectd.

 

 

So, does Carswell even both to stand again in 2020?

[maryportfuncity 10,013]

Pressure mounts on Carswell - not that he's crumbled under UKIP onslaught so far.

 

But, anyway...http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39398054

[Bibliogryphon 8,653]

Unless the pressure is coming from constituents Carswell will hold tight. Conservatives might offer him a seat in the House of Lords for him not to stand in 2020.

[msc 17,761]

Pressure from UKIP right now is like threats from a one legged puppy, really.

 

Though dogs are nice, of course.

[Bibliogryphon 8,653]

Lets face it. Carswell only defected to UKIP to put pressure on Cameron. He was never really a genuine kipper.

[Sean 5,997]

11 hours ago, Bibliogryphon said:

Lets face it. Carswell only defected to UKIP to put pressure on Cameron. He was never really a genuine kipper.

That and that he wanted the publicity.

[Thatcher 2,124]

There's a really interesting book called All Out War by Tim Shipman which actually suggests Carswell defected to UKIP in order to attempt to give the party a more moderate edge in the run up and throughout the EU referendum - so that he could be quoted in newspapers as a UKIP representative rather than constantly having Farage spouting off on one. Not entirely sure that worked out as planned though. Although Carswell was still in touch with Gove and co. and it was probably extremely useful to have a mole in the UKIP camp.

[maryportfuncity 10,013]

11 hours ago, Thatcher said:

There's a really interesting book called All Out War by Tim Shipman which actually suggests Carswell defected to UKIP in order to attempt to give the party a more moderate edge in the run up and throughout the EU referendum - so that he could be quoted in newspapers as a UKIP representative rather than constantly having Farage spouting off on one. Not entirely sure that worked out as planned though. Although Carswell was still in touch with Gove and co. and it was probably extremely useful to have a mole in the UKIP camp.

 

 

Aye, in which case arise Sir Douglas...or summat!

[msc 17,761]

General election in June!

 

May's killed the sodding by-election bingo.

 

A redo in July then?

[Bibliogryphon 8,653]

The game will continue until parliament is officially dissolved. New by-election bingo in July with more picks per person.

[msc 17,761]

Good man, Biblio!

[Bibliogryphon 8,653]

I will start it in a new thread but we may have a final death to find a winner from our four joint leaders.

Edited April 18, 2017 by Bibliogryphon
Thickness

[time 7,951]

1 hour ago, Bibliogryphon said:

I will start it in a new thread but we may have a final death to find a winner from our three joint leaders.

I demand a recount...

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70 Points

RockHopperPenguin

The Engineer

Voice of Young Maryport

Time

60 Points

(Unless I've missed a death or resignation of course.)

[Bibliogryphon 8,653]

Recounted.

The Time is out of joint.

[maryportfuncity 10,013]

5 hours ago, time said:

I demand a recount...

(Unless I've missed a death or resignation of course.)

 

 

Young Maryport doesn't demand a recount. He may well re-enter in July, mind

[Sean 5,997]

Someone could do a similar game but with MP`s standing in the general election and predicting how many will lose seats.Points could be based on size of majorities.

[Spade_Cooley 9,022]

I'd be up for that. Pick 10 seats you think will be lost in the GE, if they fall then you score the current majority.

[Sean 5,997]

3 minutes ago, Spade_Cooley said:

I'd be up for that. Pick 10 seats you think will be lost in the GE, if they fall then you score the current majority.

I would oversee it but am too busy with uni work family commitments job hunting and running about 8 pools already.Someone else should definitely go for it though.I would certainly enter a team.

[msc 17,761]

8 pools? Bloody hell, Shaun!

 

Could run as a prediction contest rather than a deadpool game, surely? So folk could answer in thread rather than by PM and all the "host" would need to do is count up points at the end.

[Spade_Cooley 9,022]

Natalie McGarry just collapsed in the HoC tea room, apparently.

[Spade_Cooley 9,022]

1 hour ago, Spade_Cooley said:

Natalie McGarry just collapsed in the HoC tea room, apparently.

 

Turns out she's pregnant.