labour ducking the vote

[helpmetoo]

i see labour are not putting up a candidate for the davis by-election
because they know they will be hammered again

has there been a previous time that labour have declined to partake in an election?

good old labour democracy

the eu treaty, you wont vote our way so you cant vote

by-election, you wont vote for us so we wont give you the opportunity

wouldnt it be wonderful if labour decided to behave in the same way at the next general election!

[kev1]

helpmetoo, stop reading the daily mail, its fuddled your brain

[sp1214]

I think its going to be difficult to choose between him and the Monster Raving Loony Party. He has put himself into the same category.

[whiffey]

They are not ducking the vote, just exposing the enormous foot that Davis has put into his mouth. One conservative seat resigned, one regained, why should Labour care, although it would bring a big smile to my face if Kelvin McKenzie or Ned Sherrin should win !!

[Gromit]

Labour came a very poor third in this constituency at the last election so why bother playing Davis' pointless game.

The government won the 42 day debate in parliament, they don't need to prove anything.

At the 1997 election, Labour contrived not to field a candidate against the discredited Neil Hamilton in Tatton. The Tories los that to Martin Bell.

Davis is only harming his leader and party by his selfish self promtion.

[littleoldme]

Labour are not putting up a candidate because they realise what a huge "look at me" farce this whole thing is. If winning a nonsensical, non-competitive by-election with an even bigger majority massages David Davis' huge ego a bit more, good luck to him.

Don't get me wrong - I'm no fan of this government, but I recognise a vanity trip when I see one.

[sp1214]

Not a very well thought out plan was it! He will be left to stew by his own party. If he wants to save face the best thing for him is to go to the Chiltern Hundreds.

[Gromit]

I imagine the turn-out will be very low indeed. Unless someone captures the popular vote (I can't see Kelvin Mackenzie doing that), then Davis will be returned, but he will get far less votes than at the last election.

Poor Cameron will have to explain how the Tories have lost votes in a one horse race. That can only work to Labour's advantage.

[RevFunk]

Politics = Pants

Can't understand why people get so emotive over it. Are people really that gullible to think that the Tories will be any different?

Heaven help us lol