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kitty_616 August 18 2015, 17:52:00 UTC
I don't think it's as likely as it seems that Jezza is going to win on first preferences, but I do think it's pretty likely he's going to win at this point and I'll have to go an hug Andy and be sad. I do remember the last time around that there was at least a feeling that Ed was in with a chance. I hope I'm wrong ( ... )

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purple_tea_cup August 18 2015, 18:54:58 UTC
It seems pretty likely that Labour are going to scrap the whole £3 and vote thing

Particularly if enough stories, whether with basis or not, like this one about a Tory activist fraudulently getting 3 votes while Mark Steele got rejected outright get spread around.

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kitty_616 August 18 2015, 19:00:56 UTC
Yeah. Their system seems to have been unreasonably optimistic, which is something I usually associate more with the Lib Dems.

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gildinwen August 18 2015, 19:02:13 UTC
Mark Steel was part of the SWP who advised people to vote Green so I can see why they'd withdraw his voting privileges. But yeah it's up to 1/5 voters being counted as suspicious. I say they delay the whole thing and leave it til January.

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purple_tea_cup August 18 2015, 19:08:48 UTC
I say they delay the whole thing and leave it til January.

Urgh but that's forever away. I can't wait that long for new memes!

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gildinwen August 18 2015, 19:14:53 UTC
Better idea. Have a rotating front bench. Not only would it keep Cameron on his toes (since he doesn't know who he'll face, but it would essentially give Jeremy and Liz some work experience since they've never been at the despatch box

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purple_tea_cup August 18 2015, 19:19:55 UTC
I like this plan.

Quick - how do we invalidate the democratic process so this happens?

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gildinwen August 18 2015, 19:35:59 UTC
Start a petition? IDEK

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gildinwen August 18 2015, 18:59:05 UTC
No no please bore me!!! I'm interested ( ... )

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kitty_616 August 18 2015, 19:18:26 UTC
Can I... can I do a post about how polls work? *Andy eyes*

1. I see that it might work. But I also see why Andy, Yvette and Liz won't pull out (it will make them look like drama queens and they won't be taken seriously in any other leadership contest).

2. The Mail don't care about that. Or any other facts, come to think of it.

3. This. FFS. His supporters have really behaved terribly and he's done nothing about it, if mot anything else.

Tbh, they are going to have to seriously look into the effect of the £3 votes and decide whether the election was representitive of the party. But given that they made such a big deal about offering it I don't see how they can back out of it easily.

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gildinwen August 18 2015, 19:26:19 UTC
Yes!!!! It'd be awesome!!! ( and I need to learn this anyway)

EDIT: ACK!!! only Andy is allowed to use the Anime eyes!!! One human pair is enough!!!

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kitty_616 August 18 2015, 19:37:06 UTC
Then I will do it! It will probably be a couple of days because clarity and work and stuff, but I shall do it!

Why did Andy not just go around and look at everyone with his eyes?

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kitty_616 August 18 2015, 20:12:11 UTC
Note: I am almost as excited about statistics as Andy is about the NHS.

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kitty_616 August 18 2015, 20:19:22 UTC
I just watched this Yes, Prime Minister clip and it seems strangely relevant.

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gildinwen August 18 2015, 20:20:14 UTC
ack!! didn't work :(

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kitty_616 August 18 2015, 20:53:20 UTC
Aw :(. Here's the actual URL:

http://youtu.be/gmOvEwtDycs

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