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therealpm ([personal profile] therealpm) wrote2011-01-14 01:56 am
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By-election result in Oldham East

Labour - 14718
Liberal Democrats - 11160
Conservatives - 4481
UKIP - 2029
BNP - 1560
Green - 530
MRLP - 145
English Democrats - 144
Pirate - 96
Bus Pass - 76

Courtesy of [livejournal.com profile] polietics
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[identity profile] bamfbercow.livejournal.com 2011-01-14 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
Hmmmm, most interesting indeed.

[identity profile] therealpm.livejournal.com 2011-01-14 08:40 am (UTC)(link)
As Mr Burnham said, a good start to our overall road of recovery.

[identity profile] coopertrooper.livejournal.com 2011-01-14 10:40 am (UTC)(link)
It's reassuring that the Lib Dem's plans to oust us has backfired.

I'm very pleased with the result!

[identity profile] therealpm.livejournal.com 2011-01-14 12:01 pm (UTC)(link)
The phrase 'sour grapes' springs to mind.

[identity profile] lawsd.livejournal.com 2011-01-14 12:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Hmmm.

Don't worry, Mr Mandelson, I assure you. My party's not finished yet.

[identity profile] therealpm.livejournal.com 2011-01-14 12:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Of course not, it still has at least 4 years, 4 months to go.

[identity profile] lawsd.livejournal.com 2011-01-14 01:04 pm (UTC)(link)
A lot can happen in that time period...

[identity profile] therealpm.livejournal.com 2011-01-14 01:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, I agree. Students, for example, could incur over £9,180,000,000 collective debt between 2012 and the next general election, not including loans for rent/general maintenance.

[identity profile] lawsd.livejournal.com 2011-01-14 01:22 pm (UTC)(link)
...Just to clarify, this is students in general? Not... a singular student made more terrifying by your use of the plural?

If it's the second, then that explains a lot

[identity profile] therealpm.livejournal.com 2011-01-14 01:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Tell me, do you often use the word 'collective' when referring to a single person?

[identity profile] lawsd.livejournal.com 2011-01-14 01:32 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm an economist, Mr Mandelson, not an English student. You'd have to look at my partner for that.

[identity profile] therealpm.livejournal.com 2011-01-14 01:36 pm (UTC)(link)
As an economist, you should at least be able to distinguish between a singlar and a plural, or is that sort of maths far too advanced?

[identity profile] lawsd.livejournal.com 2011-01-14 01:48 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm extremely capable at maths, Mr Mandelson, and I resent you suggesting otherwise.

Anyway, where have you been recently? I was hoping you'd moved away... no such luck I see.

[identity profile] therealpm.livejournal.com 2011-01-14 01:52 pm (UTC)(link)
I've been... occupied... with other matters.

[identity profile] lawsd.livejournal.com 2011-01-14 01:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Not illegal ones, I trust? Only I'd hate for another Labour politician to fall foul of the law...

[identity profile] therealpm.livejournal.com 2011-01-14 02:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Speaking of which, how is the Parliamentary inquiry going, by the way? Any news yet?

[identity profile] lawsd.livejournal.com 2011-01-14 02:02 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm told it'll be any day now. You know how long Parliamentary business can take.

[identity profile] therealpm.livejournal.com 2011-01-14 02:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, they can be remarkably rapid when it suits them.

[identity profile] lawsd.livejournal.com 2011-01-14 02:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Unfortunately, this time!

[identity profile] junders.livejournal.com 2011-01-14 02:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Don't encourage Mandelson to look at me! Have you looked into those pits of evil eyes?

[identity profile] therealpm.livejournal.com 2011-01-14 03:30 pm (UTC)(link)
They never made me a demon eyes poster.

My eyes are perfectly normal, Lundie.

[identity profile] junders.livejournal.com 2011-01-14 03:48 pm (UTC)(link)
I wouldn't be concerned. There are quite the high number of interpretations

Of course they are. Apologies.

[identity profile] therealpm.livejournal.com 2011-01-14 03:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Interpretation? The first one's a photo from the last cabinet meeting.

How are you keeping?

[identity profile] junders.livejournal.com 2011-01-14 04:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Not too shabby - working hard, disappointed at the results last night. I imagine you're smug pleased?

[identity profile] therealpm.livejournal.com 2011-01-14 04:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Certainly, it would be very odd were I not pleased with not only a Labour victory, but a 30 fold increase in Labour's majority.

[identity profile] junders.livejournal.com 2011-01-14 04:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Let's bear in mind that my party increased its vote share and brought ease to your campaign by, well, possessing a measure of power.

And let us not forget our mutual victory here - that the BNP lost its deposit

[identity profile] therealpm.livejournal.com 2011-01-14 04:12 pm (UTC)(link)
The slight gain by the Lib Dems was, you must admit, due to tactical voting by conservatives.

An excellent outcome! For which Mr Farron owes me a rather large favour...

[identity profile] junders.livejournal.com 2011-01-14 04:36 pm (UTC)(link)
As if Labour is unscathed by tactical voting...

An outcome for which I must congratulate you

[identity profile] therealpm.livejournal.com 2011-01-14 04:39 pm (UTC)(link)
I would say we emerged from this election battle completely unscathed, reinvigorated even.

[identity profile] junders.livejournal.com 2011-01-14 04:43 pm (UTC)(link)
I spoke, not of this election, but others

[identity profile] therealpm.livejournal.com 2011-01-14 04:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Mere speculation on the part of the BBC.

[identity profile] junders.livejournal.com 2011-01-14 05:06 pm (UTC)(link)
We saw them saying it at the doorstep in marginal seats. It was on the Socialist Appeal's front page. It was on your soft Lib Dem target election literature

[identity profile] therealpm.livejournal.com 2011-01-14 05:13 pm (UTC)(link)
In that case, I would be justified in calling this leaflet indicative of the overall tone of the Lib Dem campaign and party. Or shall we agree that leaflets for candidates may, at times, deviate from standard party line?

[identity profile] junders.livejournal.com 2011-01-14 05:21 pm (UTC)(link)
I suppose that much we can agree on
Let's avoid the long list of things we don't

[identity profile] edwardkins.livejournal.com 2011-01-14 12:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, this pleases me a lot!

Although the existence of a pirate party may require further investigation...

[identity profile] therealpm.livejournal.com 2011-01-14 01:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Edward, they're even more of a joke than a Lib Dem pledge. I wouldn't worry.

[identity profile] dannynotbeaker.livejournal.com 2011-01-14 02:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Such a surprise to see Labour hold its seat in a by-election. Especially when in opposition.

This isn't going to hurt us as much as Ed would like us to believe.
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