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T_i_B

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8. It was a she rather than a he!

Reply to Ken Burch (Reply #7)

Mon Jun 19, 2017, 03:34 PM

Jun 2017

Natascha Engel never mentioned Corbyn in public, and certainly never attacked him publicly, but there were plenty of rumours about her not getting on with Corbyn or Momentum, and she made a point of not putting Corbyn on her election literature. She may well have alienated a lot of people in the local party.

There were also rumours that she had lost her enthusiasm for politics, and the Tories chucked everything but the kitchen sink at winning here where Labour did not.

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A return to two-party politics? Dont believe it [View all] Denzil_DC Jun 2017 OP

Scottish and English politics do differ in this regard T_i_B Jun 2017 #1

It's not so much the favor not being "returned". Ken Burch Jun 2017 #3

The point about Lib Dems slipping back to 3rd or 4th in many places is fair T_i_B Jun 2017 #4

In the Greens case(and yes, cooperation between Greens and left-LibDems could be interesting) Ken Burch Jun 2017 #5

As I have posted incessantly in other threads... T_i_B Jun 2017 #6

Sorry, hadn't seen the other posts you made on this. Ken Burch Jun 2017 #7

It was a she rather than a he! T_i_B Jun 2017 #8

She, then. I didn't know your former MP's name or gender when I posted that. Ken Burch Jun 2017 #9

Best to look closely on a case by case basis T_i_B Jun 2017 #10

Thanks for the observations. Ken Burch Jun 2017 #11

Having see the election campaign at first hand in a marginal seat.... T_i_B Jun 2017 #12

Another note of caution from John Harris, including the dangers of pendulum swings and brexit: Denzil_DC Jun 2017 #2