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mattomac wrote: ↑Sat Feb 07, 2026 6:06 am Yeah blaming the printing company but effectively it’s your responsibility to get it right, they don’t fly out from the printing company to a persons address.

Speaking as a former printer, I can assure you that blaming the printers for your own failure to proofread your master is as clichéd as the dog eating your homework.

Samanfur wrote: ↑Sat Feb 07, 2026 8:37 am Depressingly, she does. The Guardian found her.

And interestingly, given The Guardian's current leanings, the only picture of a candidate, included for no apparent reason(!) is the Green, in a very attractive pose...

Claim about her being a former Labour voter is always a bit baseless.

I could be classed as a former Labour, Lib Dem, Green, Independent, Plaid voter, I think I may even have voted for a communist once. There were supposed to be a sway of unknowns ready to save the Tories but they never showed up.

They'll get away with it, no doubt.

The problem with John Harris's vox pops is that people in town centres in the daytime aren't necessarily representative. He'll usually find a market trader or shop keeper that loves Nigel because anyone who trades with the public with any sense keeps their gob shut about politics.

John Harris went to a town centre and found a load of disillusioned and angry people. He's never written that before.

Yeah, Labour. Just make everyone's wages go up, cut taxes and fix public services. How hard can it be?

Youngian wrote: ↑Sun Feb 08, 2026 6:59 pm The problem with John Harris's vox pops is that people in town centres in the daytime aren't necessarily representative. He'll usually find a market trader or shop keeper that loves Nigel because anyone who trades with the public with any sense keeps their gob shut about politics.

Just ignore journalists if they approach you as they're all berks.

Tubby Isaacs wrote: ↑Sun Feb 08, 2026 7:53 pm Yeah, Labour. Just make everyone's wages go up, cut taxes and fix public services. How hard can it be?

Or just govern well.

Has he thought this through? I'd happily pay the tax before shagging anyone from Reform.

I once got stopped by a news team doing a vox pop in the run up to the Iraq war. Gave my opinion and was told that they wouldn't use it, as I was too even handed and reasonable.

When did serious academic Dr.Matthew Goodwin transition in man of the people Matt Goodwin who eats fish and chips out of paper washed down with a pint of beer, or who eats a full cooked breakfast washed down with a mug of builders tea?

Do voters really fall for this performative nonsense?

satnav wrote: ↑Sun Feb 08, 2026 9:55 pm When did serious academic Dr.Matthew Goodwin transition in man of the people Matt Goodwin who eats fish and chips out of paper washed down with a pint of beer, or who eats a full cooked breakfast washed down with a mug of builders tea?

Do voters really fall for this performative nonsense?

I assume if they didn't, nobody would bother with it.

The power that the 'normal bloke, none of this nonsense for me' conceit has is considerable. Never mind that it's invariably condescending bollocks.

Well he is a fraud isn't he, his polling was fraundent, the suggestion he delivered pizzas to this area from Salford is a fraud, everything about him is fake.

Andy McDandy wrote: ↑Sun Feb 08, 2026 9:51 pm I once got stopped by a news team doing a vox pop in the run up to the Iraq war. Gave my opinion and was told that they wouldn't use it, as I was too even handed and reasonable.

I got asked mine in Ledbury by BBC Midlands. They used it. I said the Green Party had more good than bad but had a reputation of being too nimby.

I was going to give money to Angeliki Stogia, but I don't want to bother as she's going to lose thanks to the events of today.

I do feel for her to be honest, probably had a chance if everything settled down after Burnham, he was even doing a video with her for the campaign.

Especially as the Greens and Reform aren't running masterclasses in election campaigning.

This one is looking increasingly like a lesson on whether potential Reform voters will go for an unashamedly racist candidate making unashamedly racist comments.

I was puzzled as to why the comrades on social media were having a dig at the Green candidate for having a partner who worked for Big Pharma giants AstraZeneca. Then realised they're Reform bots, its not just racists who join but anti-vax nutters as well.