Geoffrey Settle Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 With the local borough elections less than 2 weeks away and most people on this site very weary of politicians, judging by posters comments . I wonder if there is a yardstick that you can use to measure the new shiny candidates by . What questions will you be asking them when they come knocking on your door to see how they measure up? Remember this is a local election so only local questions for local people please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inky pete Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 It'd be a step in the right direction if any of them DID come knocking on the door! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 What do you want? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 "have you fiddled more expenses or less expenses than the other candidates" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverlady54 Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 Do you live in the ward you hope to represent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 100% tail between their legs as they move swiftly on. They can't answer questions like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 Do you have a mind of your own - or are you just a time server?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 Why did you choose to represent the Tory/Labour/Libdem party in Warrington? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 "you are a politician and therefore you are a liar......therefore asking you questions is a pointless exercise..... now get off my drive before I set the dogs on you" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Settle Posted April 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 Bazj - that's a statement not a question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 "as you are a politician and therefore a liar,......surely asking you questions is a pointless exercise? ..... now would you like to get off my drive before I set the dogs on you?" Two questions from one statement!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Settle Posted April 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 touche Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 Baz, don't be chasing Geoff off your drive - he might slip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 Will you work with other parties for the good of the Borough, or do you have your own agenda?(like some I know) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 Define "good of the Borough" - there are probably 200,000 different definitions? "Agenda" - you mean Party Manifestos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inky pete Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 Has anyone actually seen a candidate - or even a party supporter - out canvassing, listening and answering questions? Or are they all just sitting back so they can moan about low turnout and blame the electorate for their apathy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 They come at night when we are all asleep....... the canvassers approach like a talibany stealth donkey and creep up the paths of houses; darkened for the nights rest......... then as if by magic, the morning light shines forth upon a positive plethora of new and unread political wafflings on paper which was once an unread doctors copy of Hello magazine.... destined once more to be recycled without being read; such is the life of a party leaflet. Yet no more do we see the face of Crotty; idly pointing this way and that, imotalised on film for the purpose of advertising the failings of local opposition. No more will her face adorn the fake ballot boxes outside the polling booths..... such was the way of previous campaigns!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 Not only have I NOT seen a candidate, I have no idea who is standing and for what So my question would probably "who are you again?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 They'd have a job to find me. I did receive a letter through the post from one of the candidates. It never ceases to amaze me, that if you speak to them once or talk to someone who represents a particular party, they automatically think that you vote for that party. the mind boggles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 They don't need to visit you anymore - they've got their data base of support, so all they need to do is Get The Vote Out - by phone. Low turnouts are in fact a bonus! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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