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LeftishBrit

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5. Osborne will keep his seat, no doubt about it

Reply to pennylane100 (Reply #3)

Fri Oct 3, 2014, 05:25 PM

Oct 2014

It's Tatton. He has a majority of about 14,500 (32%) and, unless the Labour and LibDem candidates both pull out in favour of an effective Independent candidate (as really did happen to his 1990s predecessor Neil Hamilton after a scandal), he is safe.

With any luck, however, this government will be kicked out next time, and Osborne will lose his job. The Tories only got 36% of the vote last time, after all.

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This is a British Ted Cruz wannbe. [View all] pennylane100 Oct 2014 OP

Oh, he's on a roll: muriel_volestrangler Oct 2014 #1

I think he is a disgusting human being. pennylane100 Oct 2014 #3

Osborne will keep his seat, no doubt about it LeftishBrit Oct 2014 #5

This is disgusting... LeftishBrit Oct 2014 #2

Dangerous ideologue. blkmusclmachine Oct 2014 #4

Isn't Ted Cruz a Gideon Osborne wannabe? T_i_B Oct 2014 #6