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Education
It’s not been debated as strongly as issues such as immigration and the economy but according to IPSOS MORI, education is one of the five most important issues to the electorate. Because of this I...
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Shipley candidates on local issues
The general election is about electing a representative to parliament for Shipley constituency. Many of the local issues that face Shipley are relevant to Bradford Council and the councillors that are...
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What was Philip Davies doing a year ago?
According to Philip’s tweets today he’s been ‘leafletting and canvassing like crazy across the constituency’. But what was he doing this time last year as Shipley’s MP? Last night I discovered that...
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The four candidates – a summary
So last day of campaigning for our four candidates wishing to be Shipley’s next MP. Of course a number of people will have already voted by post, but for the rest of us there’s still time to make or...
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My vote is cast
So it’s done. I eventually made a decision, walked down to Northcliffe Church hall on my way to Shipley train station and put my X in the box for general and local elections. I’m not going to tell you...
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So who did I vote for?
As promised earlier today here’s my post about who I voted for, how I got here and why. I’ve never done anything like as much research into candidates and the parties they stand for before casting my...
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Philip Davies re-elected
For me the most disappointing thing about this result is the huge increase in majority for Philip by nearly 10,000 votes. Most of the people that voted in Shipley voted for someone other than Philip –...
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Gone for lunch…
Hi folks thank you all for following and reading this blog. I hope you’ve all found it interesting if not useful. I’ve enjoyed writing it, but it has taken it’s toll. I don’t intend to leave it here...
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Please help me evaluate the blog
So life is returning to normal for me now that the election has passed and we have a new prime minister and government. I’m personally going to keep engaging with politics and Shipley’s MP Philip...
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Philip Davies – flip flopping on International Aid
Back in April I sat in St. Paul’s Church in Shipley listening to Philip Davies say that he was committed to spending 0.7% of the UK’s GDP by 2013. At the time Philip was looking for votes to be...
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