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Iain
@iainbhx.bsky.social
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Former politician, keen psephologist, cat dad, Germanophile, likes traveling by train, average cook, occasional writer. Oh and I do things with SQL for coin.
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Iain @iainbhx.bsky.social · 4h
That's my route as well. DofE Gold?
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Iain @iainbhx.bsky.social · 5h
Two or three depending in how you define connected. If its people you just met two, if it's people you are connected to more that just in passing - three.
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Iain @iainbhx.bsky.social · 6h
And also vacancies in the District councils that will be electing next year - Newcastle under Lyme, Tamworth, Redditch and Rugby. These may be the last elections to those authorities pending unitarization.
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Iain @iainbhx.bsky.social · 6h
The six month rule will kick in at the end of this week which means any vacancies in the regions Mets won't be filled until May 7th next year. But ones will still be filled for other authorities in the region.
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Iain @iainbhx.bsky.social · 6h
It's been quite a week for councillors moving parties, but not in the West Midlands. With the vacancy filled on Worcestershire CC by Sam Ammar(LDm) winning Bromsgrove South. that leaves two vacancies on Stratford DC which will be on the 20th of November both are contested by Con/Grn/Lab/LDm/Rfm.
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Iain @iainbhx.bsky.social · 1d
I'm just an ordinary member, but after some consideration I've decided to give my first preference to @joshbabarinde.bsky.social to be the next president of the LibDems.
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Iain @iainbhx.bsky.social · 1d
No, demographics to be honest.
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Iain @iainbhx.bsky.social · 1d
Just had the first trick or treaters for several years at the door, good job I'd got some treats in just in case.
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Iain @iainbhx.bsky.social · 1d
Ah, the incest fan again.
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Iain @iainbhx.bsky.social · 1d
I'm worried now - hope you will be OK.
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Iain @iainbhx.bsky.social · 2d
A County Council leader born in 2006 blew my mind.
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Iain @iainbhx.bsky.social · 2d
Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, please.
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Iain @iainbhx.bsky.social · 2d
No neither do I.
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Iain @iainbhx.bsky.social · 2d
It's a local election and a by-election, 25% turnout is fairly normal in such cases and has been for several decades. I'd have expected it to be more like 30% here and 35% in the main borough elections this year, but 25% isn't that shocking.
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Iain @iainbhx.bsky.social · 2d
In West Midlands politics news - the Liberal Democrats won the Worcestershire CC by-election in Bromsgrove South from the Reform Party with the LibDems increasing their vote share to 50% of the poll.
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Iain @iainbhx.bsky.social · 2d
Now that takes me back.
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Iain @iainbhx.bsky.social · 2d
I'm not sure any party would take him and I think he'd lose his deposit in any seat he stood in.
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Iain @iainbhx.bsky.social · 3d
And it’s a charming town to visit with its quaint harbour, but don‘t do it on a Sunday because they‘ll stone your car.
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Iain @iainbhx.bsky.social · 3d
It‘s very special place with very special people.
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Iain @iainbhx.bsky.social · 4d
How could we tell?
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Iain @iainbhx.bsky.social · 5d
The Tories used to 'blood' some prospective new MPs in hopeless seats, its very much in decline now as a practice.
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Iain @iainbhx.bsky.social · 5d
Very V for Vendetta.
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Iain @iainbhx.bsky.social · 6d
Yes.
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Iain @iainbhx.bsky.social · 6d
Porth Einon on the Gower has beach and pub.
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Iain @iainbhx.bsky.social · 6d
Let them fight.
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