Comments on: Brent North

By: Atiq Malik

Atiq Malik — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:18:32 +0000

Tories select candidate for Brent North:

http://www.harrowtimes.co.uk/news/localnews/5047032.Tories_select_candidate_for_Brent_North/

By: Barnaby JL Marder

Barnaby JL Marder — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:52:28 +0000

That’s a partisan comment if ever I saw one. Kindly confine your contributions of what the result is likely to be, not what you’d like it to be. This thread has been ruined by a glut of the latter at the expense of the former.

By: AHMEDBAD

AHMEDBAD — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:37:44 +0000

John

Barry Gardiner has never attend his local area forum in Kingsbury from what I know which deals with local issues in Brent North. I have been attending these forums for years. He was never interested in local issue until the election and goes where he can get publicity to update his website.

He seems to spend most of his time asking to be invited to Indian community functions for photos that he puts on his website or using photos he has taken years ago in other functions. He never was interested in us the residents until now because of the elections.

We are not so stupid we have long memories.

By: John Detre

John Detre — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:24:54 +0000

It’s amazing that the biggest issue that Barry Gardiner can find for his literature is the £25 charge for the removal of bulky refuse.
Is he so ashamed of his government that he hides from national issues?

By: MPB72

MPB72 — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:42:32 +0000

Despite the fact that Barry Gardner has visited barely half the streets in his constituency during the 13 years he has been “our” MP, I think he will hold on this time, albeit with a greatly reduced majority. That said, if the polls are accurate in their prediction of a hung parliament, I see Brent North as a possible (probable?) Tory gain in the General Election which will surely follow within 12 months

By: Dalek

Dalek — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 11:12:40 +0000

“I think the Conservatives have their work cut out here – not helped by the boundary changes, Atiq’s candidature and the Bertha Joseph situation. Sadly I would not be surprised to see Labour hold on fairly comfortably here”

Tories achieved nearly half the 15.2% swing required to win this seat (7.4%) in the low national swing of 2005.

A 10.8% swing in the context of an election where there will be a larger Conservative swing is not impossible.

I don’t see Labour holding on here ‘comfortably’, more likely under 2000 if they do.

By: Atiq Malik

Atiq Malik — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:14:21 +0000

Matt,
Bertha was accepted into Tory group without any consultation with the members. She crossed the floor in September 2007 but did not joined the party till March 2008.

By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:32:25 +0000

I think the Conservatives have their work cut out here – not helped by the boundary changes, Atiq’s candidature and the Bertha Joseph situation. Sadly I would not be surprised to see Labour hold on fairly comfortably here

By: Rob Gittins (BN resident)

Rob Gittins (BN resident) — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:16:57 +0000

Clear LAB hold, 5-7% maj

IMHO.

By: AHMEDBAD

AHMEDBAD — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:55:45 +0000