Comments on: Daventry

By: H.Hemmelig

H.Hemmelig — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:23:54 +0000

I agree – an extremely blunt letter which you would not expect a senior politician ever to send. Admitting his health problems in this letter probably sealed his fate in the 1981 reshuffle.

By: Joe James B

Joe James B — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:05:16 +0000

I thought his letter was a bit of a cheek actually – also one should always aim to keep it to one side of A4.

By: Andy JS

Andy JS — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 04:51:22 +0000

Interesting letter, thanks Joe.

Reg Prentice certainly didn’t lack ambition, asking whether he might be considered for a cabinet position in the letter.

By: Joe James B

Joe James B — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:37:34 +0000

Letter from Reg Prentice, MP for Daventry,
to the PM, December 1980.
At the time, he was Minister for the Disabled, in the DHSS.
He defected from Labour in 1977,
and left the Conservative government in 1981 (but stayed a Tory MP, and member of the party).

h ttp://www.margaretthatcher.org/document/8D3031A8F1A84729B184FE717E62AAA8.pdf

By: Andy JS

Andy JS — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 23:17:38 +0000

The second-placed party could only manage 19.4%, a surprisingly low figure.

By: Barnaby JL Marder

Barnaby JL Marder — Tue, 04 May 2010 10:48:20 +0000

CON HOLD

By: ChrisInTheNorth

ChrisInTheNorth — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 23:07:30 +0000

I’m now on an expedition to find the least Commented on seat. Only 39 in Daventry.. anyone know of any less?

By: Mark Horne

Mark Horne — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:33:28 +0000

There is a stand out candidate here, and that is Chris Heaton Harris. I have known Chris for a number of years, and he will do an excellent job for the people of Daventry

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 21:18:59 +0000

Greens have selected Steve Whiffen

By: Long John

Long John — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:28:37 +0000

The list of candidates is missing Steve Whiffen, who is standing here for the Green Party:

http://www.greenparty.org.uk/localsites/northants/news/new-candidate.html