What A Total Waste Of Public Money

[Canary42]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-60232228

3 of the 4 sensible parties abstained from fielding candidates.

The fourth for obvious reasons fielded a candidate who, had wisdom prevailed, should have got in unopposed.

But 7 of the loony parties (including UKIP I see) fielded candidates, so a by-election was needed – what a total waste of public money.

The loonies should be ashamed of themselves, especially since they didn’t have any hope of being elected.

[Canary42]

9 not 7, sorry.

[Canary42]

Damn, wrong again, it should be 8. Well, it is late and I'm tired.

[Gromit]

Fun to see Jason Pilley of the the Psychedelic Movement Party beat the UKIP candidate to take second place. Well done that nutter.

[sevenOP]

Gromit: "Elections are our democracy working... the other credible candidate stood down so that the Conservative candidate would win"

That is "democracy working" ?

Sadly, Amess is dead and cannot be re-elected, so the best constituent representative would hopefully be elected.

Gromit: "And terrorism loses."

Loses what? - constituents having/not having a choice to elect the best possible representative in their opinion? did "terrorism" specifically try to oust one Conservative MP ?

[Gromit]

The people of Southend West elected a Conservative to represent them for 5 years. A terrorist murdered that representative, and forced a by election.
It would be wholly wrong for Labour or the LibDems to take advantage of that situation and fight to win the seat.
The law states that if an MP dies then there must be an election to find his/her replacement. In this instance, the opposition parties correctly decided that natural justice would be a Conservative win the seat, so they did not contest the seat. Well done to them.

[bobbinwales]

Agree with gromit.
would it be wrong if some extremists killed all tory mps and then Labour won a majority now. I'm labour but it would be wrong cos terrorism would of overuled the fixed term parliament act

[ichkeria]

Totally agree with gromit also.

As discussed elsewhere

[Stickybottle]

In an unbelievable twist
Take a look at the picture a third of the way down the link
Who does it look like she is being congratulated by? :

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-60254176

[royfromaus]

A woman with blonde hair.

[dannyk13]

Sticky, don't know, who is she?

[Stickybottle]

Myself and a few workmates could not fail to notice the resemblance to Savile !

As I said just irony

[royfromaus]

Irony?

[Stickybottle]

royfromaus
Irony?
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Absolutely, sport

Unless the last 24 hours of uk political News have escaped you ?

[royfromaus]

So when you and your mates giggle when seeing a blonde haired woman and pretend she looks like Savile, that's irony?

How bizarre.

[Stickybottle]

royfromaus
So when you and your mates giggle when seeing a blonde haired woman and pretend she looks like Savile, that's irony?

How bizarre
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I guess ignorance is bliss

You must be blissfully happy
Keep an eye on the news, sport
You will be enlightened

[ladybirder]

Looks like it could be Martina Navratilova to me.

[sevenOP]

Gromit: "The people of Southend West elected a Conservative to represent them for 5 years. A terrorist murdered that representative, and forced a by election.
It would be wholly wrong for Labour or the LibDems to take advantage of that situation and fight to win the seat. "

An General election or local election could arise at any time in various circumstances.
This 'taking advantage of a situation' is a curious mindset.
Is it not taking advantage of an electorate to be democratically unable to change their opinion ?