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Gorton and Denton

Let's see if the market gets it correct. Not always the case. Outright winner rounded up to the nearest price from decimal odds Greens    1/2 reform    4/1 Labour    8/1 Con       1000/1 Lib Dems  1000/1 Labour v Reform reform     1/3 Labour     7/4 Lib Dems v Conservatives Con       1/5 Lib Dem   2/1

Julian Pavey ● 1d27 Comments

Cry me a river.

David Burke ● 1h

“ Sectarianism? Does that also apply to Reform?”No, it doesn’t.

Steve Taylor ● 1h

Sectarianism? Does that also apply to Reform? Or just the Greens? Or maybe just Muslims who voted Green? Now with have Muslim men, islamists according to some,  telling their wives to vote for a white women from a party led by a Jewish gay man. You couldn’t make it up.But yes, agree, no conferring should be enforced.

David Turner ● 2h

“ Not a lot to do with Third World and more to do with a lack of education here.”It was blatant sectarianism. Third world values - men telling women how to vote. Disgraceful. The Greens ran a dirty campaign.

Steve Taylor ● 3h

what grounds for suspicious behavior and motives Peter? They are regulated - https://fullfact.org/politics/democracy-volunteers-family-voting/The sectarianism btw was a wolf-whistle to anti-semites.

Davy Jones ● 4h

I suspect the ‘observers’ who spotted so-called ‘family voting’ didn’t point it out at the time so they could log the maximum number of times it occurred and get better headlines - and fuel Reform’s Trumpian ‘Muslims stole the election’ claims!As I recall from being an observer some time ago, polling staff were usually quite active in stopping people ‘helping’ others with their vote, and if help were needed, would provide it themselves.

Peter Evans ● 11h

That video was so on the money it made me laugh out loud.I thought I was listening to John Prescott come down from afar to hoist up the red flag.

Denis I. Fox ● 13h

Julian Pavey ● 13h

I don't believe they are allowed to.  Perhaps this should be changed or even better there was a lot more education regarding the rules.

Philippa Bond ● 14h

Perhaps the integrity of the paid staff who were on duty at the time when votes were cast needs to be questioned.No one should stick two fingers up at the rules of a secret ballot and get away with it imo.

Keith Iddon ● 14h

Let's not forget that the reason voter i.d. is needed is down to the cheating in Tower Hamlets by Ken Livingstone's mate Rahman.

Peter King ● 15h

Why bona fide volunteers didn't step in when so called cheating was evidenced is beyond comprehension, but typical of the reluctance to question ethnic misconduct.The House of Commons will discuss the controversy this Monday but no further action is likely.Of more concern to ministers should be the advent of sectarian voting in large pockets of our country.We'll see.

Denis I. Fox ● 16h

Not a lot to do with Third World and more to do with a lack of education here.  It would help if people actually knew exactly what was and wasn't allowed and those supervising were allowed to point this out.  Maybe booths should be redesigned.

Philippa Bond ● 17h

“ degree of 'family voting' went on in this eection but that the election officers did nothing about it.”Yep, Third World values.

Steve Taylor ● 18h

The Greens are being accused of far worse it seems, why I no longer want to vote.

Janice Evans ● 18h

I am guessing Nutjob Polanski's greens will survive this  unscrupulous behavior at the ballot box, but the Reform party bringing it to attention will surely prevent this "family togetherness" ever happening again- as mentioned in Keith's double take.

Denis I. Fox ● 21h

Oh that old chestnut again.Several news platforms have reported that in 68% of polling stations a degree of 'family voting' went on in this eection but that the election officers did nothing about it.Whatever you think about it,surely it needs addressing and some lessons in how to hold ballots should be learned.This is and has been against election rules(is it breaking a law?) for as long as we have had free and fair elections.The clue is in the 'free and fair' bit.If it went on it is only right to call it out and stop it from happening again,whoever is doing it.

Keith Iddon ● 22h

Sorry laptop playing up a bit.

Keith Iddon ● 22h

Oh that old chestnut again.Several news platforms have reported that in 68% of polling stations a degree of 'family voting' went on in this eection but that the election officers did nothing about it.Whatever you think about it,surely it needs addressing and some lessons in how to hold ballots should be learned.This is and has been against election rules(is it breaking a law?) for as long as we have had free and fair elections.The clue is in the 'free and fair' bit.If it went on it is only right on,it is only right to call it out and stop it from happening again,whoever is doing it.

Keith Iddon ● 22h

Oh that old chestnut again.Several news platforms have reported that in 68% of polling stations a degree of 'family voting' went on in this eection but that the election officers did nothing about it.Whatever you think about it,surely it needs addressing and some lessons in how to hold ballots should be learned.This is and has been against election rules(is it breaking a law?) for as long as we have had free and fair elections.The clue is in the name.

Keith Iddon ● 22h

"Cheating" is straight out of the Trump playbook. The "sectarianism" complaint is just a dog whistle for Islamophobia.

Robert Fish ● 23h

"A victory for Sectarianism and Cheating" so says Nigel Farage.It is estimated by polsters that the cheating which was witnessed could have amounted to a 10% difference in the ranking.Consequently the Reform party has just called out Electoral fraud.

Denis I. Fox ● 23h

"It looks like the end of two party politics."That's what they said after Orpington in 1962. People vote differently at by-elections.

Richard Greenhough ● 1d

Gorton and Denton.Sounds like a name for a dodgy Estate Agent or an ambulance chasing lawyers firm.

Brian Green ● 1d

It looks like the end of two party politics.

Nicholas Beard ● 1d

Zack Polanski showed himself to be an incredibly nasty little man on Newsnight tonight.

Steve Taylor ● 1d

Now that counting has been going for an hour or so, and I'm going to bed.LatestGreens 1/3 and solidLabour 12/1 from 5s and looking as the third best and trouble for starmer who even visited, thinking he had a chance.Reform into 4/1 from 7s, and I think it's based on the other markets where betting for second place only is available.🕙🛏️Zzzzzz........🕙🌧️

Julian Pavey ● 1d

Latest Greens 1/3 from 1/2 Labour into 5/1 from 8/1 Reform out to 7/1 from 4/1 Labour v Reform market Labour  (NO OFFERS) Reform    Backers are not able to claw back losses in this market at the moment

Julian Pavey ● 1d