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T_i_B

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29. Another update.....

Reply to T_i_B (Reply #28)

Sat Oct 6, 2018, 04:28 AM

Oct 2018

Natascha Engel has been appointed as the UK government's Commissioner for Shale Gas

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/natascha-engel-appointed-as-commissioner-for-shale-gas

I'm not in any way optimistic about Engel being independent or neutral and worry that she will simply be a cheerleader for fracking, and campaigners may easily dismiss her as such.

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Who's your MP? [View all] T_i_B Apr 2015 OP

Nicola Blackwood (useless Tory twit) LeftishBrit Apr 2015 #1

The good news is that it's a tiny Tory majority T_i_B Apr 2015 #4

Not a huge chance, but some chance LeftishBrit Apr 2015 #5

Same thing with Tory posters here. T_i_B Apr 2015 #6

Ian Lavery non sociopath skin Apr 2015 #2

Steve Brine - bland Tory in his 40s muriel_volestrangler Apr 2015 #3

Tracey Crouch (CON) Anarcho-Socialist Apr 2015 #7

Went to a local debate last night T_i_B May 2015 #8

I would always be suspicious of an applicant for any job... LeftishBrit May 2015 #9

As I think I've mentioned before on this thread T_i_B May 2015 #10

Election day kick T_i_B May 2015 #11

Nicola Blockhead, who un-represents me, increased her majority (ugh) LeftishBrit May 2015 #12

Engel scraped in with a reduced majority T_i_B May 2015 #13

2017 General election kick T_i_B May 2017 #14

Brendan O'Hara Denzil_DC May 2017 #15

It panned out much as I expected/as well as I could have hoped. Denzil_DC Jun 2017 #21

It's still Brendan O'Hara, and he's standing again. Emrys May 2024 #42

Still Nicola Blackwood -Oxford West and Abingdon LeftishBrit May 2017 #16

Jeremy Corbyn RogueTrooper May 2017 #17

Judging by the pony-ness of the LibDem campaign thus far RogueTrooper May 2017 #18

Still, could be worse than Lib Dems..... T_i_B May 2017 #19

I now have a Conservative MP - Lee Rowley T_i_B Jun 2017 #20

More on my new MP T_i_B Jun 2017 #25

Ugh. Sounds awful. LeftishBrit Jun 2017 #26

Just had my first correspondance with him T_i_B Jun 2017 #27

I should add at this point... T_i_B Oct 2019 #35

Nicola Blackwood lost! LeftishBrit Jun 2017 #22

Congratulations!!!!! T_i_B Jun 2017 #23

As of today The King of Prussia Jun 2017 #24

An update on my former Labour MP T_i_B Dec 2017 #28

Another update..... T_i_B Oct 2018 #29

John Grogan The King of Prussia Oct 2018 #30

I lived in the Arfon constituency for a time. geardaddy Oct 2018 #31

Update on my ex-MP LeftishBrit Dec 2018 #32

Anne Milton (Guildford). mwooldri Jan 2019 #33

2019 General election kick T_i_B Oct 2019 #34

Still Steve Brine, as a carefully worded card through the letterbox this morning reminded me muriel_volestrangler Oct 2019 #36

Emma Dent Coad, Labour (Kensington) Celerity Oct 2019 #37

Still Layla Moran; hope that continues after Dec. 12th LeftishBrit Nov 2019 #38

2024 General Election kick T_i_B May 2024 #39

New boundaries, new MP muriel_volestrangler May 2024 #40

Definitely hope you get the result you want T_i_B May 2024 #41

A bit of an aside... mwooldri Jun 2024 #48

Miriam Cates is bloody vile LeftishBrit May 2024 #44

A lot of people really want Marie Tidball to get in T_i_B May 2024 #45

Met Marie Tidball last night T_i_B Jun 2024 #46

Still Layla Moran (LibDem) LeftishBrit May 2024 #43

2024 update: New constituency. mwooldri Jun 2024 #47

2 recent MRP polls both show the Lib Dem leading there, but with quite different margins muriel_volestrangler Jun 2024 #49

I haven't posted much about Scotland in the upcoming election, Emrys Jun 2024 #50

Unsurprisingly, I have a new MP T_i_B Jul 2024 #51

Liz Jarvis, the Lib Dem, took Eastleigh, as had seemed likely, but not certain muriel_volestrangler Jul 2024 #54

What a shitty night for the SNP Emrys Jul 2024 #52

Not many more MP's than the independents! T_i_B Jul 2024 #53

The independents with a Gaza stance were one thing not predicted much muriel_volestrangler Jul 2024 #55

The Scottish Parliament will be a totally different contest Emrys Jul 2024 #56

I finally managed to find the results for Brendan O'Hara's constituency Emrys Jul 2024 #57

Oxfordshire results interesting LeftishBrit Jul 2024 #58

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