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Gwyneth’s daughter aims to be next Crewe and Nantwich MP
9:44pm Saturday 3rd May 2008
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GWYNETH Dunwoody's daughter, Tamsin, has been chosen by the Labour Party as its candidate to be Crewe and Nantwich's next MP.
She will now fight the May 22 by-election to try and take the seat her mother held for the last 34 years.
An intensive two-day selection process ended with Tamsin Dunwoody being chosen by the local Labour group at Pebble Brook School tonight.
About 60 applications were made for the candidacy and they were then narrowed down to a manageable shortlist of five with Tamsin Dunwoody emerging as a comfortable winner.
Born in Devon, Ms Dunwoody, aged 49, was educated at the Grey Coat Hospital and the University of Kent.
She served as a Labour member of the National Assembly for Wales representing the constituency of Preseli Pembrokeshire from May 2003.
In October 2005 she was appointed Deputy Minister for Environment, Planning and Countryside and Deputy Minister for Economic Development and Transport in the Welsh Assembly Government.
She trained in the National Health Service and worked in London hospitals for nearly 15 years.
She has also been an adviser to small businesses in west Wales.
Also contesting the by-election will be Edward Timpson (Conservative), Elizabeth Shenton (Liberal Democrat) and Mike Nattrass (United Kingdom Independence Party).
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steph, still in cambridge says...
8:39am Mon 26 May 08
Sorry I am still ranting... Cameron is a hateful example of how distorted our governing body is, how it does little to represent the views and standards of the working masses, but maintains the standards of the well to do classes. The increasingly large proportion of incumbents are in place not because of their natural abilities but their learnt behaviour, and their inherited desire to provide for themselves at the expense of others and know there is very little the masses will or can do to stop them. Money buys position, education provides knowledge, control buys power, it looks like we invest on their behalf every time we think we have choice, because for them, whoever they are, every tick counts.
steph, cambridge says...
8:26am Mon 26 May 08
Cheshire blues, in several ways I understand why you chose to vote out Labour, E.T, is local, he states he cares and his 'class' shouldn't make any difference, but you didn't just support G.D because she was a maverick, she delivered and still had the respect of the Labour party. Tory central is new and riding high on the wake of Blair's governing style, Cameron is a replicant, a soft edged bioengineered Blairite, so are his minions, and by voting for E.T all you are doing is condoning dull lifeless retortic. The truth is you didn't have an ounce of choice but you think you did, ain't that sad.
steph, cambridge says...
8:26am Mon 26 May 08
Cheshire blues, in several ways I understand why you chose to vote out Labour, E.T, is local, he states he cares and his 'class' shouldn't make any difference, but you didn't just support G.D because she was a maverick, she delivered and still had the respect of the Labour party. Tory central is new and riding high on the wake of Blair's governing style, Cameron is a replicant, a soft edged bioengineered Blairite, so are his minions, and by voting for E.T all you are doing is condoning dull lifeless retortic. The truth is you didn't have an ounce of choice but you think you did, ain't that sad.
Paul, Crewe says...
2:48am Mon 26 May 08
Another post from somebody who lives miles away & doesn't understand the recent controversy in C&N. I think, Earl, that if you did live around here, you would certainly not think that Tamsin Dunwoody was 'decent'.
As for being 'bogus' or 'low mentality'... hmmm, well that neatly sums up the Labour campaign but not most of the well-reasoned posts on here!
I seriously doubt that these posts were from 'Tory infiltrators' - surely they had better things to do & anyway, haven't they won already???
I think that the proof of just how much rancour TD has produced is evident by how long this thread has been going. No other story has dominated for so long but hopefully Labour will not be so daft as to; a) resort to the same dirty tricks again & b) parachute somebody in from miles away on some flimsy pretext of having a connection to the local area.
As for being 'bogus' or 'low mentality'... hmmm, well that neatly sums up the Labour campaign but not most of the well-reasoned posts on here!
I seriously doubt that these posts were from 'Tory infiltrators' - surely they had better things to do & anyway, haven't they won already???
I think that the proof of just how much rancour TD has produced is evident by how long this thread has been going. No other story has dominated for so long but hopefully Labour will not be so daft as to; a) resort to the same dirty tricks again & b) parachute somebody in from miles away on some flimsy pretext of having a connection to the local area.
Paul, Crewe says...
2:48am Mon 26 May 08
Another post from somebody who lives miles away & doesn't understand the recent controversy in C&N. I think, Earl, that if you did live around here, you would certainly not think that Tamsin Dunwoody was 'decent'.
As for being 'bogus' or 'low mentality'... hmmm, well that neatly sums up the Labour campaign but not most of the well-reasoned posts on here!
I seriously doubt that these posts were from 'Tory infiltrators' - surely they had better things to do & anyway, haven't they won already???
I think that the proof of just how much rancour TD has produced is evident by how long this thread has been going. No other story has dominated for so long but hopefully Labour will not be so daft as to; a) resort to the same dirty tricks again & b) parachute somebody in from miles away on some flimsy pretext of having a connection to the local area.
As for being 'bogus' or 'low mentality'... hmmm, well that neatly sums up the Labour campaign but not most of the well-reasoned posts on here!
I seriously doubt that these posts were from 'Tory infiltrators' - surely they had better things to do & anyway, haven't they won already???
I think that the proof of just how much rancour TD has produced is evident by how long this thread has been going. No other story has dominated for so long but hopefully Labour will not be so daft as to; a) resort to the same dirty tricks again & b) parachute somebody in from miles away on some flimsy pretext of having a connection to the local area.
meggie thatcher, leicester says...
1:08pm Sun 25 May 08
Holy Moly! the mother sold her principles down the drain for money!supported fur! almost went bankrupt; ie was unable to manage her own finances and yet considered her self fit to run the country!!
and the daughter lives in 1.5 acre plot of land, in a house worth £850,000!
pray tell ne labour supporters, which is this working class job that can fetch me enough money to buy a £850,000 house sitting on a 1.5 acre plot of land!
and the daughter lives in 1.5 acre plot of land, in a house worth £850,000!
pray tell ne labour supporters, which is this working class job that can fetch me enough money to buy a £850,000 house sitting on a 1.5 acre plot of land!
meggie thatcher, leicester says...
1:08pm Sun 25 May 08
Holy Moly! the mother sold her principles down the drain for money!supported fur! almost went bankrupt; ie was unable to manage her own finances and yet considered her self fit to run the country!!
and the daughter lives in 1.5 acre plot of land, in a house worth £850,000!
pray tell ne labour supporters, which is this working class job that can fetch me enough money to buy a £850,000 house sitting on a 1.5 acre plot of land!
and the daughter lives in 1.5 acre plot of land, in a house worth £850,000!
pray tell ne labour supporters, which is this working class job that can fetch me enough money to buy a £850,000 house sitting on a 1.5 acre plot of land!
meggie thatcher, leicester says...
12:45pm Sun 25 May 08
labour should not be cast into the garbage can; from where they came where they truly belong
meggie thatcher, leicester says...
12:45pm Sun 25 May 08
labour should not be cast into the garbage can; from where they came where they truly belong
Earl Boscombe-Wickham, Kent says...
12:13am Sun 25 May 08
My impression of Tamsin was of a thoroughly genuine, pretty and decent lady.
Very capable of expressing her thoughts, not easily fazed, an excellent advocate, able to see the many sides of any argument.
This is the sort of woman I would like to see as PM.
PS. Many of the posts on this thread appear to be bogus.
Low mentality Tory infiltrators masquerading as malcontented newlab.
Very capable of expressing her thoughts, not easily fazed, an excellent advocate, able to see the many sides of any argument.
This is the sort of woman I would like to see as PM.
PS. Many of the posts on this thread appear to be bogus.
Low mentality Tory infiltrators masquerading as malcontented newlab.
Earl Boscombe-Wickham, Kent says...
12:13am Sun 25 May 08
My impression of Tamsin was of a thoroughly genuine, pretty and decent lady.
Very capable of expressing her thoughts, not easily fazed, an excellent advocate, able to see the many sides of any argument.
This is the sort of woman I would like to see as PM.
PS. Many of the posts on this thread appear to be bogus.
Low mentality Tory infiltrators masquerading as malcontented newlab.
Very capable of expressing her thoughts, not easily fazed, an excellent advocate, able to see the many sides of any argument.
This is the sort of woman I would like to see as PM.
PS. Many of the posts on this thread appear to be bogus.
Low mentality Tory infiltrators masquerading as malcontented newlab.
Andrew Birch, South West says...
6:37pm Thu 22 May 08
Saw Tasmin on Television last night; what a nasty aggressive poisonous class warfare ****. I hope she gets kicked into 3rd place.
Andrew Birch, South West says...
6:37pm Thu 22 May 08
Saw Tasmin on Television last night; what a nasty aggressive poisonous class warfare ****. I hope she gets kicked into 3rd place.
John Pickworth, Northwest says...
4:14pm Thu 22 May 08
Well said Adam.
We've seen from Labour's campaign just how much they like to "divide and conquer"... as witnessed in their Them and Us" leaflets.
You're right also that C&N are both extremely nice places to live, which perhaps explains why Gwyneth hated ID Cards and many of Brown's other policies.
As for other Lancashire towns... Blackpool finally had enough of Labour and turned Tory. If they can do it, you know the party is in serious trouble.
We've seen from Labour's campaign just how much they like to "divide and conquer"... as witnessed in their Them and Us" leaflets.
You're right also that C&N are both extremely nice places to live, which perhaps explains why Gwyneth hated ID Cards and many of Brown's other policies.
As for other Lancashire towns... Blackpool finally had enough of Labour and turned Tory. If they can do it, you know the party is in serious trouble.
John Pickworth, Northwest says...
4:14pm Thu 22 May 08
Well said Adam.
We've seen from Labour's campaign just how much they like to "divide and conquer"... as witnessed in their Them and Us" leaflets.
You're right also that C&N are both extremely nice places to live, which perhaps explains why Gwyneth hated ID Cards and many of Brown's other policies.
As for other Lancashire towns... Blackpool finally had enough of Labour and turned Tory. If they can do it, you know the party is in serious trouble.
We've seen from Labour's campaign just how much they like to "divide and conquer"... as witnessed in their Them and Us" leaflets.
You're right also that C&N are both extremely nice places to live, which perhaps explains why Gwyneth hated ID Cards and many of Brown's other policies.
As for other Lancashire towns... Blackpool finally had enough of Labour and turned Tory. If they can do it, you know the party is in serious trouble.
Adam, Cheshire says...
11:30am Thu 22 May 08
Like Bury or north Tyneside Steph? The reason why East Cheshire is a decent place is because the district and county council, and the new unitary council are all conservative led, and have been for years... The only reason Crewe and Nantwich voted for Dunwoody is because she was a maverick MP and didn't toe the line - unlike her daughter... Well it's all over now anyway - Timpson has more than likely got in - and he deserves it! Labour hate Conservative Cheshire so much so that they have just forced the county to split in two. The next stage for them is to merge West Ches. with Merseyside and East with Stoke or Manchester, thus diluting the Tory vote! This has upset Cheshire residents, and has no doubt had an effect on what party people vote for today!
Adam, Cheshire says...
11:30am Thu 22 May 08
Like Bury or north Tyneside Steph? The reason why East Cheshire is a decent place is because the district and county council, and the new unitary council are all conservative led, and have been for years... The only reason Crewe and Nantwich voted for Dunwoody is because she was a maverick MP and didn't toe the line - unlike her daughter... Well it's all over now anyway - Timpson has more than likely got in - and he deserves it! Labour hate Conservative Cheshire so much so that they have just forced the county to split in two. The next stage for them is to merge West Ches. with Merseyside and East with Stoke or Manchester, thus diluting the Tory vote! This has upset Cheshire residents, and has no doubt had an effect on what party people vote for today!
Steph, Cambridge says...
10:26pm Wed 21 May 08
OK before you lot rant... I am a Dabber, through and through, born within the sound of the bells of St Marys, a daughter of the working class, red, socialist and proud. Crickey you lot should get out more, C&N is a borough of great privilege having been supported by Labour for years, you really don't see what the truth is... its in front of you, the space in which you live defines your wealth not the wishful rattle of change in your pocket and minds. Go live in a workless towns in Lancashire and see how well you fair with the Tory vote up there.
Steph, Cambridge says...
10:26pm Wed 21 May 08
OK before you lot rant... I am a Dabber, through and through, born within the sound of the bells of St Marys, a daughter of the working class, red, socialist and proud. Crickey you lot should get out more, C&N is a borough of great privilege having been supported by Labour for years, you really don't see what the truth is... its in front of you, the space in which you live defines your wealth not the wishful rattle of change in your pocket and minds. Go live in a workless towns in Lancashire and see how well you fair with the Tory vote up there.
robert, United Kingdom says...
7:08pm Wed 21 May 08
Frank wrote:Exactly.
Winston Place wrote: I must put a bet on the outcome before the odds shorten. Thanks for your selection. Odds on a Tory win.Now there\\\'s a man who demonstrates sound common sense. Ladbrookes are no longer accepting bets for the Tories to win - they obviously knew it was a dead cert after the cynical selection of Tamsin Dunwoody using her maiden name to gull the electorate oin a sympathy vote.
It is disgusting to see this fraud Tamsin portraying herself as a working mother.Gwyneths daughter aims to be next Crewe and Nantwich MP. The headline states .
Labour editor we have here, me thinks.
Go for the sympathy vote, we have fcuk all too lose, is the editors thoughts .lol
robert, United Kingdom says...
7:08pm Wed 21 May 08
Frank wrote:Exactly.
Winston Place wrote: I must put a bet on the outcome before the odds shorten. Thanks for your selection. Odds on a Tory win.Now there\\\'s a man who demonstrates sound common sense. Ladbrookes are no longer accepting bets for the Tories to win - they obviously knew it was a dead cert after the cynical selection of Tamsin Dunwoody using her maiden name to gull the electorate oin a sympathy vote.
It is disgusting to see this fraud Tamsin portraying herself as a working mother.Gwyneths daughter aims to be next Crewe and Nantwich MP. The headline states .
Labour editor we have here, me thinks.
Go for the sympathy vote, we have fcuk all too lose, is the editors thoughts .lol
Frank, Crewe says...
6:09pm Wed 21 May 08
Winston Place wrote:Now there's a man who demonstrates sound common sense. Ladbrookes are no longer accepting bets for the Tories to win - they obviously knew it was a dead cert after the cynical selection of Tamsin Dunwoody using her maiden name to gull the electorate oin a sympathy vote.
I must put a bet on the outcome before the odds shorten. Thanks for your selection. Odds on a Tory win.
Frank, Crewe says...
6:09pm Wed 21 May 08
Winston Place wrote:Now there's a man who demonstrates sound common sense. Ladbrookes are no longer accepting bets for the Tories to win - they obviously knew it was a dead cert after the cynical selection of Tamsin Dunwoody using her maiden name to gull the electorate oin a sympathy vote.
I must put a bet on the outcome before the odds shorten. Thanks for your selection. Odds on a Tory win.
John Moss, Nantwich says...
3:48pm Wed 21 May 08
Gwynneth Dunwoody never lived here.
Tamsin Dunwooddy lives in South Wales, Edward Timpson lives 2 miles away in Cheshire.
Tamsin Dunwooddy lives in South Wales, Edward Timpson lives 2 miles away in Cheshire.
John Moss, Nantwich says...
3:48pm Wed 21 May 08
Gwynneth Dunwoody never lived here.
Tamsin Dunwooddy lives in South Wales, Edward Timpson lives 2 miles away in Cheshire.
Tamsin Dunwooddy lives in South Wales, Edward Timpson lives 2 miles away in Cheshire.
Adam, Cheshire says...
11:38am Wed 21 May 08
Maybe after her crushing defeat on Thursday, Tamsin could stand in the next by election - in Kirkcaldy - and then even run for PMl?
Adam, Cheshire says...
11:38am Wed 21 May 08
Maybe after her crushing defeat on Thursday, Tamsin could stand in the next by election - in Kirkcaldy - and then even run for PMl?
Bob, Kirkcaldy, Scotland says...
8:36am Wed 21 May 08
Typical Liebour Party politician. SHE accuses the Tory of being a toff yer SHE is the one listed in Burke's.
As a constituent of Gordon Brown's I can tell you he is as useless an MP as he is a PM.
As an ardent Scottish nationalist, I hope Crewe & Nantwich give Brown and his Liebour party the bloody nose they so richly merit.
As a constituent of Gordon Brown's I can tell you he is as useless an MP as he is a PM.
As an ardent Scottish nationalist, I hope Crewe & Nantwich give Brown and his Liebour party the bloody nose they so richly merit.
Bob, Kirkcaldy, Scotland says...
8:36am Wed 21 May 08
Typical Liebour Party politician. SHE accuses the Tory of being a toff yer SHE is the one listed in Burke's.
As a constituent of Gordon Brown's I can tell you he is as useless an MP as he is a PM.
As an ardent Scottish nationalist, I hope Crewe & Nantwich give Brown and his Liebour party the bloody nose they so richly merit.
As a constituent of Gordon Brown's I can tell you he is as useless an MP as he is a PM.
As an ardent Scottish nationalist, I hope Crewe & Nantwich give Brown and his Liebour party the bloody nose they so richly merit.
Paul, Crewe says...
12:26am Wed 21 May 08
I'm afraid that Tamsin Dunwoody DOES warrant & deserve all of the criticism she is receiving from all corners of the UK (even from her own party!). As the candidate, she could have stopped any of these disgraceful tactics at any time but she chose not to.
I really do hope that the people of C&N show the country that we are not swayed by such dirty tricks. As I stated in an earlier post, I feared we would be a laughing stock if Tamsin was voted in. However, after seeing & hearing her campaign, it would be FAR worse than that... it would make all local voters appear to be hate-filled, divisive, backward-thinking & stupid.
By all means, Tamsin, come to your late mother's memorial service in June but PLEASE do not stand in this constituency ever again, if you are (hopefully) defeated on Thursday.
I really do hope that the people of C&N show the country that we are not swayed by such dirty tricks. As I stated in an earlier post, I feared we would be a laughing stock if Tamsin was voted in. However, after seeing & hearing her campaign, it would be FAR worse than that... it would make all local voters appear to be hate-filled, divisive, backward-thinking & stupid.
By all means, Tamsin, come to your late mother's memorial service in June but PLEASE do not stand in this constituency ever again, if you are (hopefully) defeated on Thursday.
Paul, Crewe says...
12:26am Wed 21 May 08
I'm afraid that Tamsin Dunwoody DOES warrant & deserve all of the criticism she is receiving from all corners of the UK (even from her own party!). As the candidate, she could have stopped any of these disgraceful tactics at any time but she chose not to.
I really do hope that the people of C&N show the country that we are not swayed by such dirty tricks. As I stated in an earlier post, I feared we would be a laughing stock if Tamsin was voted in. However, after seeing & hearing her campaign, it would be FAR worse than that... it would make all local voters appear to be hate-filled, divisive, backward-thinking & stupid.
By all means, Tamsin, come to your late mother's memorial service in June but PLEASE do not stand in this constituency ever again, if you are (hopefully) defeated on Thursday.
I really do hope that the people of C&N show the country that we are not swayed by such dirty tricks. As I stated in an earlier post, I feared we would be a laughing stock if Tamsin was voted in. However, after seeing & hearing her campaign, it would be FAR worse than that... it would make all local voters appear to be hate-filled, divisive, backward-thinking & stupid.
By all means, Tamsin, come to your late mother's memorial service in June but PLEASE do not stand in this constituency ever again, if you are (hopefully) defeated on Thursday.
Dick Smith, Cardiganshire says...
10:50pm Tue 20 May 08
quoteFor the benefit of John Pickworth Tamsin did'nt lose her seat, the Wales Assembly Government lost it for her by coming out with not exactly the brightest idea to put before the electorate coming up to an Assembly Election i.e. a document for discussion on ideas for the reconfiguration of the NHS in Wales fit for the 21st century. The document was seized upon by the opposition in particular the Nationalist Party. Very soon rumours of Hospital closures or downgrading with consequent loss of services/staff affecting the west of Wales were rife.Utterly untrue but a momentum gathered. Public Meetings/Marches took place and the damage done became irreversible for Tamsin. But all this aside it is a constituency that traditionally swings back and forward Tory/Labour.
I say again, Tamsin was an excellent AM irrespective of her Party colours and certainly does not warrant the kind of rubbish thrown at her.
quote
Dick Smith, Cardiganshire says...
10:50pm Tue 20 May 08
quoteFor the benefit of John Pickworth Tamsin did'nt lose her seat, the Wales Assembly Government lost it for her by coming out with not exactly the brightest idea to put before the electorate coming up to an Assembly Election i.e. a document for discussion on ideas for the reconfiguration of the NHS in Wales fit for the 21st century. The document was seized upon by the opposition in particular the Nationalist Party. Very soon rumours of Hospital closures or downgrading with consequent loss of services/staff affecting the west of Wales were rife.Utterly untrue but a momentum gathered. Public Meetings/Marches took place and the damage done became irreversible for Tamsin. But all this aside it is a constituency that traditionally swings back and forward Tory/Labour.
I say again, Tamsin was an excellent AM irrespective of her Party colours and certainly does not warrant the kind of rubbish thrown at her.
quote
John Pickworth, Northwest says...
10:59am Tue 20 May 08
Rhys said...
"I have been represented by Tamsin when she was an AM in Wales."
And so remind us again why she's not still there and doing such a superb job? Wasn't she beaten by a Tory (in Wales of all places) and also while holding a prestigious Deputy Ministerial role?
If the people of Wales rejected her from such a height, why would the people of C&N want a failed second-hand candidate to represent them?
I'm sorry, but Dunwoody's record appears to show she wasn't very good at her job... certainly nothing in her mother's league.
Fortunately, the voters do have a choice in C&N... either the local man Edward Timpson (Conservative) who's family has lived, worked and supported the local community for years. Or alternatively the impressive Liz Shenton (Liberal) who has also run a very decent campaign over the past couple of weeks.
The choice is yours... something new or just more of the same old tired reheated Government policies.
"I have been represented by Tamsin when she was an AM in Wales."
And so remind us again why she's not still there and doing such a superb job? Wasn't she beaten by a Tory (in Wales of all places) and also while holding a prestigious Deputy Ministerial role?
If the people of Wales rejected her from such a height, why would the people of C&N want a failed second-hand candidate to represent them?
I'm sorry, but Dunwoody's record appears to show she wasn't very good at her job... certainly nothing in her mother's league.
Fortunately, the voters do have a choice in C&N... either the local man Edward Timpson (Conservative) who's family has lived, worked and supported the local community for years. Or alternatively the impressive Liz Shenton (Liberal) who has also run a very decent campaign over the past couple of weeks.
The choice is yours... something new or just more of the same old tired reheated Government policies.
John Pickworth, Northwest says...
10:59am Tue 20 May 08
Rhys said...
"I have been represented by Tamsin when she was an AM in Wales."
And so remind us again why she's not still there and doing such a superb job? Wasn't she beaten by a Tory (in Wales of all places) and also while holding a prestigious Deputy Ministerial role?
If the people of Wales rejected her from such a height, why would the people of C&N want a failed second-hand candidate to represent them?
I'm sorry, but Dunwoody's record appears to show she wasn't very good at her job... certainly nothing in her mother's league.
Fortunately, the voters do have a choice in C&N... either the local man Edward Timpson (Conservative) who's family has lived, worked and supported the local community for years. Or alternatively the impressive Liz Shenton (Liberal) who has also run a very decent campaign over the past couple of weeks.
The choice is yours... something new or just more of the same old tired reheated Government policies.
"I have been represented by Tamsin when she was an AM in Wales."
And so remind us again why she's not still there and doing such a superb job? Wasn't she beaten by a Tory (in Wales of all places) and also while holding a prestigious Deputy Ministerial role?
If the people of Wales rejected her from such a height, why would the people of C&N want a failed second-hand candidate to represent them?
I'm sorry, but Dunwoody's record appears to show she wasn't very good at her job... certainly nothing in her mother's league.
Fortunately, the voters do have a choice in C&N... either the local man Edward Timpson (Conservative) who's family has lived, worked and supported the local community for years. Or alternatively the impressive Liz Shenton (Liberal) who has also run a very decent campaign over the past couple of weeks.
The choice is yours... something new or just more of the same old tired reheated Government policies.
Simon, Nantwich says...
9:10pm Mon 19 May 08
I have been voting Labour since '97 - I had a lot of time for her mother... But, god rest her soul, Gwyn would be ashamed.
Tamsin has totally turned me off with her dirty campaign. She has no principles or honour and will clearly do or say anything to try to take my vote.
I don't care how much money Timpson's family have made (and being self made... good for them!) - why can't she focus instead on how she will help me? I have no idea where she stands on anything I really care about.
Something needs to change in this country - and that change needs to be a move forward, not back to the dark 1970s.
Tamsin has totally turned me off with her dirty campaign. She has no principles or honour and will clearly do or say anything to try to take my vote.
I don't care how much money Timpson's family have made (and being self made... good for them!) - why can't she focus instead on how she will help me? I have no idea where she stands on anything I really care about.
Something needs to change in this country - and that change needs to be a move forward, not back to the dark 1970s.
Simon, Nantwich says...
9:10pm Mon 19 May 08
I have been voting Labour since '97 - I had a lot of time for her mother... But, god rest her soul, Gwyn would be ashamed.
Tamsin has totally turned me off with her dirty campaign. She has no principles or honour and will clearly do or say anything to try to take my vote.
I don't care how much money Timpson's family have made (and being self made... good for them!) - why can't she focus instead on how she will help me? I have no idea where she stands on anything I really care about.
Something needs to change in this country - and that change needs to be a move forward, not back to the dark 1970s.
Tamsin has totally turned me off with her dirty campaign. She has no principles or honour and will clearly do or say anything to try to take my vote.
I don't care how much money Timpson's family have made (and being self made... good for them!) - why can't she focus instead on how she will help me? I have no idea where she stands on anything I really care about.
Something needs to change in this country - and that change needs to be a move forward, not back to the dark 1970s.
Rhys, Pembrokeshire says...
7:54pm Mon 19 May 08
Perhaps I have one piece of experience over all of you. I have been represented by Tamsin when she was an AM in Wales.
Tamsin was a tireless worker who made sure that anything you raised with her was immediately raised with the relevant person in the Assembly. Then she made sure they got back to you and followed up every issue.
You are really lucky to have the chance to vote for her.
If I lived in Crewe she would get my vote.
Rhys
Tamsin was a tireless worker who made sure that anything you raised with her was immediately raised with the relevant person in the Assembly. Then she made sure they got back to you and followed up every issue.
You are really lucky to have the chance to vote for her.
If I lived in Crewe she would get my vote.
Rhys
Rhys, Pembrokeshire says...
7:54pm Mon 19 May 08
Perhaps I have one piece of experience over all of you. I have been represented by Tamsin when she was an AM in Wales.
Tamsin was a tireless worker who made sure that anything you raised with her was immediately raised with the relevant person in the Assembly. Then she made sure they got back to you and followed up every issue.
You are really lucky to have the chance to vote for her.
If I lived in Crewe she would get my vote.
Rhys
Tamsin was a tireless worker who made sure that anything you raised with her was immediately raised with the relevant person in the Assembly. Then she made sure they got back to you and followed up every issue.
You are really lucky to have the chance to vote for her.
If I lived in Crewe she would get my vote.
Rhys
HHS, says...
5:20pm Mon 19 May 08
Desperation. Squeeze the last dregs from the Dunwoody name, ignoring that Gwennyth had to be reminded to pay her council tax, then descend to class war ignoring that Mr Timpson comes from a brilliant family and probably can't be bribed. An MP is wanted not a sinecure for a single mother...
HHS, says...
5:20pm Mon 19 May 08
Desperation. Squeeze the last dregs from the Dunwoody name, ignoring that Gwennyth had to be reminded to pay her council tax, then descend to class war ignoring that Mr Timpson comes from a brilliant family and probably can't be bribed. An MP is wanted not a sinecure for a single mother...
The Pheasant Plucker, Norfolk says...
10:54am Mon 19 May 08
Holly wrote:Holly. Absolutely right. The 10p tax band removal has hit pensioners hardest of all. Gordon Pasha's April, 2007 stealth tax has rebounded on him and his government like a shot in the head!
I am sick of this government - they\\\'ve betrayed me and millions of other poor pensioners round England. How they can tax my pension more just so they can fund a tax cut for the rich is beyond me - I\\\'ll NEVER vote labour again.
The Pheasant Plucker, Norfolk says...
10:54am Mon 19 May 08
Holly wrote:Holly. Absolutely right. The 10p tax band removal has hit pensioners hardest of all. Gordon Pasha's April, 2007 stealth tax has rebounded on him and his government like a shot in the head!
I am sick of this government - they\\\'ve betrayed me and millions of other poor pensioners round England. How they can tax my pension more just so they can fund a tax cut for the rich is beyond me - I\\\'ll NEVER vote labour again.
Adam, Cheshire says...
10:03am Mon 19 May 08
"Out of the top drawer" - yes, Gordon Brown's top drawer marked "emergency tactics" - the same drawer he pulled the abandonment of 10p tax from...
I feel sorry for all the Labour figures from the C&N area who could have stood as a LOCAL candidate.
It shows the true meaning of the Labour party are when they stoop to using class wars...
Yes, Edward Timpson comes from a privileged background - but so do many Labour figures - Tony Blair went to the best private school in Scotland... The Timpson family maybe well off, but they contributed to society in so many ways, such as fostering many children from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Let us remember Heath, Major and Thatcher all hailed from working class backgrounds...
If you think it is right to discriminate against someone with a privileged background then you give the green light to do the same to someone from a not so good background. Labour have shown nothing but desperate, childish tactics in this by election, stemming mainly from poor leadership and no clear policy.
Gordon Brown himself won't be visiting the area - what does that say about a party if it's leader refuses to visit a constituency fighting a by election?
I feel sorry for all the Labour figures from the C&N area who could have stood as a LOCAL candidate.
It shows the true meaning of the Labour party are when they stoop to using class wars...
Yes, Edward Timpson comes from a privileged background - but so do many Labour figures - Tony Blair went to the best private school in Scotland... The Timpson family maybe well off, but they contributed to society in so many ways, such as fostering many children from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Let us remember Heath, Major and Thatcher all hailed from working class backgrounds...
If you think it is right to discriminate against someone with a privileged background then you give the green light to do the same to someone from a not so good background. Labour have shown nothing but desperate, childish tactics in this by election, stemming mainly from poor leadership and no clear policy.
Gordon Brown himself won't be visiting the area - what does that say about a party if it's leader refuses to visit a constituency fighting a by election?
Adam, Cheshire says...
10:03am Mon 19 May 08
"Out of the top drawer" - yes, Gordon Brown's top drawer marked "emergency tactics" - the same drawer he pulled the abandonment of 10p tax from...
I feel sorry for all the Labour figures from the C&N area who could have stood as a LOCAL candidate.
It shows the true meaning of the Labour party are when they stoop to using class wars...
Yes, Edward Timpson comes from a privileged background - but so do many Labour figures - Tony Blair went to the best private school in Scotland... The Timpson family maybe well off, but they contributed to society in so many ways, such as fostering many children from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Let us remember Heath, Major and Thatcher all hailed from working class backgrounds...
If you think it is right to discriminate against someone with a privileged background then you give the green light to do the same to someone from a not so good background. Labour have shown nothing but desperate, childish tactics in this by election, stemming mainly from poor leadership and no clear policy.
Gordon Brown himself won't be visiting the area - what does that say about a party if it's leader refuses to visit a constituency fighting a by election?
I feel sorry for all the Labour figures from the C&N area who could have stood as a LOCAL candidate.
It shows the true meaning of the Labour party are when they stoop to using class wars...
Yes, Edward Timpson comes from a privileged background - but so do many Labour figures - Tony Blair went to the best private school in Scotland... The Timpson family maybe well off, but they contributed to society in so many ways, such as fostering many children from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Let us remember Heath, Major and Thatcher all hailed from working class backgrounds...
If you think it is right to discriminate against someone with a privileged background then you give the green light to do the same to someone from a not so good background. Labour have shown nothing but desperate, childish tactics in this by election, stemming mainly from poor leadership and no clear policy.
Gordon Brown himself won't be visiting the area - what does that say about a party if it's leader refuses to visit a constituency fighting a by election?
John Pickworth, Northwest says...
6:36am Sun 18 May 08
Dick Smith said: "far from being a failure..."
She lost her seat to a Tory... in Wales of all places!!! While her politician friends might have liked Ms Dunwoody, the voters certainly didn't feel the love.
I'm sorry Dick, but judging her record while campaigning in Crewe tells us all we need to know about Tamsin. This has been a supreme low with regards to honest decent electioneering. Even Labour's traditional supporters are distancing themselves from her campaign and so have the left-learning newspapers (who have all criticised her tactics).
If this is what she brings to the people of Crewe and Nantwich, I rather suspect they would sooner she return back home to Wales.
She lost her seat to a Tory... in Wales of all places!!! While her politician friends might have liked Ms Dunwoody, the voters certainly didn't feel the love.
I'm sorry Dick, but judging her record while campaigning in Crewe tells us all we need to know about Tamsin. This has been a supreme low with regards to honest decent electioneering. Even Labour's traditional supporters are distancing themselves from her campaign and so have the left-learning newspapers (who have all criticised her tactics).
If this is what she brings to the people of Crewe and Nantwich, I rather suspect they would sooner she return back home to Wales.
John Pickworth, Northwest says...
6:36am Sun 18 May 08
Dick Smith said: "far from being a failure..."
She lost her seat to a Tory... in Wales of all places!!! While her politician friends might have liked Ms Dunwoody, the voters certainly didn't feel the love.
I'm sorry Dick, but judging her record while campaigning in Crewe tells us all we need to know about Tamsin. This has been a supreme low with regards to honest decent electioneering. Even Labour's traditional supporters are distancing themselves from her campaign and so have the left-learning newspapers (who have all criticised her tactics).
If this is what she brings to the people of Crewe and Nantwich, I rather suspect they would sooner she return back home to Wales.
She lost her seat to a Tory... in Wales of all places!!! While her politician friends might have liked Ms Dunwoody, the voters certainly didn't feel the love.
I'm sorry Dick, but judging her record while campaigning in Crewe tells us all we need to know about Tamsin. This has been a supreme low with regards to honest decent electioneering. Even Labour's traditional supporters are distancing themselves from her campaign and so have the left-learning newspapers (who have all criticised her tactics).
If this is what she brings to the people of Crewe and Nantwich, I rather suspect they would sooner she return back home to Wales.
Dick Smith, Cardiganshire says...
7:18pm Fri 16 May 08
Having read so much rubbish about Tamsin, I feel forced to respond.
Though not welsh I've taken a strong interest in the Welsh Assembly proceedings and especially in its elected Members.
I can assure the electorate of Crewe & Nantwich that this lady (far from being a failure)is simply "out of the top drawer". She has an excellent brain and is no push over.
It was no surprise to find she rose rapidly to Ministerial level.
Though not welsh I've taken a strong interest in the Welsh Assembly proceedings and especially in its elected Members.
I can assure the electorate of Crewe & Nantwich that this lady (far from being a failure)is simply "out of the top drawer". She has an excellent brain and is no push over.
It was no surprise to find she rose rapidly to Ministerial level.
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Dick Smith, Cardiganshire says...
7:18pm Fri 16 May 08
Having read so much rubbish about Tamsin, I feel forced to respond.
Though not welsh I've taken a strong interest in the Welsh Assembly proceedings and especially in its elected Members.
I can assure the electorate of Crewe & Nantwich that this lady (far from being a failure)is simply "out of the top drawer". She has an excellent brain and is no push over.
It was no surprise to find she rose rapidly to Ministerial level.
Though not welsh I've taken a strong interest in the Welsh Assembly proceedings and especially in its elected Members.
I can assure the electorate of Crewe & Nantwich that this lady (far from being a failure)is simply "out of the top drawer". She has an excellent brain and is no push over.
It was no surprise to find she rose rapidly to Ministerial level.
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Mark Chadwick, Crewe says...
1:16pm Tue 13 May 08
Nobody noticed that the Liberal Democrats have done the same thing with Elisabeth Shenton, dropping the previous candidate like a hot brick immediately after the announcement of Gwenneth Dunwoody's death? Parachuted in a West Midlands councillor from Newcastle!
Incidentally, why isn't Tamsin standing under the name Dunwoody-Kneavsey, which she used previously?
Incidentally, why isn't Tamsin standing under the name Dunwoody-Kneavsey, which she used previously?
Mark Chadwick, Crewe says...
1:16pm Tue 13 May 08
Nobody noticed that the Liberal Democrats have done the same thing with Elisabeth Shenton, dropping the previous candidate like a hot brick immediately after the announcement of Gwenneth Dunwoody's death? Parachuted in a West Midlands councillor from Newcastle!
Incidentally, why isn't Tamsin standing under the name Dunwoody-Kneavsey, which she used previously?
Incidentally, why isn't Tamsin standing under the name Dunwoody-Kneavsey, which she used previously?
Adam, Cheshire says...
2:20pm Mon 12 May 08
Rather comical to see D Dunwoody criticise the spelling of names... Does it really matter? No! What does matter is getting C & N a decent, local MP who knows the area and the concerns of the constituents...
Adam, Cheshire says...
2:20pm Mon 12 May 08
Rather comical to see D Dunwoody criticise the spelling of names... Does it really matter? No! What does matter is getting C & N a decent, local MP who knows the area and the concerns of the constituents...
expublican, scotland says...
9:56am Mon 12 May 08
I think that it shameful that C & N labour party have not chosen a local candidate we have enough good strong local people who have served us well on the local council and in other capacities. Is Mrs Dunwoody-Kneafsy going to live in Crewe or be a commuter and increase her oh so generous allowances from us th e taxpayer.
I have been a life time labour party member but surely there must be more LOCAL people and grass root members
I have been a life time labour party member but surely there must be more LOCAL people and grass root members
expublican, scotland says...
9:56am Mon 12 May 08
I think that it shameful that C & N labour party have not chosen a local candidate we have enough good strong local people who have served us well on the local council and in other capacities. Is Mrs Dunwoody-Kneafsy going to live in Crewe or be a commuter and increase her oh so generous allowances from us th e taxpayer.
I have been a life time labour party member but surely there must be more LOCAL people and grass root members
I have been a life time labour party member but surely there must be more LOCAL people and grass root members
D. Dunwoody, says...
6:06pm Sun 11 May 08
mark wrote:considering you havent managed to yet spell her name correctly, how could that possibly have been the shortlist?
Is it right that the Labout shortlist was: 1. Tamsin Dunwoody? 2. Tamsin Dunwoody-Kneafsy? 3. Moyra Tamsin Dunwoody-Kneafsy? 4. Moyra Dunwoody? 5. Moyra Kneafsy?
D. Dunwoody, says...
6:06pm Sun 11 May 08
mark wrote:considering you havent managed to yet spell her name correctly, how could that possibly have been the s
Is it right that the Labout shortlist was: 1. Tamsin Dunwoody? 2. Tamsin Dunwoody-Kneafsy? 3. Moyra Tamsin Dunwoody-Kneafsy? 4. Moyra Dunwoody? 5. Moyra Kneafsy?
steph, still in cambridge says...
8:39am Mon 26 May 08