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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Lancs,Greater Manchester,town,centre,local,election,elections,councillors,UK,Kier Starmer,unpopular,on doorsteps,2026,May,gable end,politics,British,government,results,gains,change,northern,red wall,former,heartland,decline,voter,disillusionment,anti-establishment,vote,right-wing,populism,far-right,Nigel Farage,backlash,regeneration,borough
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EE4M53 - Editorial photograph of a colourful Hello Wigan community mural painted on a brick gable end beside an outdoor bar seating area in Wigan town centre, Greater Manchester. The image shows local street art, red café chairs, a fenced terrace, painted flowers and the large word WIGAN, making it useful for stories about northern towns, civic identity, hospitality, nightlife, independent bars, urban regeneration, public art and changing high streets. The picture also has strong current-affairs relevance after the May 2026 Wigan Council local elections, when Reform UK made major gains across the borough while Labour suffered heavy losses in the seats being contested. Available reporting and election summaries indicate that Labour was badly hit, but also that Labour still retained overall control of Wigan Council after the vote, so the image should be captioned cautiously rather than saying Reform UK became the council's new leadership. The scene can illustrate a former Labour heartland reacting to a sharp local political shift, voter disillusionment, the decline of long-established party loyalties, right-wing populism, anti-establishment voting, and national pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer following poor Labour local election results. The mural's welcoming wording creates a striking contrast with the harder political story of a borough where Reform UK support surged in May 2026. It is suitable for editorial use on Wigan, Leigh, Greater Manchester politics, the 2026 local elections, Labour losses, Reform UK gains, town-centre culture, community art, northern identity, civic pride, working-class towns, post-industrial communities, social change, pubs, bars, beer gardens and the relationship between local place branding and national political mood. The visible fresh green leaves suggest spring or early summer, with bright daylight and a changeable northern sky.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Lancs,Greater Manchester,town,centre,local,election,elections,councillors,UK,pie,pies,humble,mobile,today,fast,food,fried,central,west,meat and potato,business,independent,Labour Party,Keir Starmer,eats,politics,British,northern,heartland,redwall,red wall,protest,vote,voter,disillusionment,anti-establishment,gig economy
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EE4M8E - Editorial photograph of a Wigan Eats sign above a town centre food business, showing the blue and orange branding, the words WIGAN EATS and ORDER ONLINE TODAY, and a logo featuring a pie and fork. The image connects Wigan's local takeaway culture, mobile ordering apps and independent hospitality with the town's wider reputation for pies, pie barms and Wigan Kebab food traditions. It can illustrate local food delivery platforms, alternatives to national takeaway apps, digital ordering, high street hospitality, small business marketing, regional identity, northern food culture and the continued commercial use of place-based branding. The photograph also has editorial relevance to Wigan's May 2026 local election story. Official ward results show Reform UK wins in Wigan Central and Wigan West, while reporting after the election said Reform UK made very large gains across the borough. However, the available post-election summaries indicate Labour still retained overall control of Wigan Council, so the wording should avoid saying Reform became the council's leadership. In political use, this image can illustrate a sharp local electoral shift, Labour losses in a long-standing Labour area, voter disillusionment, right-wing populist campaigning, Nigel Farage's party gaining council seats, and pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer following poor Labour local election results nationally. The sign's upbeat food-ordering message and proud pie symbol sit against a much harder political context, making the image suitable for articles about Wigan, Greater Manchester, local democracy, northern English towns, the cost of living, takeaway spending, hospitality, food delivery technology, town-centre businesses, working-class identity, post-industrial communities, local culture and changing party loyalties. Visible brickwork, the projecting shop sign and daylight street scene give the image a documentary feel for contemporary Britain in spring or early summer.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,election,politics,local,history,identity,voice,civic,culture,democracy,2026,ReformUK,Reform UK,Labour Party,Labour,losses,gains,exhibition,public exhibition,cultural,display,change,post-industrial,town,reults,heartlands,red wall,party,traditional,stronghold,right wing,populism,Nigel Farage,political,realignment,northern towns,working class politics,changing
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EENK89 - Wigan's Voice exhibition display inside the Museum of Wigan Life, photographed in 2026, with large red, white and black entrance graphics and Wigan Council branding. The exhibition title has added contemporary resonance after the 2026 Wigan local election results, when Reform UK made major gains across the borough and Labour lost a substantial number of seats, although Labour still remained the largest group on the council. The image can be used carefully to illustrate the idea of Wigan finding or changing its political and cultural voice, but the exhibition itself should not be misrepresented as an election display. It was promoted by Wigan Council as a museum exhibition exploring the borough's heritage, culture and changing landscape, structured around nature's voice, traditional voice and community voice. The graphic panel reads Wigan's Voice and Until 25 July 2026, placing the photograph within a specific local cultural moment. The image is useful for editorial subjects including Wigan identity, local democracy, public culture, civic history, museum exhibitions, community voice, post-industrial northern towns, Greater Manchester politics, local government change and the role of museums in reflecting place and belonging. The recent election context adds news value, especially where stories examine Labour's weakening grip in parts of its traditional North West heartlands and the rise of Reform UK as a right-wing populist challenger. The scene appears indoors under museum or gallery lighting, with visitors, display areas and exhibition structures visible in the background. The photograph works best as a documentary image about Wigan's public identity and changing civic mood, rather than as direct evidence of any one political cause. It should be captioned with care, distinguishing between the museum's cultural exhibition and the separate 2026 local election result.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,election,left-wing,changing,habits,floating,voter,voters,political,campaign,replacing,Labour,party,British,English,councillor,councils,council,doorstep,residential,campaigning,suburban,street,streets,urban,red-brick,houses,democracy,democratic,participation,season,behaviour,parliamentary campaigning,sustainability,net zero,debate,terraced,Zack Polanski
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E9ANTJ - Editorial photograph of a large Green Party Vote Green sign mounted on a wooden post outside a house in a traditional British terraced street during a local UK election campaign. The bold green campaign board stands beside bay windows and red-brick facades, creating a clear visual shorthand for grassroots politics, doorstep canvassing and neighbourhood level democracy. This is useful imagery for stories about British elections, local council contests, parliamentary campaigning, environmental politics, green issues, climate change, voter behaviour and party messaging. The domestic setting is important because it shows political support expressed from an ordinary home rather than a rally or formal event. Rows of closely spaced terraced houses, pavement edge views and an overcast sky give the scene a recognisable suburban or inner-urban English character. The photograph can illustrate topics such as election season, residential campaigning, political signage, street level activism, public opinion, democratic participation, UK voting habits and the visibility of party branding within everyday communities. The image is especially relevant to editorial features on the Green Party in Britain, including campaign growth, local representation, sustainability, net zero debate, environmental campaigning and alternative political choices beyond the larger main parties. Because the wording is large and instantly readable, it works well for newspapers, magazines, blogs and educational use where a clean, direct election image is needed. Weather conditions appear dry with soft daylight and cloud cover, adding a natural documentary feel to this real-world political scene. Architectural details such as bay windows, uniform facades and the repeating line of terraced homes reinforce the sense of an everyday UK residential setting, making the picture suitable for both political reporting and wider social documentary use.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,England,Wales,Scotland,election,Scottish,English,Welsh,parliament,green,left,left wing,leftwing,the,poster,sign,signs,change,local,UK,grassroots,campaigning,residential,success,garden,street,doorstep,advertising,signage,surge,Zack Polanski,rise,polling,boost,disillusioned Labour,voters,tactical,Palestine politics
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EBGJMW - Vote Green campaign placard is fixed to a wooden post outside a red brick terraced house in a British residential street, creating a topical editorial image for UK council election coverage. The photograph shows grassroots Green Party campaigning at street level, with a second Vote Green sign visible further along the road, suggesting neighbourhood support and local doorstep politics rather than a staged party press event. The image is useful for stories about the Green Party of England and Wales, local elections, voter choice, protest voting, climate politics, environmental policy, tactical voting, progressive politics and changing party loyalties in urban and suburban communities. It can also illustrate the rise of Green campaigning under leader Zack Polanski, whose leadership has been associated with sharper left-wing messaging, stronger polling visibility and increased attention from Labour, Liberal Democrat, Conservative and Reform UK opponents. The scene works well for coverage of local council contests, ward campaigns, candidate leaflets, garden posters, political signage, door-to-door canvassing and the contest for disillusioned Labour voters. It also suits more critical editorial use around campaign controversies, candidate vetting, accusations from rival parties, debates over antisemitism, policing comments, Palestine-related campaigning, public confidence, party discipline and the practical challenge of translating national polling into council seats. The wet road, plain terraced housing, overcast light and ordinary street setting give the image a documentary feel, emphasising everyday democratic participation, household political expression and the way national political arguments become visible in small local streets during an election campaign. It has strong stock value for newspapers, magazines, political blogs, polling analysis, civic education and features about fragmentation in British politics beyond the traditional two-party contest.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,city centre,Scotland,election,Scottish Parliament Building,Scottish Parliament,Holyrood,Edinburgh,Horse Wynd,EH99 1SP,United Kingdom,parliament building,modern architecture,contemporary architecture,public entrance,winter,Holyrood area,UK politics,Scottish politics,governance,democracy,constitutional affairs,national legislature,public engagement,cultural tourism,destination marketing,architecture photography,editorial travel image,winter city break,landmark building,European city travel,public sector,civic pride,Enric Miralles,postmodern architecture,civic architecture,public building,political institution
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3DM99BP - A wide, documentary winter view of the Scottish Parliament Building at Holyrood, Edinburgh, showing the public approach to the main entrance and the bold, modern facade of the parliamentary complex. The architecture has a distinctly contemporary, sculptural feel: curved roofline, strong geometric window rhythm, and mixed materials that read as stone, metal and timber tones. In the foreground, the open paved public space creates a sense of scale, with scattered stone bollards and the clean lines of the approach guiding the eye toward the glazed entrance.
A prominent purple visitor sign in the scene reads Explore the Parliament Building, reinforcing this as an accessible civic destination as well as the working home of Scottish democracy. A few pedestrians add human scale and a calm, everyday atmosphere, typical of Edinburgh's winter season when daylight is bright but low and the air often feels crisp. The light is clear and cool, with long, gentle shadows and a pale sky, suggesting cold weather conditions without snowfall.
The image works strongly for editorial themes around governance, politics, devolution, civic life and public institutions, as well as travel and architecture coverage focused on Holyrood, the Canongate and central Edinburgh. It also suits broader storytelling about how modern national buildings sit within historic European cities, and how public engagement is encouraged through free exhibitions, tours and visitor access at the Scottish Parliament
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,office,Northern and Leith,Scottish,National,Party,election,elections,nationalism,indy,independence,politics,politician,constituency office,constituency,surgery,devolution,casework,local,representation,public,service,Parliament,issues,regeneration,Leith Walk,Minister,for,Higher and Further Education,education,democratic representation,urban,political campaigning,public-facing,city,centre,civic life,safety
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E8E1AY - Exterior of Ben Macpherson's former MSP constituency office at 34 Constitution Street in Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland, showing Scottish Parliament and SNP signage for the Edinburgh Northern and Leith constituency. The shopfront-style political office includes window posters, public contact details and a large sign naming Ben Macpherson MSP, making it a clear documentary image of devolved representation, constituency casework and everyday local democracy in Scotland. Ben Macpherson represented Edinburgh Northern and Leith for the Scottish National Party from 2016 until April 2026, according to the Scottish Parliament's current profile, which now lists him as a former MSP. Earlier Scottish Parliament contact material during the 2026 campaign period gave this Constitution Street address as his constituency contact point. The image is useful for editorial coverage of Scottish politics, Holyrood, SNP representation, constituency offices, local casework, democratic access, Leith politics, Edinburgh public life and the relationship between elected members and residents. It can also support wider stories on the visibility of party politics in high streets, the practical role of MSP offices, public appointments, advice surgeries, housing, social security, transport, local campaigning and devolved public services. Macpherson has also held Scottish Government ministerial roles, including Minister for Social Security and Local Government and later Minister for Higher and Further Education, giving the image additional relevance for coverage of Scottish Government portfolios and SNP political careers. The Leith location adds urban context, as Constitution Street sits in an area associated with regeneration, civic change, tram development, local business and a strong political identity. Because the Scottish Parliament profile now identifies him as a former MSP, captions should be dated carefully: if the photograph was taken while the office was active, it can be described historical
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,cuts,saving,local government,52 million,budget,savings,target,DOGE,ReformUK,councillors,This council needs to save,save,transformation,systems,gap,budgets,programme,public sector,local authority,finance,municipal,reform,austerity,election,elections,local,service,efficiency,organisational change,workplace,corporate,communications,civic office,town hall,government funding pressure,homelessness pressures,temporary accommodation costs
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E9APBE - Close view of an internal Hackney Council staff poster displayed in a glazed white frame, carrying the stark message that the council needs to save £52 million over the next three years. The blue poster uses large bold white lettering, an oversized pound figure and cog graphics over a faint civic building backdrop, giving it the polished but unmistakably serious feel of a local authority transformation campaign. A small footer directs staff to the Hackney intranet transformation page, making this a workplace communication aimed at employees rather than a public advertising poster. The image is especially topical because Hackney mayoral and local council elections are due next month, so the savings message lands in the middle of a live political and financial debate about how public services are funded, protected and reshaped. It works well as an editorial illustration of council austerity, municipal budget pressures, savings targets, transformation programmes, public sector reform, service redesign, local democracy and pre-election messaging. Hackney, an inner London borough with an elected mayoral system, has for years faced the same broad pressures seen across English local government, including rising demand for statutory services, homelessness and temporary accommodation costs, inflation and long running funding strain. The wording on the poster matches Hackney Council documents describing a £52m budget gap over three years, so the sign captures a real moment in the borough's financial story. Reflections on the glazing, the white frame and the documentary close crop reinforce the sense of a routine office corridor or staff area, where difficult corporate realities are reduced to one blunt number for employees to absorb. As a record image it also has local historical value, capturing how Hackney Council presented its transformation agenda to staff ahead of a borough-wide vote to elect the Mayor and all 57 councillors
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,UK,election,day,parliamentary,vote,voters,paper,papers,ballot box,parliamentary elections,council election,democratic,process,civic,duty,participation,electoral,notice,entrance,opening times,7am to 10pm,way out,sign,mobile phones,warning,tellers,information,public building,election administration,British,voting in person,rules,secrecy,secret,library,community,hall
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EDKYYY - A UK polling station entrance is shown inside a public building, with clear election notices giving opening times of 7.00am to 10.00pm, a Way Out arrow, guidance for tellers and a warning sign saying not to use mobile phones. The image is a useful editorial stock photograph for stories about local elections, parliamentary elections, polling day, voter information, electoral administration, democracy, civic participation and the practical process of voting in person. The Electoral Commission says voters must go to their allocated polling station, usually shown on their poll card, and GOV.UK also explains that people can only vote at the polling station location on their card, although they do not need to take the card with them. The visible opening-times notice reflects the standard UK polling hours of 7am to 10pm, with voters already in a queue at 10pm normally still entitled to vote. The image can illustrate the ordinary, functional nature of British elections, where schools, community halls, libraries and other local buildings are temporarily turned into polling places. It is commercially useful for articles on election day, local councils, general elections, voter ID, turnout, democracy, polling station staffing, tellers, campaign volunteers, ballot secrecy, mobile phone restrictions, accessibility and public trust in the electoral process. The signs also show the controlled environment around voting, with information for voters and campaign tellers, privacy expectations and directional signage helping people move through the station. As a documentary stock image, it records the practical infrastructure of democracy rather than party politics, making it suitable for neutral coverage of voting rules, election administration, democratic participation and public service delivery.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,U-Turns,defeat,change,changing,leader,of,Vote Labour,Party,councilors,sign,election,Sened,Wales,Scotland,front,garden,UK,elections,England,local,PLP,campaign,Holyrood,supporter,supporters,residential,street,suburban,democracy,voting,electioneering,grassroots,doorstep,politics,material,branding,electorate
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EDKYYP - A red Vote Labour campaign banner is displayed in the front garden of a residential property in England, creating a clear editorial image of party political campaigning, voter support and neighbourhood-level election activity. The sign uses the Labour Party's familiar red branding and large white lettering, making it immediately recognisable as a campaign message aimed at passing pedestrians, local residents and voters. The suburban street setting, front garden, fence post, cloudy sky, terraced houses and distant railway bridge give the photograph strong documentary value as an everyday view of politics appearing in ordinary residential streets rather than at a rally, press conference or formal party event. The image is commercially useful for stories about UK elections, local council campaigns, general elections, party canvassing, voter identity, garden posters, political participation, campaign visibility, grassroots support and the way political loyalties are signalled in local communities. It can also illustrate wider themes around British democracy, doorstep politics, constituency campaigning, party branding, swing voters, political persuasion, neighbourhood opinion and the contest for attention during election periods. Because the image shows a campaign sign rather than identifiable campaigners or voters, it works well as a neutral stock photograph for coverage of election season, polling day build-up, political advertising, manifesto debate, local government, parliamentary politics and public engagement. The wet-looking street, overcast sky and ordinary housing backdrop add a recognisably British feel, useful for news, politics, civic life and social commentary. As a documentary stock image, it records a small but visible expression of democratic campaigning, where national party politics is translated into a simple front-garden banner on a local street.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,candidate,campaigning,fail,failing,failure,on,a,union,flag,cushion,UK,GB,England,English,Tories,Conservative,Tory,general,election,elections,campaign,campaigns,leaflet,constituancy,with,poll,polling,card,cards,in,Warrington South,advert,toast,lost,losing,his,seat
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2XBHY41 - Andrew John Carter JP (born 25 January 1974) is a British Conservative Party politician, who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Warrington South from 2019 to 2024
He was elected to the seat of Warrington South at the general election in December that year, gaining the seat from the Labour incumbent. He is a volunteer magistrate.
During his time in office he has served on Committee for the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill, the Digital Markets Act and the Media Bill. He ran an annual Career Fair with around 40 employers and 1,000 annual attendees. Additionally, he has worked to secure 105 zero-emission electric busses for Warrington.
He announced in May 2023 that he does not intend to seek re-adoption as the Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for the Conservative Party in Warrington South at the 2024 general election. However, he later reversed this decision, and is currently standing as the Conservative candidate for Warrington South.
He also served in the capacity of the Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Transport prior to Parliament's dissolution
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,candidate,campaigning,fail,failing,failure,on,a,union,flag,cushion,UK,GB,England,English,Tories,Conservative,Tory,general,election,elections,campaign,campaigns,leaflet,constituancy,with,poll,polling,card,cards,in,Warrington South,advert,toast,lost,losing,his,seat
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2XBHY47 - Andrew John Carter JP (born 25 January 1974) is a British Conservative Party politician, who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Warrington South from 2019 to 2024
He was elected to the seat of Warrington South at the general election in December that year, gaining the seat from the Labour incumbent. He is a volunteer magistrate.
During his time in office he has served on Committee for the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill, the Digital Markets Act and the Media Bill. He ran an annual Career Fair with around 40 employers and 1,000 annual attendees. Additionally, he has worked to secure 105 zero-emission electric busses for Warrington.
He announced in May 2023 that he does not intend to seek re-adoption as the Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for the Conservative Party in Warrington South at the 2024 general election. However, he later reversed this decision, and is currently standing as the Conservative candidate for Warrington South.
He also served in the capacity of the Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Transport prior to Parliament's dissolution
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,candidate,campaigning,fail,failing,failure,on,a,union,flag,cushion,UK,GB,England,English,Tories,Conservative,Tory,general,election,elections,campaign,campaigns,leaflet,Warrington,Cheshire,WA4 2PL,WA4,advert,toast,promote,promotion,lost,losing,his,seat
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2XBHY4D - Andrew John Carter JP (born 25 January 1974) is a British Conservative Party politician, who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Warrington South from 2019 to 2024
He was elected to the seat of Warrington South at the general election in December that year, gaining the seat from the Labour incumbent. He is a volunteer magistrate.
During his time in office he has served on Committee for the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill, the Digital Markets Act and the Media Bill. He ran an annual Career Fair with around 40 employers and 1,000 annual attendees. Additionally, he has worked to secure 105 zero-emission electric busses for Warrington.
He announced in May 2023 that he does not intend to seek re-adoption as the Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for the Conservative Party in Warrington South at the 2024 general election. However, he later reversed this decision, and is currently standing as the Conservative candidate for Warrington South.
He also served in the capacity of the Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Transport prior to Parliament's dissolution
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,candidate,campaigning,fail,failing,failure,on,a,union,flag,cushion,UK,GB,England,English,Tories,Conservative,Tory,general,election,elections,campaign,campaigns,leaflet,Warrington,Cheshire,WA4 2PL,WA4,advert,toast,promote,promotion,lost,losing,his,seat,electorate
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2XBHY4Y - Andrew John Carter JP (born 25 January 1974) is a British Conservative Party politician, who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Warrington South from 2019 to 2024
He was elected to the seat of Warrington South at the general election in December that year, gaining the seat from the Labour incumbent. He is a volunteer magistrate.
During his time in office he has served on Committee for the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill, the Digital Markets Act and the Media Bill. He ran an annual Career Fair with around 40 employers and 1,000 annual attendees. Additionally, he has worked to secure 105 zero-emission electric busses for Warrington.
He announced in May 2023 that he does not intend to seek re-adoption as the Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for the Conservative Party in Warrington South at the 2024 general election. However, he later reversed this decision, and is currently standing as the Conservative candidate for Warrington South.
He also served in the capacity of the Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Transport prior to Parliament's dissolution
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,7,Railway Rd,Darwen,BB3 2RG,BB3,Railway Road,blue,Tory,Tories,sign,offices,Red Wall,Sir,James Jacob Gilchrist Berry,Selfservatives,St Peters,Church,tower,polls,polling,town,centre,general,election,party,investigation,investigations,Northern Powerhouse,minister,Chairman of the Conservative Party,cut their consumption,or,get a higher-paid job,advice,ReformUK,Nigel Farage,defection
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RX1811 - Former constituency office signage for Sir Jake Berry in Darwen, Lancashire, photographed with the Darwen church tower visible in the background. The sign identifies Jake Berry as Member of Parliament for Darwen and includes a constituency office telephone number, reflecting the public-facing casework role of MPs before the 2024 general election. Berry represented Rossendale and Darwen from 2010 until Parliament was dissolved on 30 May 2024, according to the UK Parliament's official member record, and he lost the seat at the 2024 general election. The image has later political significance because Berry, a former Conservative Party chairman and cabinet minister under Liz Truss, defected from the Conservatives to Reform UK in July 2025. ITV News reported that he said his former party had lost their way when he announced the move, while The Guardian described it as one of Reform UK's most high-profile Conservative defections. The photograph is useful for editorial coverage of party switching, Conservative decline, Reform UK growth, right wing and populist politics, northern English constituencies, Red Wall political change, local democracy, constituency casework, former MP offices, political branding and the changing landscape of British politics after the 2024 general election. It can also illustrate the contrast between the routine local work of an MP's office and the national political symbolism of high-profile defections to Nigel Farage's Reform UK. Care is needed in captioning, because the sign shows historic MP status: Berry is no longer a Member of Parliament, so current captions should describe this as a former constituency office or historic signage rather than an active MP office. The image also works for stories about parliamentary representation, local advice surgeries, constituency boundaries, Darwen and Lancashire politics, Conservative Party fragmentation, anti-immigration politics, public trust, political realignment and the use of high-street office
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,map,atlas,world,maps,Republicans,president,of,the,USA,America,American,casting,a,model,doll,shadows,right wing,democracy,Stop the Steal,NY,candidate,misogynistic,presidential,election,impeachment,politics,party,Fulton County,Georgia,toy,Capitol Riots,Executive Orders,investigations,Mar-a-Lago,#NoKings,NoKings,National Strike
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RWW5RJ - Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.
Trump won the 2016 presidential election as the Republican nominee against Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton while losing the popular vote. During the campaign, his political positions were described as populist, protectionist, isolationist, and nationalist. His election and policies sparked numerous protests. He was the first U.S. president with no prior military or government service. The 20172019 special counsel investigation established that Russia interfered in the 2016 election to favor his campaign. Trump promoted conspiracy theories and made many false and misleading statements during his campaigns and presidency, to a degree unprecedented in American politics. Many of his comments and actions have been characterized as racially charged or racist and many as misogynistic
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,map,atlas,world,maps,Republicans,president,of,the,USA,America,American,casting,a,shadow,model,doll,shadows,right wing,right-wing,democracy,candidate,biggly,win,misogynist,business,investigation,stolen,election,lawsuit,classified documents,concept,rating,conspiracy theory,racist,tariffs,#NoKings,NoKings
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RWW5WF - Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.
Trump won the 2016 presidential election as the Republican nominee against Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton while losing the popular vote. During the campaign, his political positions were described as populist, protectionist, isolationist, and nationalist. His election and policies sparked numerous protests. He was the first U.S. president with no prior military or government service. The 20172019 special counsel investigation established that Russia interfered in the 2016 election to favor his campaign. Trump promoted conspiracy theories and made many false and misleading statements during his campaigns and presidency, to a degree unprecedented in American politics. Many of his comments and actions have been characterized as racially charged or racist and many as misogynistic
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,WA16 6BQ,WA16,Tory,Tories,Conservatives,majority,election,elections,boundary,changes,wards,safe,seat,seats,Esther McVey,constituency,safe-seat,Esther Louise McVey,GB News,GBNews,Tatton Conservative Association,Tatton,Neil Hamilton,right,wing,far,parliament,Westminster,MP,MPs,House of Commons,01565632181,political parties,Kemi Badenoch
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RAP38K - Tatton is a constituency in Cheshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Esther McVey, a Conservative.
Constituency profile
Tatton comprises the north-western part of the Cheshire East unitary authority, including the towns of Knutsford and Wilmslow, and a number of villages such as Alderley Edge, Chelford, Handforth and Mobberley, in Cheshire. It also covers a small, north-east, part of the Cheshire West and Chester unitary authority, including some of the outskirts of Northwich.
The seat largely comprises prosperous villages and small towns, many of which have high property prices, set amidst Cheshire countryside, featuring country parks, hills, recreation grounds and golf courses. The area was previously dominated by countryside
however, since the 1950s, it has developed a largely built-up, suburban character, being located on the fringes of Greater Manchester. The largest centres of population are Alderley Edge, Wilmslow and Knutsford. Its proximity to Manchester means Tatton forms part of the commuter belt to the city.
The constituency was created for the 1983 general election following the major reorganisation of local authorities under the Local Government Act 1972, which came into effect on 1 April 1974. It was formed from parts of the seats of Runcorn, Cheadle, Northwich and Knutsford. The constituency is named after Tatton Park, a stately home in this area.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R64THM - This image shows Lancaster Town Hall, a prominent civic building located in the centre of Lancaster, Lancashire. The imposing stone façade features classical columns, a sculpted pediment, and a central clock tower, reflecting the neoclassical architectural style commonly adopted for municipal buildings in Britain during the nineteenth century.
Lancaster Town Hall has long served as the administrative heart of the city, symbolising local governance, civic authority, and public life. Its elevated position and broad steps create a formal approach, while the surrounding trees and open space soften the building's monumental presence within the urban landscape.
The detailing of the façade, including the carved relief in the pediment and the symmetrical window arrangement, highlights the importance placed on architecture as an expression of civic pride during the period of Lancaster's development as a county town. The presence of people walking across the forecourt situates the building within everyday city life, reinforcing its continued relevance as a working public space.
Photographed in clear daylight under blue skies, this image captures Lancaster Town Hall as both a historic landmark and a functioning part of the modern city. It is well suited for editorial use covering British local government, civic architecture, heritage buildings, and the character of historic county towns in England.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PYTG0H - The Elections Act 2022 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, introduced to the House of Commons in July 2021, and receiving Royal Assent on 28 April 2022. The Act makes photo identification compulsory for in-person voting in Great Britain for the first time. Until then, Northern Ireland had been the only part of the UK to require voter identification. The Act will also give government new powers over the independent elections regulator
the Electoral Commission has said it is concerned about its independence from political influence in the future. According to academic research presented to the House of Commons, these changes may result in 1.1 million fewer voters at the next general election due to the photo ID requirement.
Key elements of the Act were opposed by parliamentary committees, the House of Lords, the Electoral Commission, devolved governments, and academics. Changes proposed by the House of Lords were rejected by Boris Johnson's government. Some opponents said it would hinder certain groups of people from voting, because they were less likely to have photo IDs. William Wallace, Baron Wallace of Saltaire, described it as a nefarious piece of legislation that is shabby and illiberal. Toby James, a professor of politics and public policy, has said the inclusiveness of elections has been undermined by the act and it weakens the UK's claim to be a beacon of democracy. The Labour Party said the Conservatives are trying to rig the rules of the game to help themselves. A free voter ID card was introduced for those who did not have other forms of identification.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NWK01M - Profile: Mareike von Jungsfeld (SPD)
Age: 41
Job: Finance officer at the regional association of the SPD
Political function: Co-chair of the SPD Mainz
Marital status: divorced
Children: 2
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KG46KA - Lymm voters set to be removed from Warrington election map
Voters in Lymm will no longer elect an MP for Warrington should a new scheme be approved.
But revised proposals for new electoral boundaries will mean residents of Thelwall will still be in the Warrington South constituency.
The Boundary Commission is currently reviewing all boundaries across the country.
Its initial suggestion was that Lymm and Thelwall move to the Tatton ward covering Knutsford and other parts of Cheshire.
However following a long consultation period, a final plan has been revealed. It means Lymm will still be moved from Warrington South to Tatton on the electoral map.
Thelwall will stay in Warrington South, where Conservative Andy Carter is currently MP.
With an electorate of 86,422, the number of voters in Warrington South is considerably above the permitted electorate range.
A new month-look consultation will now take place before a final report is sent to Parliament to consider in the summer.
Tim Bowden, Secretary to the Boundary Commission for England, said: Today's publication is the culmination of months of analysis and we have revised nearly half of our initial proposals based on what people have told us. We now believe we are close to the best map of constituencies that can be achieved under the rules we are working to.
However, we still want people to tell us what they think of this latest map before we submit our final recommendations to Parliament next year. This is our final consultation and I encourage you to participate in the 2023 Boundary Review.
Objections were received about Lymm no longer being included in a Warrington constituency but also 'appreciable support' for the proposals.
Andy Carter provided evidence that 'Thelwall is an integral part of central Warrington, and has limited connections or community ties with Lymm, despite parts being in the same ward'.
He proposed that the Lymm North & Thelwall ward be split in order to retain more electors
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ADE357 - Warrington South is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Faisal Rashid, a Labour Party politician.
The seat is one of seven won (held or gained) by a Labour candidate in 2017 from a total of 11 in Cheshire. Rashid's 2017 win was one of 30 net gains of the Labour Party.
The seat has been relative to others a marginal seat since 2001 as well as a swing seat as its winner's majority has not exceeded 7.5% of the vote since the 16.3% majority won in that year. The seat has changed hands twice since that year.
19831997: The Borough of Warrington wards of Appleton and Stretton, Booths Hill, Grappenhall and Thelwall, Great Sankey North, Great Sankey South, Heatley, Latchford, Lymm, Penketh and Cuerdley, Statham, Stockton Heath, and Walton and Westy, and the Borough of Halton wards of Daresbury and Norton.
19972010: The Borough of Warrington wards of Appleton, Stretton and Hatton, Grappenhall and Thelwall, Great Sankey North, Great Sankey South, Howley and Whitecross, Latchford, Lymm, Penketh and Cuerdley, Stockton Heath, and Walton and Westy.
2010present: The Borough of Warrington wards of Appleton, Bewsey and Whitecross, Grappenhall and Thelwall, Great Sankey North, Great Sankey South, Hatton, Stretton and Walton, Latchford East, Latchford West, Lymm, Penketh and Cuerdley, Stockton Heath, and Whittle Hall.
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The council was formed by the Local Government Act 1972. It was first elected in 1973, a year before formally coming into its powers and prior to the creation of the non-metropolitan district of Bristol on 1 April 1974.
Under the Local Government Act 1972 Bristol as a non-metropolitan district council would share power with the Avon County Council. This arrangement lasted until 1996 when Avon County Council was abolished and Bristol City Council gained responsibility for services that had been provided by the county council.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4599800320 - 'We have all been there.
With new friends moving in its always difficult decorating a new place. Dave prefers more conservative celestrial blue while Nickolas has more a leaning for a yellow golden fern. Its looking like whatever happens it will take at least three coats of magnolia to paint over Gordons old choice of Fire cracker red. when we are finished blue and yellow will mix into a nice deep green. Probably a fitting reminder that Britain elected its first green MP in Brighton only last week.
Under the UK parliamentary system of government, a hung parliament (also known as a minority parliament, a balanced parliament or no overall control) is a legislature in which no political party has an absolute majority of seats.
This situation is normal in many legislatures with proportional representation such as the parliaments of Germany and Ireland, or in legislatures with strong regional parties
in such legislatures the term 'hung parliament' is rarely used since this is the typical outcome of an election.
However in nations in which the first-past-the-post voting system in single member districts is used to elect parliament, such as the United Kingdom and Canada, a coalition government or 'hung parliament' tends to be less common, as in these circumstances one party will usually hold enough seats to form a majority, often without a plurality of votes on a national basis. To resolve a hung parliament will usually result in either a coalition government, a minority government \u2013 or even a dissolution of parliament and a fresh election. It is these who will be choosing the paint tonight, in one of Londons most iconic addresses.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AA0RPY - A polling place or polling station is where voters cast their ballots in elections.
The phrase polling station is also used in American English and in British English, although polling place is the building and polling station is the specific room (or part of a room) where voters cast their votes. A polling place can contain one or more polling stations.
Since elections generally take place over a one- or two-day span on a periodic basis, often annual or longer, polling places are usually located in facilities used for other purposes, such as schools, churches, sports halls, local government offices, or even private homes, and may each serve a similar number of people. The area may be known as a ward, precinct, polling district or constituency. The polling place is staffed by officials (who may be called election judges, returning officers or other titles) who monitor the voting procedures and assist voters with the election process. Scrutineers (or poll-watchers) are independent or partisan observers who attend the poll to ensure the impartiality of the process.
The word poll means scalp or head. When votes were taken by gathering people together and counting heads, the place where this was done (sometimes an open field) was called the polls
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4601751233 - 'Well you do expect to see the odd parliamentary election doorstep canvasser, but I did look at this trio and joked that they made an unlikely alliance, before I trailed off to do my civic duty!
What a difference five days make eh?
A lot of people mistakenly regard the Liberals as the new kids on the block these days, while in reality at core they were the old guard with the Tories back in the late victorian era. When the left wing Labour party arrived, quite soon ping pong between Tory and Labour administrations have ensued.
While many councils are liberal led, however the first past the post system is an unfortunate barrier to seeing a majority liberal party prime minister at Westminster. One which the two main parties may be reluctant to dismantle if a hung parliament results tonight and Nick Clegg assumes his role as 'Kingmaker'.
A view from inside the ballot booth: www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4608926442/
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4608926442 - 'Don't cry, don't do anything
No lies, back in the government
No tears, party time is here again
President Gas is up for president
Line up, put your kisses down
Say 'yeah' say 'yes' again
Stand up, there's a head count
President Gas on everything but roller skates
It's sick the price of medicine
Stand up, we'll put you on your feet again
Open up your eyes just to check that you're asleep again
President Gas is President Gas again
He comes in from the left sometimes
He comes in from the right
It's so heavily advertised that he wants you and I
It's a real cowboy set, electric company
Every day is happy days
It's hell without the sin, but
This old track from the The Psychedelic Furs, President Gas usually comes to mind when I am doing my civic duty every three to four years.
The Furs were an act spawned from the British punk rock scene. Originally RKO,' then 'Radio' and for a while 'The Europeans'. Built around singer Richard Butler and his brother Tim Butler on bass guitar. The classic first album was a Steve Lillywhite production.
The band recorded their 1983 album, Forever Now, with producer Todd Rundgren in Woodstock, New York. In 1986 when movie director/writer John Hughes borrowed their song title 'Pretty in Pink' for his movie of the same name. A newly-recorded version of the song became the Psychedlic Furs' biggest hit to that time. 'Heartbreak Beat' from the 1987 album 'Midnight To Midnight', was to be the Furs' biggest top 40 entry in the US.
The band split in the early 1990s, with the Butler brothers going on to found Love Spit Love. In 2000, 'Beautiful Chaos: Greatest Hits Live' was released to plug the gap of the missing live album. In my opinion, the BBC in concert bootlegs of 1982 &
1984 are better encapsulations of the band live. I saw them at the Royal Court in Liverpool that latter year.
A UK reunion tour was pencilled in last year including a manchester academy date, but this was unfortunately cancelled. earlier dates in the USA went ahead and a recording of 17/09/2009 in San Francisco that can be found on the web sounds like a band on top form.
Fingers crossed I may manage to see them again soon!
(2010 week 17)
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4612952244 - 'This must be where a few polling cards (the card that identifies you as a UK votor at the polling station), ended up. A shame really as over the last 110 years or so there has been a struggle for ordinary folk including women to vote.
This shot was inspired by an article I stumbled across at WM Magazine. Not one of my usual reads I must admit, but I was intreiged by teh suggestion that women burned their bras to obtain the vote.
I am no expert on Manchester Moss Side historic icon Emmeline Pankhurst, although I know arson was one of the suffragette tactics, I have not read anything suggesting they burnt their support garments. I suspect this is more a mix up with the 1960's. As they say 'If you remember the swinging 60's, you probably wern't there!'.
(2010 week 17)
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4602359988 - 'Looks like the bookies could see it coming....
www.paddypower.com
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4601233205 - 'Well, this will be one year when I cannot vote for the 'Official Monster Raving Loony Party'. Lord Sutch (or David Edward Sutch aka the 3rd Earl of Harrow) being no longer with us. With his death 16th June 1999, one strand of eccentric British tradition ended.
I once met him before the 1997 election. I had a short chat at a gig in Macclesfield when photographing a rock band who was supporting him. He certainly had many contacts in the music world, as this old vinyl album of mine testifies.
In 1963, Sutch and his manager, Reginald Calvert, took over Shivering Sands Army Fort, a Maunsell Fort off Southend. From there in 1964 they started 'Radio Sutch'. It was the time of pirate radio stations such as Radio Caroline. Broadcasts consisted of music and Mandy Rice-Davies reading Lady Chatterley's Lover. Sutch tired of the station, and sold it to Calvert, which was renamed 'Radio City', which lasted until 1967. In 1966 Calvert was shot dead by Oliver Smedley over a financial dispute. Smedley was acquitted on grounds of self-defence. About this time Ritchie Blackmore left his band, 'The Savages' to form prog rockers 'Deep Purple'.
In 1968, Sutch toured parts of the United States in the Rolls Royce on this cover, with a Union Jack Flag on the roof and a trailer of Marshall amplifiers to sell, hitched to the back. This album 'Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends' was named in a 1998 BBC poll as the worst album of all time, a status it also held in Colin Larkin's book The Top 1000 Albums of All Time. All despite the fact that Jimmy Page, John Bonham, Jeff Beck, Noel Redding and Nicky Hopkins performed on it and helped write it.
In the Rolling Stones song 'Get Off of My Cloud', the guy who shows up 'All dressed up just like a Union Jack' was infact Lord Sutch, uninvited in Mick Jagger's room.
He founded the Official Monster Raving Loony Party in the UK 1983 and fought the Bermondsey by-election. In his career he contested over 40 elections, rarely threatening the major candidates, but often getting a respectable number of votes. He was easily recognisable at election counts by his flamboyant clothes. It was after he polled several hundred votes in Margaret Thatcher's Finchley constituency in 1983 that the deposit paid by candidates was raised from \u00a3150 to \u00a3500. This did little to deter Sutch, who increased the concerts he performed to pay for campaigns.
His most significant contribution to politics came at the Bootle by-election in 1990. He secured more votes than the candidate of the Continuing Social Democratic Party (SDP), led by former Foreign Secretary David Owen. Within days the SDP dissolved itself. In 1993, when the British National Party gained its first local councillor, Derek Beackon, Sutch pointed out that the Official Monster Raving Loony Party already had six.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4576383706 - 'The suggestion is that after the May 2010 election, Britain will have lots of spare cash for all those things we aspire to spend on, such as new cancer drugs and such. With all the main parties hiding the details on what will be cut to tackle the current deficit, it is unlikely whoever gets in, there will be much left over for essential stuff like this. Most people realise it is charities, university research labs and big pharma who actuallly find these drugs, not central government. Maybe in the big Tory idea of 'everyone doing it for themselves', we should all be looking for these drugs ourselves? I read one satirical piece that suggested in this mode if we could not find a satisfactory hospital consultant the inferrence was that we should get a mirror and our own scalpal &
have a go.
It will be interesting to see what the reality is when the votes are counted and the job of dealing with that deficit starts. That could be like the colour shift in this image, a different kind of drug, a bad acid trip!
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4573001216 - 'I have seen those shots with cameroon (sic cameron shurely?) as Elvis, but I was amazed to see Mr George Osbourne defaced looking like Adolf Hitler of the would be new World order while driving home through the edges of knutsford. possibly a bit severe, I dont think Adolf had the wealth of George, however by the same ruling chances are the Conservatives will be making some severe cuts, not suggesting we invade Poland or anything as european as that.
George is heir to the Osborne baronetcy (of Ballentaylor in the County of Waterford, Ireland). This makes him a part of what is known in Ireland as the Ascendancy, the old Anglo-Irish aristocracy. His father, Sir Peter Osborne, 17th Baronet, is co-founder of the fabric and wallpapers designers, Osborne &
Little. Osborne's wealth is estimated at \u00a34.3m by the New Statesman www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2009/10/oxford-universit... . He is also reported to be next in line to inherit a substantial share of Osborne &
Little, his father's luxury wall\u00adpaper company, which is thought to be worth over \u00a31 billion. so he would fit well in one of Britains safest Tory seats here in Tatton. Hopefully he would look to the needs of his constituents lower down the social ladder, customers of Cheshire Peaks &
Plains Housing Trust, Contour Homes or Great Places Housing Group as well as the more affluent.
After achieving an upper 2nd class degree at Magdalen College at Oxford University and being a member of the Bullingdon Club, a private dining club of Oxford University students (which was 'infamous for riotous behaviour' and was open only to sons of aristocratic families and the wealthy. Osborne's friends David Cameron and Nat Rothschild were also members of the club), he tried to persue a career as a journalist, but then moved to a vacent position at Conservative Central Office. he cut his teeth on the Prime Minister's Questions team for the various Conservative incumbent leaders Hague, Howard and cameron. Indeed, Osbourne and Cameron are godfathers to each other's children, so this may make his position safer.
The graffitti is interesting as it suggests a Europe leaning overtone, one that tories would rarther hide under the carpet for the moment. How palitable would a referendum on leaving the EU? Marginal if that.
Having said that, its looking more like a hung or balanced parliament might be imminent. We in Britain could be heading for Cleggagedden, whatever that means. Personally, I would like the best of all worlds if possible. The best of the free market and the social conscience with a respect for the environment and each other. If I see that with proportional representation or a (well) 'hung parliament' then so it must be.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2A9GHTR - Attempting to mislead voters by using polling data to claim electoral advantage over rivals could have long-term implications for trust in politicians, a fact-checking charity has warned.
Leaflets sent to the Guardian from readers around the country show the Liberal Democrats in particular appear to be using bar charts to press home a message that they have a good chance of winning, even in seats where the likes of the Tory Jacob Rees-Mogg or Labour stalwarts are seen as difficult to dislodge.
In some leaflets the party omitted spectacular results for the Brexit party in bar charts showing the European election results, while in others it projected local election results to forecast wins in the general election.
The chief executive of the independent fact-checking charity Full Fact, Will Moy, said dubious use of data would damage the future trust of voters.
Honesty in politics matters, whether it's in a speech or in a leaflet. It's misleading to present a mix of data from different polls and constituency boundaries as an accurate predictor of local results this December, he said. Parliamentary candidates are asking voters for their trust over the next five years. The words of our future MPs shouldn't be undermined by misleading use of graphs or polls.
From Totnes to Wimbledon, Oxford and Warwick, the Liberal Democrats have used phone surveys and local, district and European elections data to try to convince voters of their ability to win.
The muddling of data for electoral advantage was a perennial problem and practised by all parties, including the Tories who recently claimed Labour party plans would cost £1.2tn, said the psephologist John Curtice.
In 75 constituencies where the Lib Dems came third last time, the European election projections would put them in second place. The Lib Dems always suffer from the potential perception we can't possibly win' and that's why they are using the European elections.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2A9GHTT - Attempting to mislead voters by using polling data to claim electoral advantage over rivals could have long-term implications for trust in politicians, a fact-checking charity has warned.
Leaflets sent to the Guardian from readers around the country show the Liberal Democrats in particular appear to be using bar charts to press home a message that they have a good chance of winning, even in seats where the likes of the Tory Jacob Rees-Mogg or Labour stalwarts are seen as difficult to dislodge.
In some leaflets the party omitted spectacular results for the Brexit party in bar charts showing the European election results, while in others it projected local election results to forecast wins in the general election.
The chief executive of the independent fact-checking charity Full Fact, Will Moy, said dubious use of data would damage the future trust of voters.
Honesty in politics matters, whether it's in a speech or in a leaflet. It's misleading to present a mix of data from different polls and constituency boundaries as an accurate predictor of local results this December, he said. Parliamentary candidates are asking voters for their trust over the next five years. The words of our future MPs shouldn't be undermined by misleading use of graphs or polls.
From Totnes to Wimbledon, Oxford and Warwick, the Liberal Democrats have used phone surveys and local, district and European elections data to try to convince voters of their ability to win.
The muddling of data for electoral advantage was a perennial problem and practised by all parties, including the Tories who recently claimed Labour party plans would cost £1.2tn, said the psephologist John Curtice.
In 75 constituencies where the Lib Dems came third last time, the European election projections would put them in second place. The Lib Dems always suffer from the potential perception we can't possibly win' and that's why they are using the European elections.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4526465145 - 'I passed this poster on the way home tonight in a very rural location. It had a lot of strange stickers all over it
George Orwell 1984 (one of my favourite books), Keep Britain safe (slightly union jack and fascist), danger Child Vaccine (toxic Waste) over his eye.
I notice that George has a tie on here, as Chumbawamba once wrote, 'just cos you have a tie on doesn't make you important'. I notice that you rarely see Mr C in a tie, most likely a white shirt opened at the first button. Thats what the courses tell you to do in order to reach out to the shell suit clasees. I would guess George (or Gideon as he was christened) could drop this informality for Tatton.
George is heir to the Osborne baronetcy (of Ballentaylor in the County of Waterford, Ireland). This makes him a part of what is known in Ireland as the Ascendancy, the old Anglo-Irish aristocracy. His father, Sir Peter Osborne, 17th Baronet, is co-founder of the fabric and wallpapers designers, Osborne &
Little. Osborne's wealth is estimated at \u00a34.3m by the New Statesman www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2009/10/oxford-universit... . He is also reported to be next in line to inherit a substantial share of Osborne &
Little, his father's luxury wall\u00adpaper company, which is thought to be worth over \u00a31 billion. so he would fit well in one of Britains safest Tory seats here in Tatton. Hopefully he would look to the needs of his constituents lower down the social ladder, customers of Cheshire Peaks &
Plains Housing Trust, Contour Homes or Great Places Housing Group as well as the more affluent.
After achieving an upper 2nd class degree at Magdalen College at Oxford University and being a member of the Bullingdon Club, a private dining club of Oxford University students (which was 'infamous for riotous behaviour' and was open only to sons of aristocratic families and the wealthy. Osborne's friends David Cameron and Nat Rothschild were also members of the club), he tried to persue a career as a journalist, but then moved to a vacent position at Conservative Central Office. he cut his teeth on the Prime Minister's Questions team for the various Conservative incumbent leaders Hague, Howard and cameron. Indeed, Osbourne and Cameron are godfathers to each other's children, so this may make his position safer.
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I spotted this on the way to work (and stopping to snap it nearly made me late!).
Check Gideon out at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Osborne . At least his eyebrows are co-ordinated with the hair on his head :-)
I did not notice this yesterday, mabe it has been added after last nights TV debate, who knows. I did also see similar decorations on election posters in Northamptonshire earlier in the week. So we might see more of this across the UK, keep your eyes peeled.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF240R - Defaced Apr 2010 Election Poster for George Gideon Osbourne now elected MP and Conservative Chancellor for Tatton Ward, Cheshire.
Located in a farmers field it had been shot at, stickers added and generally defaced.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AA5PDP - Mostyn Neil Hamilton, AM (born 9 March 1949) is a British politician, non-practising barrister, and former teacher. He has served as a UK Independence Party (UKIP) Member of the National Assembly for Wales for the Mid and West Wales region since 2016
he was previously Conservative MP for the Tatton constituency from 1983 to 1997.
After being implicated (alongside Tim Smith) in the cash-for-questions affair, Hamilton became widely associated with sleaze
he was defeated in the 1997 general election, and subsequently left politics. His wife Christine and he went on to become media celebrities. He left the Conservative Party in 2002, and joined UKIP. He was elected to the National Executive Committee of UKIP in 2011. Following his election to the National Assembly for Wales, he served as UKIP Assembly Group Leader between 2016 and 2018, and has served as Leader of UKIP Wales since 26 September 2016.
In April 2019, Hamilton was the UKIP candidate in the by-election for Newport West. He was third behind the Labour and Conservative candidates with 2,023 votes.
On 20 October 1994, The Guardian published an article which claimed that Hamilton and another minister, Tim Smith, had received money, in the form of cash in brown envelopes. It claimed the money was paid to the men by Mohamed Al-Fayed, the owner of Harrods. In return, the men were to ask questions on behalf of Al-Fayed in the House of Commons. Smith admitted his guilt and resigned immediately. Hamilton claimed innocence but was forced to resign five days later, on 25 October 1994 @HotpixUK
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4526132783 - 'I did a double-take last night driving home through the edges of Knutsford. I had to reverse and double-check I hadn't accidently driven through a wrinkle in time. Maybe these were the 'Real Conservatives' or the 'Continuity Tories', I had to check. Even the logo is the traditional one , maybe NH is back and making a comeback?
Wikipedia details the history....
(Mostyn) Neil Hamilton is the former Tatton (Knutsford) Tory MP. Since losing his seat under embarasing circumstances in 1997 he had to leave politics, he and his wife Christine have become media celebrities.
as the parliamentary record shows, Hamilton while in Tory office had limited regard for the 'little people'. Edwina Currie, the former health minister, described how Hamilton had been unmoved, in May 1988, by a set of photographs showing cancers that could be caused to young people by a product he was promoting. Hamilton apparently said that they were not relevant. In the end, the Thatcher government banned the sale of Skoal bandit products in the UK in late 1989. Both Hamilton and Michael Brown received a \u00a36,000 fee and hospitality from Skoal bandits. The seeds of downfall were maybe set.
On 20th October 1994, The Guardian newspaper published an article claiming that Hamilton, and another minister, Tim Smith, had received money, paid in the form of cash in brown envelopes, from Harrods' owner Mohamed Al-Fayed. They had asked questions on Mo's behalf in the House of Commons. The subsequent furore became known as the 'Cash-for-questions affair'. Hamilton resigned his position as Corporate Affairs Minister five days later.
Discredited, during the 1997 General Election, Hamilton was determined to hold on to his parliamentary seat in what was then the fourth safest Conservative seat in the country. It still is one of teh safest seats in the UK for the Tory's due to relative affluence of the area. Hamilton's majority at the 1992 General Election was almost 16,000. Conservative Central Office said that selection of candidates was purely a matter for the local party and refused to intervene. On 8 April 1997, he won a candidacy selection vote by 182 to 35, although 100 members of the local party abstained. Hamilton said that if the Downey (Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards) report found against him, he would resign as an MP. Unfortunately, the man in the white suit, the BBCs Martin Bell decided to stand as an independent candidate in Tatton. With other parties standing down, Bell triumphed by over 11,000 votes. Hamilton vowed to return, but up to now has failed to. This might be his re-emergence.
Neil and Christine Hamilton are said to have sold their house in Tatton in September 2003 after 20 years of living there. They bought a house in Hullavington, Wiltshire, in October 2004.
Ironically his failings were a drop in the ocean of recent parliamentary expenses scandles. Duck houses, flipping second homes, the John Lewis list etc. Even his successor, shadow chancellor George Osbourne has not been immune. In June 2009 the London Times suggested that he had flipped his 2nd home to claim for a \u00a3450,000 loan www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6474725.ece
It should be remembered that politicians of all shades were embroiled in these scandles, lets hope it improves for all our sakes...
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