20-06-2003 05:36									#1
	BNP loses Burnley by-election Support Apolyton, buy Call to Power 2

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/...ire/3002210.stm

: points and laughs:

Thank heavens, the tide of scapegoating, racism and moral absolutism could finally be starting to turn!

	20-06-2003 05:37									#2
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I hope so, I don't think so thou....

	20-06-2003 05:38									#3
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Well, I hope this is a start of a trend and it will certainly take the wind out of their sails.

	20-06-2003 05:41									#4
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well i certainly doubt this is the begining of the end, nothing has really changed, people who feel let down by the main parties are still likely to turn to the BNP.

	20-06-2003 05:44									#5
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Is it just me, or is that party seriously lacking in wisdom/philosophy?

Just seems to be the old trend of racist parties (and it is, looking at policies, discrimination advocated, as well as many members being active racists... not to mention the lame economics), of taking advantage of desperate situations, and scapegoating, in this case, the general scapegoats in many parts of Britain, blaming immigrants and asylum seekers. Its shameful they take advantage of it.

	20-06-2003 10:39									#6
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Lets hope those nutters will be abandoned for good.

	20-06-2003 11:31									#7
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Sadly, losing by 11 votes is hardly a massive vote against the BNP - especially as the seat actually changed hands. Wonder where the Labour vote went...

	20-06-2003 17:50									#8
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They lost, thus I am happy!

	20-06-2003 18:38									#9
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The BNP didn't lose anything, they just didn't win yet another seat.

	20-06-2003 21:15									#10
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Where is their Apolyton representative (ie, Stew)? They lost by 11 seats? That is alarming...

	21-06-2003 02:01									#11
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Not really. Turnouts in Council ward elections are usually tiny, with 300 votes often sufficing to get a victory.

What it means is that they have dropped to third place in terms of councillors in Burnley.

	21-06-2003 02:04									#12
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Leaves a message for Boddingtons...

*Nelson Laugh*
Ha Ha! Your party lost by 11 seats!

	21-06-2003 02:07									#13
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11 votes, not seats.

Actually it looks like quite a big turn-out. That makes sense- small turn-outs tend to benefit vocal fringe parties.

	21-06-2003 02:25									#14
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quote: Originally posted by Jaguar Warrior Leaves a message for Boddingtons... *Nelson Laugh* Ha Ha! Your party lost by 11 seats!

Funnily enough, there is a town adjoining Burnley called Nelson

Oh I see, it's just a council ward one is it? They aren't very interesting, I thought it might be a constituency by-election which would be more startling...