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Lib Dems gunning for Mid Sussex and Nicholas Soames

12:20pm Thursday 29th April 2010 in News By Andy Tate, Parliamentary Correspondent

The Liberal Democrats have begun pumping extra campaign resources into the Parliamentary constituency occupied for more than a decade by Tory grandee Nicholas Soames, The Argus has learned.

Campaign managers, buoyed by opinion polls recording a 10 percentage point increase in Lib Dem support nationally, believe that with just over a week to go before the general election on May 6, the Conservative constituency of Mid-Sussex is within the grasp of Lib Dem candidate Serena Tierney.

The party claims it was already optimistic about its chances of taking Eastbourne, where Conservative Nigel Waterson is defending a majority of just 755 when boundary changes are taken into account.

Now, following its recent surge, it says it has taken more donations locally and is spending more money on election leaflets and doing more campaigning in the area.

A Lib Dem source told The Argus: “We are stepping up our campaign in Mid-Sussex, which before was a secondary target, after Eastbourne, but now it’s all on the menu, and because of our poll surge it’s all going to be quite close.

“We were expecting to get pretty close - now, ten points up in polls, anything could happen on polling day, and we have more volunteers there, with extra literature and more money to spend on printing.”

The source, acknowledging Mr Soames’s high profile as a grandson of Winston Churchill and a former defence minister, added: “Soames would be quite a scalp.”

Comments(21)

Nyberg says...
12:45pm Thu 29 Apr 10

Goodbye, fatty....

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Brigadier Monty says...
2:15pm Thu 29 Apr 10

They don't really have a prayer the Lib dems or anyone else because most of mid sussex (apart from me) is very pro conservative. Even that greedy old bugger Soames will probably get back in. The money grabbing **** earns mountains of cash on top of his 65k mp salary. And claims for a second home in London. Makes me sick, but then I suppose a lot of people in Mid sussex must be like that, i.e rich cheating ****'s if they are willing to support a self righteous fat cat like him. I would rather support anyone other than him, a person that will work for the good of the community not his own pocket. But then again, the Conservative is to look after your own and f**k everyone else. Anyway, long rant over.

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longman says...
2:53pm Thu 29 Apr 10

None of the parties really deserve a vote! We have had a few tatty mailshots put through the letterbox. The Tory's one wasnt too bad, the UKIP one was boring and the two Labour put through were rediculous, the print was so tiny you needed a magnifying glass in order to read it! It would have been a great deal better had the candidates done what their forebares did and actually took the time to knock on voters' doors. The only organisations who have come around have been the Dogs' Trust and the RSPB. The leaflets were good for one thing though, we had run out of cat litter tray liner!

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longman says...
2:53pm Thu 29 Apr 10

None of the parties really deserve a vote! We have had a few tatty mailshots put through the letterbox. The Tory's one wasnt too bad, the UKIP one was boring and the two Labour put through were rediculous, the print was so tiny you needed a magnifying glass in order to read it! It would have been a great deal better had the candidates done what their forebares did and actually took the time to knock on voters' doors. The only organisations who have come around have been the Dogs' Trust and the RSPB. The leaflets were good for one thing though, we had run out of cat litter tray liner!

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Nyberg says...
3:29pm Thu 29 Apr 10

I remember the utter surprise on Michael Portillo's face when he lost his seat. It IS possible to create an upset.
I don't think fatty Soames is as safe as he probably thinks he is.

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fruitnveg says...
3:58pm Thu 29 Apr 10

Not on my patch, Ms Tierney!

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Spx says...
4:48pm Thu 29 Apr 10

Does he live above a cake shop?

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Gaz the great says...
6:52pm Thu 29 Apr 10

Another easy Tory victory!

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TheInsider says...
7:41pm Thu 29 Apr 10

My wife has just told me some stuff about fatty Soames and I am not sure if it was true.
Apparently he was once voted the most sexist MP in the UK and did someone really say having se* with him was like having a wardrobe with a key still in the door, fall on top of you.
Perhaps the Stepford wives of Mid Sussex are told to put the X in the box for Soames by their Eton educated husbands and they do as they are told.

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Gubbins says...
12:31pm Fri 30 Apr 10

Do the Lib-Dem candidates approve or disapprove of their policy on this intention ? A simple yes or no is all that is required.




http://www.thesun.co

.uk/sol/homepage/new

s/election2010/29474

53/Mums-slam-Lib-Dem

-plans-to-let-teens-

watch-and-star-in-po

rn-films.html

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RickH says...
1:04pm Fri 30 Apr 10

Gubbins wrote:
Do the Lib-Dem candidates approve or disapprove of their policy on this intention ? A simple yes or no is all that is required. http://www.thesun.co .uk/sol/homepage/new s/election2010/29474 53/Mums-slam-Lib-Dem -plans-to-let-teens- watch-and-star-in-po rn-films.html
Gubbins,

given most **** films are rated 18+, and with the 18 being regarded as the age of majority, doesn't take much to work out that 18 & 19 year olds can both purchase and star in them already.

The issue is about lowering that age from 18 to 16 and the Lib-Dems have confirmed that its not in their manifesto but a policy option (amongst others) they would consider.

Afterall, where is the sense in a law that states you can have sex at 16 but then prevents you watching others in a film?

More hysteria-type reporting from a comic that perports to be a newspaper!

Security word = size-into (honestly!)

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RickH says...
1:06pm Fri 30 Apr 10

Maybe someone back at Tory HQ can explain exactly what type of change Soames' constituents will have/experience if he is re-elected. Just another piggy too long at the trough. Wonder if he's taken to riding round on a quad-bike on public roads recently?

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Gubbins says...
1:21pm Fri 30 Apr 10

I'll try again. Do the Lib-Dem candidates approve or disapprove of this policy of theirs ?




http://www.thesun.co
.uk/sol/homepage/new
s/election2010/29474
53/Mums-slam-Lib-Dem
-plans-to-let-teens-
watch-and-star-in-po
rn-films.html

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Nyberg says...
3:50pm Fri 30 Apr 10

Gubbins wrote:
I'll try again. Do the Lib-Dem candidates approve or disapprove of this policy of theirs ? http://www.thesun.co .uk/sol/homepage/new s/election2010/29474 53/Mums-slam-Lib-Dem -plans-to-let-teens- watch-and-star-in-po rn-films.html
It's in the Sun, who are supporting the Tories - so it MUST BE TRUE!!!!!!
NOT.............
Do me a favour, don't bother posting nonsense from that comic, you are insulting everyone's intelligence.

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Gubbins says...
3:59pm Fri 30 Apr 10

No one is denying its accuracy even though it's in the Sun.

That's why I'll ask the question again.

Do the Lib-Dem candidates approve or disapprove of this policy ? Yes or No will do.





http://www.thesun.co .uk/sol/homepage/new s/election2010/29474 53/Mums-slam-Lib-Dem -plans-to-let-teens- watch-and-star-in-po rn-films.html

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deancoxissexy says...
6:53pm Fri 30 Apr 10

Soames is a heavyweight figure but I'm sure the fact he apparently has at least 3 jobs outside Parliament isn't going to go down well in the current climate. A Lib Dem win isn't impossible especially if some of the few thousand Labour supporters vote tactically to get rid of Soames.

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Gubbins says...
7:19pm Fri 30 Apr 10

I'm still waiting for an answer to this question.



Do the Lib-Dem candidates agree or disagree with this policy of theirs ?.



http://www.thesun.co .uk/sol/homepage/new s/election2010/29474 53/Mums-slam-Lib-Dem -plans-to-let-teens- watch-and-star-in-po rn-films.html



I'm starting to get the feeling nobody wants to answer this question !!!!!!!

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TheInsider says...
1:43am Sat 1 May 10

I've been waiting weeks to find out if that Tory simon Kirby standing in Brighton's Kemptown uses the NHS and if his kids go to local state schools.
I think the answer is no, but despite having a facebook page and a twitter account he refuses to answer.
How can someone represent the people of Brighton when he lives in a posh town outisde of Brighton and does not use state, local services.

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Frankie's Post says...
5:17pm Sat 1 May 10

RickH wrote:
Maybe someone back at Tory HQ can explain exactly what type of change Soames' constituents will have/experience if he is re-elected. Just another piggy too long at the trough. Wonder if he's taken to riding round on a quad-bike on public roads recently?
Change of government from Labour to Conservative would be a start.

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Frankie's Post says...
5:19pm Sat 1 May 10

deancoxissexy wrote:
Soames is a heavyweight figure but I'm sure the fact he apparently has at least 3 jobs outside Parliament isn't going to go down well in the current climate. A Lib Dem win isn't impossible especially if some of the few thousand Labour supporters vote tactically to get rid of Soames.
I expect the Lib vote will be split by the Monster Raving Loonys, so Big Nick will be safe.

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Gubbins says...
10:03pm Sat 1 May 10

deancoxissexy






Please study Lib-Dem policy more closely and ignore personalities - no matter which party.




Which ever way you try to cover it up, the public are beginning to sus you out.

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