What is your local election coverage like?
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I live in the Tory stronghold of Uttlesford, Kemi Badenoch is my MP, she won't be getting my vote next week. We've had all the party leaflets through the letter box, all of which have gone straight in the recycling bin. None of them have had the balls to knock on our door yet looking for votes, probably a good idea as I have a bucket of water waiting for them in the upstairs bedroom should any of them come knocking. The only interaction with any of them was with a suspiciously smiley looking woman who approached my wife and I whilst we were having lunch in our local cafe. She started waffling on about our thoughts on the upcoming election and who we would be voting for, so we told her what we thought of all the parties and our self serving politicians. Turns out she was a Labour activist and asked if we would like to speak with the Labour councillor. At which point I told her you've got to be joking! Just out of interest I asked her what their plans would be for filling in the potholes in the roads which plague the constituency. Her response was to walk of in a huff! 
Edited by GSE on Monday 1st July 20:28
Leaflets here.
Interestingly my wife and I had leaflets posted to our name/addresses but they were each unique designs (3 fold vs a square unfold), but both same messaging from the Cons.
My local MP is Julian Smith who was/is Cons whip and AIUI he’s pretty good, party politics aside… but clearly they have a decent wodge of money to spend having posted materials and multiple designs.
Fed up by now. All they’re seeming to all say is how s
t the others will be, rather than how good they’ll be.
An inadvertent admission they all know they’ll be st, just which colour of st you want to go for?
Interestingly my wife and I had leaflets posted to our name/addresses but they were each unique designs (3 fold vs a square unfold), but both same messaging from the Cons.
My local MP is Julian Smith who was/is Cons whip and AIUI he’s pretty good, party politics aside… but clearly they have a decent wodge of money to spend having posted materials and multiple designs.
Fed up by now. All they’re seeming to all say is how s
t the others will be, rather than how good they’ll be.An inadvertent admission they all know they’ll be s
t, just which colour of st you want to go for?
One leaflet from Labour.
One leaflet from the Conservatives.
One from Reform.
One from Mr Ed.
Eight – I’m not joking – from Carla the Denyer and her gang of Greens.
Edited to clarify that's six different leaflets, all different designs one aping the design of a Labour party one, and a couple of dupes.
One leaflet from the Conservatives.
One from Reform.
One from Mr Ed.
Eight – I’m not joking – from Carla the Denyer and her gang of Greens.
Edited to clarify that's six different leaflets, all different designs one aping the design of a Labour party one, and a couple of dupes.
Edited by Yertis on Monday 1st July 21:32
A couple of leaflets which I burned along with the rest of my cardboard packaging.
I'm out in the sticks so probably too scary for any candidates to attempt door knocking thank fk.
I noticed the party political broadcasts keep coming on TV - I switch channels for the 5 minutes of ridiculous claims. Do people actually watch this crap?
I'm out in the sticks so probably too scary for any candidates to attempt door knocking thank f
k.I noticed the party political broadcasts keep coming on TV - I switch channels for the 5 minutes of ridiculous claims. Do people actually watch this crap?
Nothing other than posted leaflets from all the main parties, most of which went straight into the bin. haven't had anyone knocking on the door or seen anyone walking around canvassing.
There's the odd sign up in peoples gardens here and there but not many and the usual mini signs set up along grass verges on roadsides.
Seems very subdued this time round
There's the odd sign up in peoples gardens here and there but not many and the usual mini signs set up along grass verges on roadsides.
Seems very subdued this time round
We've had leaflets from all the parties.
3 from the Conservatives - one addressed to each of us, plus one sent in an envelope from CCHQ.
All except the Reform leaflet had a lot of detail about who the candidate was and what they would do at a local level. Reform's leaflet was the same as the one they've sent in many other constituencies.
Had some local Facebook advertising from Bernard Jenkin, which seems to have stopped, probably because it was swamped with comments from locals asking why he hadn't delivered any of his previous commitments.
One house in our village has a Lib Dem sign up, but very little else. Several farmers always had UKIP boards up, but they haven't got Reform ones.
3 from the Conservatives - one addressed to each of us, plus one sent in an envelope from CCHQ.
All except the Reform leaflet had a lot of detail about who the candidate was and what they would do at a local level. Reform's leaflet was the same as the one they've sent in many other constituencies.
Had some local Facebook advertising from Bernard Jenkin, which seems to have stopped, probably because it was swamped with comments from locals asking why he hadn't delivered any of his previous commitments.
One house in our village has a Lib Dem sign up, but very little else. Several farmers always had UKIP boards up, but they haven't got Reform ones.
Leaflets from Labour, tories, snp and greens have all arrived.
Have YouTube adverts for Labour constantly.
Last night we had a Labour canvasser at the door.
Explained I had a postal vote and have voted Labour purely to get rid of the snp.
Young guy did say that the general opinion he’s getting is people are wanting rid of the snp here so Labour are getting the vote for that.
Have YouTube adverts for Labour constantly.
Last night we had a Labour canvasser at the door.
Explained I had a postal vote and have voted Labour purely to get rid of the snp.
Young guy did say that the general opinion he’s getting is people are wanting rid of the snp here so Labour are getting the vote for that.
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