tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post7113385215541016497..comments2024-03-28T22:32:50.562+00:00Comments on Liberal England: Christopher Gill to fight Ludlow for UKIPJonathan Calderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730157683743989696noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-75909391282889653642010-04-04T10:03:46.964+01:002010-04-04T10:03:46.964+01:00Chris Gill was very popular in the Ludlow constitu...Chris Gill was very popular in the Ludlow constituency and has been sorely missed. A lot of people are very excited about his return.<br /><br />The Tories lost the seat to the None of the Above Party in 2001 because they parachuted in a candidate from south east England. Chris Gill had a decent majority when he retired, the Tories squandered it. Now he's going to be one of the first batch of UKIP MPs.wonkotsanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04896256040598397497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-43082236119632926562010-03-12T13:52:05.108+00:002010-03-12T13:52:05.108+00:00If Gill was more popular locally than my sources s...If Gill was more popular locally than my sources suggest then that can only be good news for <a href="http://heatherkidd.org.uk/" rel="nofollow">Heather Kidd</a> and the Liberal Democrats.Jonathan Calderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730157683743989696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-49926101489359673852010-03-12T12:11:13.530+00:002010-03-12T12:11:13.530+00:00Actually the reason for the Liberal Democrat victo...Actually the reason for the Liberal Democrat victory was that the Conservatives picked a candidate who lived in Kent.<br /><br />Gill was quite popular - he campaigned against the closure of the local hospital and got on well with both town and country folk.<br /><br />If Gill contaminated the Conservative brand surely Philip Dunne would also have been affected or are peoples memories too short for that?Nick Bisbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-61678719884466768472010-03-11T22:47:50.655+00:002010-03-11T22:47:50.655+00:00I am aware of that, thanks.
But Gill had contami...I am aware of that, thanks. <br /><br />But Gill had contaminated the Tory brand in that part of the world in the years before 2001.Jonathan Calderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730157683743989696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-72525914868501361582010-03-11T22:45:42.875+00:002010-03-11T22:45:42.875+00:00He didn't stand in 2001 though...He didn't stand in 2001 though...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com