tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31588679.post2654365544597651287..comments2023-10-21T16:25:58.899+01:00Comments on Three Score Years And Ten: When Will David Davis Actually Resign?Harry Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01600933854461096745noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31588679.post-7023961660918874632008-06-18T16:37:00.000+01:002008-06-18T16:37:00.000+01:00Pete: the expenses aren't counted as far as I know...Pete: the expenses aren't counted as far as I know until he is officially recognised as being a candidate by the Returning Officer - for the timetable see my previous thread. At one time to avoid earlier "expenses" a legal fiction had to be adopted of calling oneself a "Prospective Parliamentary Candidate". They got rid of this requirement, however. So he seems to be in the clear until he is officially recognised as the candidate.<BR/><BR/>Once more you have probably hit the nail on the head.Harry Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01833380054575757928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31588679.post-66178237910379034952008-06-18T15:54:00.000+01:002008-06-18T15:54:00.000+01:00Harry,What are the rules on election expenses? Giv...Harry,<BR/><BR/>What are the rules on election expenses? Given that the dog didn't bark at PMQs, could he have been stalling to get some expensive spending out of the way - PR/marketing/web-building - before his e;ection campaign started?<BR/><BR/>PetePetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15838261998742846807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31588679.post-61679071761804181812008-06-18T09:44:00.000+01:002008-06-18T09:44:00.000+01:00I'm not sure which Ziz that is, but if David Davis...I'm not sure which Ziz that is, but if David Davis jumps up I bet the Speaker will eventually call him. He loves what he sees as parliamentary events.Harry Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01833380054575757928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31588679.post-9001793525892568932008-06-18T09:27:00.000+01:002008-06-18T09:27:00.000+01:00Of course any expenses prior to the bye election W...Of course any expenses prior to the bye election Writ do not count as election expenses - cost of flashy website, PR bullshit campaigns etc etc.,<BR/><BR/>And why should PM give him has chance at PMQ's ? A quiet word in the right ear ...zizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15249645812407323273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31588679.post-1717691147077642772008-06-17T19:00:00.000+01:002008-06-17T19:00:00.000+01:00And Davis' new 'forfreedom' site may turn out to b...And Davis' new 'forfreedom' site may turn out to be the most significant thing of the lot - that name was first registered by a PR company: see <A HREF="http://stefzucconi.blogspot.com/2008/06/slugs.html" REL="nofollow"> Famous for 15 megapixels </A>. Just <I> when </I> they registered it isn't clear to me, but they're obviously involved, suggesting the spontaneous eruption of righteousness was possibly pre-planned. As damagingly, the firm he's picked have done some serious work for distinctly <I> anti</I>-libertarian organisations.<BR/><BR/>The thick plottens<BR/><BR/>PetePetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15838261998742846807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31588679.post-53034501173145819872008-06-17T13:27:00.000+01:002008-06-17T13:27:00.000+01:00I think you're right on the money with PM's Qs. Th...I think you're right on the money with PM's Qs. There's no way he can resist a parting shot.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31588679.post-17762001662386080722008-06-17T10:38:00.000+01:002008-06-17T10:38:00.000+01:00rewendland: that should make the bye-election on 1...rewendland: that should make the bye-election on 17 July, unless the Tory whips refuse to play ball.Harry Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01833380054575757928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31588679.post-34997672292519632282008-06-16T23:46:00.000+01:002008-06-16T23:46:00.000+01:00Guido claims DD "is going to wait until after PMQs...<A HREF="http://www.order-order.com/2008/06/dd-for-freedom-campaign-launches.html" REL="nofollow">Guido claims</A> DD "is going to wait until after PMQs to jab a question to the clunking fist before he stands down as an MP".rwendlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07861901317813829419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31588679.post-28514327702594295882008-06-16T20:29:00.000+01:002008-06-16T20:29:00.000+01:00Pete: I expect him to stay with his proposal. But ...Pete: I expect him to stay with his proposal. But he might be getting some stick inside the Tory Party. He needs to get their Chief Whip to move the writ for the bye-election soon after he takes the Chiltern Hundreds. If they let things hang on, it will be a snub. Perhaps he is trying to get agreement on this before he makes his own move. If the writ isn't moved by next Monday at the latest, then he won't obtain a bye-election before the summer recess. And it would be unusual to have a bye-election during the recess as he could not become an MP until Parliament re-assembled and he could take the oath. And if he holds on too long, then the 42 days could then be law - although he could try to lead from the back-benches against it.<BR/><BR/>Whilst I oppose the 42 day proposal, I always found Davis to be poor quality stuff. When he was the Tory Minister for Europe, he was pathetic.Harry Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01833380054575757928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31588679.post-77965830481796157842008-06-16T18:26:00.000+01:002008-06-16T18:26:00.000+01:00Second thoughts Harry? Surely not - he couldn't be...Second thoughts Harry? Surely not - he couldn't be that hard-faced could he? I suppose he could say that he was only resigning to create a national debate (which is indeed what he said) and that since Labour were too scared to debate with him, there was no longer any point.<BR/><BR/>But really, he'd make a complete laughing stock of himself wouldn't he?<BR/><BR/>Couldn't be holding out for a more high-profile time, like the conference season or something could he? Anything coming up?<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/><BR/>PetePetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15838261998742846807noreply@blogger.com