Anyone can stand in a general election, they may have to give up certain activities such as broadcasting unless they can guarantee equal coverage for all their opponents. Other than that nobody in the country is sidelined in any way during a by-election or general election.

Sorry Alan - I think you misunderstand me. I have no objection to use of Twiiter/X - I say Nazi Twitter in an ironic way as I felt there was an overreaction to Musk taking it over (which is the reason the Trust stopped using it). I agree with you that the OS should be the first place for any news to break - social media should then follow. And thank you for listening - sorry if we went a bit long this week!

That’s correct Changing Man

For anyone going to Huddersfield tomorrow and has downloaded their ticket...I presume that QR code on the pdf download can just be used on your phone rather than having to be printed?

* should leave really.

It boring Nick, I get the anti Musk sentiment but its long passed its sell by date. If you object to the owner leave. Should you really suckle the teat of something that leaves a bitter taste because its more popular than a failed alternative? To my mind you should really.

Dave Skinner - I thought so too, BUT I don't want to work for my hobby ........ being a volunteer was near enough!

Alan IOW - I use 'Nazi Twitter' as a joke because it quite clearly isn't a Nazi app.

The uni partys want to suspend Farage so they can call a GE with him out of the way, all rather obvious.

'Dynamic and personable person required' That's a job right down your street Laurence ?

Yeah the delaying tactic idea makes sense too.

Trigg - I’m so pleased that you corrected it to “couldn’t”, as I was just starting to hyperventilate… Re your point, my answer is that I think it was a can kicking exercise which bought him a bit more time to build some sort of defence in case he is potentially questioned by the Standards Committee - it also helps reinforce his “the establishment is against me, but the people clearly love me” victimhood narrative. That’s not a party political point (I avoided that as you asked us to), and I’d have made it regardless of who pulled such a cunning stunt…

Ah ok thanks Trig. So basically he’s saying the voting public (in his constituency at least) doesn’t care about his finances or at least a democratically significant number of them don’t care.

It was so he could say he was exonerated by the public, Trig

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*couldn't care less

Alright apologies in advance to the gimps I'm going to do a rare political post... Please do note that I have repeatedly stated that I am politically agnostic I could care less about which party does what because I see them as all the same so this isn't about who's been a naughty minister or who's a better ministery/party in any way shape or form. It's a question: My understanding from the media is that the Clacton by-election was triggered by an MP resigning and the apparent motivation for doing so was to stop increasing scrutiny (and an impending investigation) into their finances. I'm all clear at that point. But then they stood again in the by-election, got the votes they wanted to win the election and now the investigation is set to continue.

It should take no more than a minute to update the OS alongside FB/Twitter posts.

Tomato, always wondered that myself. Any self respecting searcher of club news, be that fan, business partner, sponsor or *new* enquiree is going to seek out the website. That is where bulk of requisite information should be stored. Facebook, X (saying nazi twitter is so immature, if you dont like it leave it) or any other platform for any business needs a website first and foremost, other platforms are for, on my view, the breadcrumbs trail to the main arena of substance website...

Because we old farts are the outliers these days, the news gets to most people faster on social media. I don't like it but I'm sure nobody cares.

TS just cannot understand why the OS is not the first port of call for Comms.

Thats why i like X ,always first with the news

Makes you wonder what the OS is for?

On x and Facebook swiggy

Keefy and as another fan decrbed the Pheonix "like having a drink in a shipping container" :-)