How can our candidate not live in this country?

Was this, by any chance, the Green MEP (now MP) down in Brighton ?

PS Gordon apparently about to be on TV (13:30 Friday)

LOL that the most intelligent people in the country are public school educated

err....

DAFTPUNK. I'm off to a count, don't ask where
I'm not telling. I'll know results of constituency before others! Good night and good luck to all.

lol....There is deffo something very sexy about public school educated men..

Plus, I'll never get what all the fuss is about re; tories all being public school educated, most of the Labour party are too...they all went to Oxford & Cambridge (or the Scotttish equivalent)...makes me laugh...

Arn't we supposed to have the most intelligent people running the country..?

I thought that was the whole point.

"Presumably she's not going to pack in her job/house unless she "gets the new job" so to speak."

Perfectly reasonable and logical. Can understand preference for a local candidate, but in the absence of a local candidate, one from the party of choice would be preferable to none, since "contact your MP" makes no allowance for you to contact an MP of a party you like over the MP for your constituency, AFAIK. So if you want member for your constituency, how much does it matter if they are living abroad, at the moment.

"Seems odd though."

Seems acceptable as anywhere else, to me. Happen to live/work 100 miles away, no problem being local MP if you get elected. If 100 miles away happened to be France, or Belgium, or perhaps Netherlands, is that any different to someone in Kent with a PPC from West Midlands or South West or Glasgow ?

DAFTPUNK. I wished when I was younger, I'd gone out with boys like him. unfortunately the bog standard comp I went to, only attracted right losers, one of whom used to wait for the girls near a subway and touch them up! Don't think David would ever have done that do you?

Presumably she's not going to pack in her job/house unless she "gets the new job" so to speak. Seems odd though. I live in Belgium, but am a UK passport holder - presumably there's nothing to stop me applying to be an MP if I want? I have thought about it actually considering the amount of dross there is out there.

Yep, I think we're looking at the same photo...

Hmmm, yeah he's deffo got the frightened look...doesn't do anything for me if I'm honest..

Just had a tory activist at the door...

DAFTPUNK Front cover of todays Daily Mirror, looks a bit frightened I know, but still gorgeous!

Crystal...He looks like he's on death row, after having his appeal turned down for the last time aswell...

Maybe I'm looking at the wrong one..?

DAFTPUNK No, but he should be!

Eeeewww!! at the thought of David Cameron starkers

Will get it on-line now...is he naked..?

DAFTPUNK Have you seen that gorgeous photo of Cameron on the front cover of the Daily Mirror? Talk about an own goal! I thought the Mirror was putting people off him, not encouraging them to vote for him!

lololo NetworkGuy...

Deffo your imagination...but it's good to have a vivid one....you wouldn't want to know some of the things that go through my mind.....

DP - the more you mention, the more info it gives away, so better to keep silent if you don't want to give anything away. Also sounds like you have a DC standing, and who is on a Conservative ticket, but then again, that's just my imagination!

well they're still fielding their candidate here..........and thankfully they haven't got a cat in hells chance of winning

We had a BNP candidate for the local elections last year..The BNP pulled him for this election because they wanted to concentrate of 5 key areas, areas where they stand a good chance of winning.

Dont forget, the BNP haven't got alot of money, they have to spend it wisely.

The only London Tory/Lib Dem split is in Richmond, and there the Lib Dems currently have a 3,613 majority.

I just wondered because previously you said there was a BNP candidate standing in your electorate.

I just wondered why you had changed your mind?

I said "appx"..and I don't want to post it on here..will give away where I live..

But DC has been all over the area...he needs to win here..

Which one is that Daftpunk? I can't find any seats in London that have 1000 difference between Torys and Lib Dems

Crystal123...Good luck to UKIP today..!

I won't be able to vote until around 9.00pm tonight...will be voting conservative..I live in a key marginal, only 1000 (appx) votes between Tories & the Liberals...

Fingers crossed..

Shaaadesofviolet. Also when a person applies to become a PPC they have to give the address they live at. It is not against the law to live in another country, but it looks like this person lives in Belguim. I'm not bashing the Libdems they (like others) could not find someone to stand for them from area, as PPC? which seems a little odd. Ditto UKIP. I'm more worried because Nigel Farage has been in plane crash.

Crystal - if your job is abroad, then you go with your job. There would be little point in that person giving up their means of support unless elected. Just because someone lives abroad does not mean that they are not counted as a UK resident; we live abroad, and count as UK residents as dh's employer who sent him abroad is HMG. It could be the same for this PPC.