Davie P Posted October 7, 2019 Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 I suppose we better have a thread for this! https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2019/10/07/ten-candidates-come-forward-for-two-sic-by-elections Gary Robinson looking to make a comeback and Johan Adamson still trying to get a foot in the political door...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted October 8, 2019 Report Share Posted October 8, 2019 I suppose we better have a thread for this! Must we!?! Any mention of voting yet again has the majority of folk I know wishing there was a support group for folk suffering from a chronic overdose of elections, or trying to see if they can find their Prozac. Davie P 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davie P Posted October 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2019 Voter fatigue - Wikipedia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windwalker Posted October 8, 2019 Report Share Posted October 8, 2019 (edited) Its good to see that there are a large number of candidates. I would rather see a by-election where the public have to make their choice, as against someone gets in because no one else was interested. At least the outcome of this vote should be accepted by all, although I see there is an snp candidate, so we might have to have another vote if they dont like the outcome Edited October 8, 2019 by Windwalker Nigel Bridgman-Elliot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davie P Posted October 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2019 ....so we might have to have another vote if they dont like the outcome Luckily, we get to have regular votes if we don't like the outcome or if circumstances change. It's kinda core to democracy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Bridgman-Elliot Posted November 5, 2019 Report Share Posted November 5, 2019 Where do they stand on things like tunnels ? Or replacement power stations.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frances144 Posted November 5, 2019 Report Share Posted November 5, 2019 Where do they stand on things like tunnels ?they don’t stand. They crawl! boom, boom! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urabug Posted November 5, 2019 Report Share Posted November 5, 2019 (edited) They all seem to be rather secretive about the main political issues affecting us all ,Brexit and Scotland Independence. Not sure I will bother to vote if they cannot tell us where there real allegiance is, how can I decide . The again I might have missed it. Edited November 5, 2019 by Urabug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted November 5, 2019 Report Share Posted November 5, 2019 The LK candidates seem to be making a little bit of noise, and there are mostly known faces, but what's with the Central ward ones? Barely heard a thing, and a glance over the faces, with the exception of JA, has you going 'Who are they?' Okay, I'm in neither ward, and the Central candidates are maybe well enough known in the ward they're standing in, but with only two days to polling day the rest of us would kinda like an inkling who/what we may be about to be lumbered with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urabug Posted November 5, 2019 Report Share Posted November 5, 2019 Very true Ghostrider ,I am in one of the wards but totally oblivious to what I'm voting for ,would like to know a bit more with regards to there feelings to Brexit and Sturgeons/Swinsons shananigans, but they are very secretive about that.. I might just give it a miss then i cannot blame myself for any misdemeanor they might get involved in later like spending all wir money recklessly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew J Hepburn Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 (edited) I'm certainly no expert. However, from what little research I have conducted teuchters, by which I mean rural dwellers, tend to more right wing than Genghis Khan! Edited July 31, 2021 by Andrew J Hepburn Correcting a grammatical error Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davie P Posted August 2, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2021 I'd be interested to hear more about your research George. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheelsup Posted August 2, 2021 Report Share Posted August 2, 2021 How many Gaelic speaking highlanders did you interview for this research? George. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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