Tory candidate suspended over race hate vote plot
22-03-2015, 00:59
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Tory candidate suspended over race hate vote plot
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Afzal Amin, the election candidate for Dudley North, was filmed by former English Defence League leader Tommy Robinson allegedly asking the group to pretend to stage a march against a new £18m mosque which he would then be seen to take the credit for stopping.
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/gene...vote-plot.html
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22-03-2015, 01:35
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Re: Tory candidate suspended over race hate vote plot
I bet old Dave isnt impressed!
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22-03-2015, 03:45
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Re: Tory candidate suspended over race hate vote plot
Sadly nothing surprises me as we have gone the way of America in the mucky battle for votes.
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22-03-2015, 07:48
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Re: Tory candidate suspended over race hate vote plot
Such a stupid and audacious attempt to win votes. It's amazing he thought he would get away with it and spoke so openly about it. He first attempts to intentionally stir-up hatred so he can claim to have defused it, would then use the positive news story to further his career while at Westminster, promised to act in the best interests of the EDL when he got into power?
Even if it did work how long would the EDL have keep quiet about it? Why did he trust them so much that he told them the entire plan without a hint of evasiveness or obfuscation?
The entire thing seems like a plot of House of Cards.
Still at least this was caught early before he got in. It also looks like he has finished any prospects for the Conservatives in winning that seat from Labour and the election is going to be so close that each lost seat can be very costly.
EDIT: Even more interesting is this Ashcroft poll from Dudley North from December: http://lordashcroftpolls.com/2015/01/dudley-north/
Tories abandon them in the wake of this scandal and UKIP are going to win the seat.
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And UKIP at still at 7/2 to win the seat! Time for a bet me thinks 
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22-03-2015, 07:48
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Re: Tory candidate suspended over race hate vote plot
I'm hoping they come down on him like a ton of bricks. With the Tories wetting themselves at the prospecting of losing the race/immigration vote to UKIP this is possibly worst way it could have backfired, short of Cameron being caught wearing an SS uniform.
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22-03-2015, 13:38
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Re: Tory candidate suspended over race hate vote plot
This incident doesn't seem to be as popular as the other party incidents. I wonder why?
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22-03-2015, 14:28
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Re: Tory candidate suspended over race hate vote plot
It might be because he doesn't belong to a party that claims to be different from the rest and "anti-politics".
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22-03-2015, 14:32
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Re: Tory candidate suspended over race hate vote plot
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This incident doesn't seem to be as popular as the other party incidents. I wonder why?
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What?
It's the front page and main item of BBC and Sky News. Front page of the Daily Mail. One of the top stories on the Guardian. It seems only The Telegraph and The Mirror (oddly) are not leading with it.
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22-03-2015, 17:32
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Re: Tory candidate suspended over race hate vote plot
if it's true, he should be kicked out of the party.
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22-03-2015, 17:34
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Re: Tory candidate suspended over race hate vote plot
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What?
It's the front page and main item of BBC and Sky News. Front page of the Daily Mail. One of the top stories on the Guardian. It seems only The Telegraph and The Mirror (oddly) are not leading with it.
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Well you can't please everyone... 
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22-03-2015, 20:05
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Re: Tory candidate suspended over race hate vote plot
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What?
It's the front page and main item of BBC and Sky News. Front page of the Daily Mail. One of the top stories on the Guardian. It seems only The Telegraph and The Mirror (oddly) are not leading with it.
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He may have meant as popular on this forum. If the candidate had been a Labour party candidate .. well, you can work it out from here ..
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22-03-2015, 20:18
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Re: Tory candidate suspended over race hate vote plot
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He may have meant as popular on this forum. If the candidate had been a Labour party candidate .. well, you can work it out from here ..
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Yeah sorry, that's what I meant. 
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22-03-2015, 20:54
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Re: Tory candidate suspended over race hate vote plot
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He may have meant as popular on this forum. If the candidate had been a Labour party candidate .. well, you can work it out from here ..
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I think there isn't a reaction because no one will defend this and therefore no conflict. Everyone knows it's out of order. If he was UKIP (which is what I assume you're getting at) the thread would be longer because people would object and we'll all argue.
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23-03-2015, 10:34
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Re: Tory candidate suspended over race hate vote plot
Great news one more blue nose gone or going.
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23-03-2015, 10:51
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Re: Tory candidate suspended over race hate vote plot
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Great news one more blue nose gone or going.
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Well it does not matter what party it is as any impropriety needs to be stamped out quickly whoever it is.
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