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I wonder how we are all voting tomorrow?
I'm voting Antony Calvert. TRB has covered on other threads and is mentioned in Antony's report regarding the new stadium, so I won't go over that in detail but essentially I believe himself, MC and the Wildcats feel a sense of real optimism from him and indeed Andrea, after the major disappointment of our Labour counterparts.
I know Antony and his whole family personally and have spoken to him throughout his campaign. I asked him for his word that he would pursue and actively deliver a new stadium. He gave me that! (I know what responses some will say regarding politicians and that's fine I understand, people's frustrations). For what it's worth, I wanted to state I back Antony to deliver. The reality is that apart from Antony being a sports fan and advocate of the stadium it actually makes great political sense for him to deliver this!
His website has some stadium content on, and I have attached the link. If he is successful, he won't be half way down his first celebraterly drink before I'm in his ear!!!!!
Everybody has their own reason to vote one way or another so whoever you vote for, good luck 
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I wonder how we are all voting tomorrow?
I'm voting Antony Calvert. TRB has covered on other threads and is mentioned in Antony's report regarding the new stadium, so I won't go over that in detail but essentially I believe himself, MC and the Wildcats feel a sense of real optimism from him and indeed Andrea, after the major disappointment of our Labour counterparts.
I know Antony and his whole family personally and have spoken to him throughout his campaign. I asked him for his word that he would pursue and actively deliver a new stadium. He gave me that! (I know what responses some will say regarding politicians and that's fine I understand, people's frustrations). For what it's worth, I wanted to state I back Antony to deliver. The reality is that apart from Antony being a sports fan and advocate of the stadium it actually makes great political sense for him to deliver this!
His website has some stadium content on, and I have attached the link. If he is successful, he won't be half way down his first celebraterly drink before I'm in his ear!!!!!
Everybody has their own reason to vote one way or another so whoever you vote for, good luck
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I'll going to work before the polls open and going straight to the Hull game from work so won't be able to cast my vote this time.
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Unfortunately, regardless of what choice words my now deceased grandfather might say due to Labour's passiveness to the WTW cause, I cannot bring myself to vote for a Conservative.
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As previously supported labour I have now woken up.My area has suffered under labour and the city is also suffering. Labour have got far too comfortable and slack. Andrea Jenkyns is in my constituency she has tried so hard. Mr Balls does not seem bothered. It's time for a change I'm afraid things cannot be any worse as they are now.
Think long and hard. The pit days have gone 30 year ago let's look to the future now.
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I fear for us getting a ground if we have a labour secretary of state. They will side with Box all day long.
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| Quote ="newgroundb4cas"I fear for us getting a ground if we have a labour secretary of state. They will side with Box all day long.'"
Or a Labour s.o.s. Will be in a much better position to put pressure on a labour council. One thing for sure, Box will resist against anything a tory would say.
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| Its looking like who ever we vote for won't make any difference. The government will get in.  |
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Please don't use the ground excuse to cover your embarrassment that you vote Conservative, I think you are wrong but at least stand by your beliefs. I would say that they have been in power for the last five years and I am yet to see any sign that they have any interest in us getting a ground if they had why did chubby call it in.
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I know that labour have done nothing for Wakefield and our ground problems and from a local point of view seem to be inept at everything but self promotion; however if I voted for the Torys I would find it hard to live with myself as they decimate the NHS, education and anything else needed by us little people.
No my vote will be aimed at stopping these people from another 5 years.
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For me it's very simple, without the NHS i and many on here would not be alive to vote.
I will vote for the party that created it and will continue to safeguard it.
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Some people seem to be confusing the council and the government. Voting Tory today won't make one bit of difference to the council (except they may well have even less money under a Tory govt). Vote a Labour today then kick Box and co out when they're up for re election.
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The one certain thing is that however people vote today, we need to give Box the proverbial "bloody nose", whether the Tories can do this I don't know.
At a national level, the Tories are going to slash and burn and there will be cut backs like we have never seen and they are not brave enough to say where they will be cutting !
However at local level, Box is unprepared to move, unless it's for it for his own benefit.
Mr Balls says Labour are behind the ground but, WMDC say that it is not a matter for them.
The Conservatives say they will help with the ground but, thousands will suffer with the cuts that will be made.
In principle, Labour will look after the needy and the Tories look after their own and themselves but, the Labour council has let Wakefield Trinity down badly
As the op says choices, choices.
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| Quote ="newgroundb4cas"As previously supported labour I have now woken up.My area has suffered under labour and the city is also suffering. Labour have got far too comfortable and slack. Andrea Jenkyns is in my constituency she has tried so hard. Mr Balls does not seem bothered. It's time for a change I'm afraid things cannot be any worse as they are now.
Think long and hard. The pit days have gone 30 year ago let's look to the future now.'"
Obvioulsy Morley is also part of the same constituency. Yesterday Leeds City College announced that due to the massive funding cuts imposed by the tories that the only further education provision in Morley is to close. Two other centres also suffered the same fate yesterday and other community centres are to follow. The sector has been shrinking rapidly ever since they got into power and the conservative manifesto has the lowest spend on education of all the parties leading to further horrendus cuts. Throw in the shambles they are making of the nhs thanks to back door privatisation and further unsustainable cuts to local government meaning the rest of the already decimated childrens centres, libraries, etc means you are right it is time for change. Its time to get rid of the tories whilst there is still something to save. |
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Scarlett, I always have the courage to state what I feel mate. I am voting Antony who is a Tory. I was born and raised in a council house, under performing school and have watched politics over the years. I don't vote labour because my Grandfather did, or any other family members.
Out of the councillors in Wakefield, the ones who impressed me the most were Conservative. Over the years however, Tories have got my back up and some of their MPs I wouldn't pay in washers.
The thing that grates me about Labour is their 'run with the hares, run with the hounds ethos'. Who are they? Who do they represent? I will no doubt vote a mixture of Labour and Tory and maybe even UKIP, over the next so many years. One thing for certain, across all the parties I think we all agree on, is that a little more integrity and less of passing the buck mentality. That is for them all.
I may get this vote wrong! Who knows..
Again, good luck whoever you vote!!
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| Quote ="duke street 10"I would add players,coaches,the previous regimes running the club and the apathy among the Wakefield public to that as well?'"
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| Quote ="Mick Amos 9 WTW"Scarlett, I always have the courage to state what I feel mate. I am voting Antony who is a Tory. I was born and raised in a council house, under performing school and have watched politics over the years. I don't vote labour because my Grandfather did, or any other family members.
Out of the councillors in Wakefield, the ones who impressed me the most were Conservative. Over the years however, Tories have got my back up and some of their MPs I wouldn't pay in washers.
The thing that grates me about Labour is their 'run with the hares, run with the hounds ethos'. Who are they? Who do they represent? I will no doubt vote a mixture of Labour and Tory and maybe even UKIP, over the next so many years. One thing for certain, across all the parties I think we all agree on, is that a little more integrity and less of passing the buck mentality. That is for them all.
I may get this vote wrong! Who knows..
Again, good luck whoever you vote!!'"
The running with the hares, hunting with the hounds goes for all of the politicians !
NONE of them have the balls (pun intended) to say what they will do when we have a hung parliament , which either makes them blind (ostrich with head in sand) or deceitful, which is why many people don't bother to vote.
Unless all of the polls have this one wrong, there wont be an overall majority today and the next couple of weeks will see some "horse trading" which will make your blood curdle.
Tories/Ukip Labour/SNP Lib dems/Anyone and quite possibly another election within 6 months.
This particular campaign has been the worst in my life time and all of the main parties are guilty of mis-leading the general public.
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It's hard not to make generalisations when there is so much information knocking around. But I've met Andrea Jenkyns (Tory parliamentary candidate for Outwood & Morley) and her motivation for doing this is the loss of her dad, in Pinderfields, to MRSA. She is driven to fight for the NHS, to protect it and preserve it. But she's Tory, so how does that work?
This is a very big and very complicated puzzle!
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Since 1981 in business I can say that we struggle when Labour are in power and do well when Tories are in power. How can anyone forget the last mess from the same people who now want to get involved with the economy. I got sick of hearing the word "worker" during this campaign. I am an MD and work my guts out to make ends meet and pay wages every month. I cannot think of one Socialist economy I would point out as a shining light of the system.
I am a compulsive social volunteer and have just had £1k to my local rugby league club and £1k for my conservation group from the local Tory councillor, he cared.
I am from council house stock, born on Lupset and raised on Kettlethorpe in a Labour household and today, never having voted for Labour or Conservative, voted Tory for the first time. The whole of Wakefield needs a shake up, every aspect is a mess. The sporting infrastructure of the city is not good enough. Time for change for mine.
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| Do people know that there are 2 elections on today?
Local council elections and parliamentary elections, if you want to give Box a bloody nose 15 of labours 52 seats on the council are up for grabs, that would seriously reduce his majority if they could be switch, as for the national vote, I do believe a labour government would have more of a clout with a labour council so maybe some tactical voting needs to take place, personally I like Mary Creagh she has done quite a bit of work in the district and not just in the last 5 weeks, thankfully Balls and his Misses are not standing in my constituency and if they were I'd have a bit of a dilemma, the local Tory councillors have done a lot for our community and especially in supporting our local amateur rugby club, so for me the decision is simple, Tory for council and labour for national.
But the beauty of the country we live in means everyone has their own choice, but please make it for the right reasons and whatever you do make sure you vote, people have made the ultimate sacrifice to ensure we all have that right |
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Labour all the way. The NHS, education and defence whould be sacrosacnt in not being touched. I know people who work (or until made redundant recently worked) in all 3 and they all have been brought to their knees by this government. Now they want to cut child benefit for everybody. Bankers bonuses are back up at ridiculous amounts though so thats ok. Vote conservative and kill Wakefield and other town and cities like it off for good.
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Rubbish Wakefield is on its knees now!!! Box is a joke and Balls. Sick of Labour they are good for families with 20 kids and dosers! They used to be for the working man now they are the same as any. Time for CHANGE 100%
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| Quote ="Wakey Til I Die"Labour all the way. The NHS, education and defence whould be sacrosacnt in not being touched. I know people who work (or until made redundant recently worked) in all 3 and they all have been brought to their knees by this government. Now they want to cut child benefit for everybody. Bankers bonuses are back up at ridiculous amounts though so thats ok. Vote conservative and kill Wakefield and other town and cities like it off for good.'"
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| Quote ="newgroundb4cas"Rubbish Wakefield is on its knees now!!! Box is a joke and Balls. Sick of Labour they are good for families with 20 kids and dosers! They used to be for the working man now they are the same as any. Time for CHANGE 100%'"
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| Quote ="Theboyem"You do realise that we have had a tory government, with a bit of lib dem thrown in, for the last five years don't you?'"
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