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muriel_volestrangler

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2. The Private Eye figures, for the Lib Dems' income in the whole of Sheffield, were:

Reply to mwooldri (Reply #1)

Fri Aug 23, 2019, 05:12 PM

Aug 2019

2016: £8,715
2017: £10,354
2018: £399

They say it raised six figure sums when he was in government. Having said that, I see oddschecker.com has one place offering odds, and it's 1/14 on for the "Democrats". I'm not sure how national money is allowed to be used in by-elections.

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Given this was Nick Cleggs seat... mwooldri Aug 2019 #1

The Private Eye figures, for the Lib Dems' income in the whole of Sheffield, were: muriel_volestrangler Aug 2019 #2

Agreed. The Lib Dems will want this seat, badly Soph0571 Aug 2019 #3

Owing to the Jared O'Mara train wreck... T_i_B Aug 2019 #5

Yes, I am amazed that he was not vetted more carefully LeftishBrit Aug 2019 #6

I don't think they even interviewed him T_i_B Aug 2019 #9

The voters of Sheffield Hallam The King of Prussia Aug 2019 #4

Oh wow, I remember Irvine Patrick but had not realized he was from that constituency LeftishBrit Aug 2019 #7

Interesting that Gareth Arnold has also been arrested. Denzil_DC Aug 2019 #8