Tuesday, 13 July 2010

Cometh the Hour, Cometh the Cox

So the CF bandwagon rolls on.

London Spin
is putting TB to shame with the coverage though there have been complaints about the accuracy of all the details...

Howlett is racking up the miles, and the bartabs apparently. Activists were left unimpressed when he told an hustings crowd he was going to "feed the parking meter" before attempting to drive to another campaign event elsewhere. "Forgetting" to pay his bill on the way out...

Simon Cavalier Jones has locked in the north if their reactions to visits from Howlett are concerned. His team are picking up momentum. Given the rate of bitchy emails flying about TB would say SCJ is gaining on Howlett who is still the frontrunner mainly on name association. Nothing like a bit of mudslinging to amuse TB.



But that is all set to change as it becomes clear that the rumours are true - Craig Cox, student politics supremo and NUS conversation starter, staffer to various MPs and bit of a lad, is due to throw his hat into the ring.

Cox who has reduced lefties to tears with philibustering NUS debates and adding (literally) hundreds of amendments. He could and probably should write a book on how to piss off student unions. He's not shy of a fight and whilst this is still unconfirmed, Cox's candidacy would certainly liven things up.

CCHQ  and the other candidates are going to love the rumour that the slogan is the rather harsh "Cox not Cocks."

16 comments:

Sara Scarlett
said...

Oh, I do hope this is true.

So far the CF Chair race has been blander than a vanilla ice cream having sex missionary style with a two tier jam-filled victoria sponge.

Anonymous said...

Simon4CF, it's the only answer!

Anonymous said...

Bye Bye Ben Howlett, his campaign tour has been like having a battle bus going around the country, campaigning against you, with you sat on it.

Faceless Bureaucrat
said...

'Cox not Cocks'

Reminds me of the time a few years ago when the Lib Dems were trying to oust veteran Labour MP Tom Cox from his South London seat in Tooting.

They came up with what they thought was a real vote winner of a slogan for their campaign...

'Cox out in Tooting!'

They couldn't understand why it failed to gain traction on the doorstep.

He retained his seat on that occasion, of course...


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David Smith said...

TB- Don't forget who came second in your polls, Simon! I am glad Cox's in running, as is Simon! He want's this election to be fun.

Anonymous said...

Yay! Finally the competition begins, Simon Vs Cox. I know both of them well, expect the wittiest sharpest CF hustings in years with these two on board.

Poor Howling.

Fraser McFarland said...

Cox is a nasty nasty man, Ben sent me an e-mail about him earlier and I can't believe this guy would even think he could run.

Woolly Tory said...

I chair a (small) CF branch and only have one question about the candidates, who are they all? I've never heard of, or met, any of them.

Anonymous said...

Looks like another posh cunt to me, so I'm sure he'll stand.

Pedantry Alert! said...

'filibustering'

Anonymous said...

My God, cometh the hour, cometh Simon! To save CF.

Anonymous said...

Let start a save CF from Cox campaign!

Oliver Cooper
said...

The supposed race so far has been a banal procession of Facebook groups and empty platitudes, punctuated with smears and tantrums from people that should know better. Anyone else entering would be an improvement.

Anonymous said...

Agree with Fraser... without going into detail running for public office when people have so much dirt on you is probably not a good idea...

Anonymous said...

Think this is great news. Cox and Howlett are good news, hoping for a decent race. Loving this scaremongering too...cf time is here again!

Anonymous said...

Good to see you have not lost your sense of humour Harry.

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