Disappointment as AGM doesn't coincide with Scotland playing in 6 Nations

Two posts in a row without any visual stimulation??? There shall be no hat-trick for the texties on my watch!!!

Be there or be compost

For anyone new to Presidential re-elections (HX AGM's), here is a photo of last years stitch-up. The Green Room seldom looks this good. Although there is nothing at all sinister in these jovial gatherings, Messrs Astley & Dannreuther have not been heard from since when they were rumoured to have 'apologised' for their non-attendance and 'left' the club.

El Presidente may come across as a happy-go-lucky, port swilling, be-bearded, gardening teddy bear, but the evil capitalist oinker that he has tried to stuff deep back inside can rear it's ugly head without any warning. It is my understanding that poor Roland (who survived a brush with Patsy Putin) is pushing up the begonia's in Shifty's new town allotment whilst The Good Doctor gets a monthly rotate in the Presidential Compost Heap.

Dearest Leader ever

Those previous Presidential Elections results in full:
(Candidates ~ share of vote)


2008
E Presidente ~ 106% (record share topped up with postal votes)
S Russell ~ 2% (dispatched East to Siberiapans)


2009
E Presidente ~ 112% (record share of the vote as popularity rises)
D Craig ~ 0% (banned from the club sine die)



2010
E Presidente ~ 107% (obviously thought 2009 winning margin may be viewed as suspicious)
S Saunders ~ -3% (told to go away, but likely to turn up out of the blue at any time)



2011
E Presidente ~ 118% (record breaking share of the vote)
M Din ~ 3% (greatest ever runner up score, but record margin of defeat to boot)

Crossers on shortlist for Government Advisor Post

Matthew d'Ancona (political correspondent at the London Evening Standard) reports that:

'David Cameron has been telling senior Cabinet colleagues that the Coalition must get much better at "pitch-rolling": that is, preparing the ground adequately before the first over of any political cricket match is bowled'.

No. 10 is currently searching the nation for experienced pitch rollers and two of our club members have been mentioned in this context on an influential political blog (no, not Broonster's).

They are this man and this one.

3rd team...4th Party

http://notjustanotherpolitician.blogspot.com/2011/01/put-scotland-first-and-back-scottish.html

No politics please

As we near the time that polling stations open, can contributors to this blog please refrain from posting political material on May 6th (between 7am and 10pm)-
in line with media guidelines which prohibit anything which could be construed as influencing the ballots on polling day.

This needs to be emphasised as this club is full of easily persuadable swing bowlers voters.

Those interested in the methods used to measure swing may find this BBC archive collection of interest:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/swingometer/