Elizabeth Massey

Loves: food, family, friends, box sets, the beach, Jesus. Not necessarily in that order... TLG Teacher. "Needs help" according to my students.

[Elizabeth Massey @LizbufMassey]

LETTERBOX LIBRARY!!

Books are my thing...I wouldn’t last long without something to read, especially during this time of social-distancing!

Now that libraries have closed and so many of you are stuck at home, I wondered if you’d like to borrow a book from my ‘library’ 📚

[Elizabeth Massey @LizbufMassey]

This is the 1st election in decades where the party I've always voted for look like they’ll win…& instead I'm voting for a party I disagree with to try to stop an even worse party getting voted in. What an awful election this is. #GeneralElection2024 #ClactonDeservesBetter

[Tim Walker @ThatTimWalker]

Labour has no chance in Clacton. It’s a straight choice between @GilesWatling and Farage. This is the one constituency where it’s necessary to vote tactically for the Tory.

[Politics UK @PolitlcsUK]

🚨 BREAKING: Nigel Farage's Clacton campaign has been exposed to have evidence of racism and homophobia

One canvasser about Rishi Sunak: "That f**king p*** we got in - what good is he?"

About small boats arrivals: "Just f**king shoot them"

[Andrew Levi @AndrewPRLevi]

At the moment, it feels like the 60%+ of voters in Clacton who reject Nigel Farage will let him win.

Because they’re either unwilling, or consider themselves unable, to vote tactically for the candidate best able to beat him.

Who seems fairly obviously to be the Conservative.

[Andrew Levi @AndrewPRLevi]

@LizbufMassey I don’t know Clacton well.

But based on the FT info, I can’t see the Conservatives falling much further (46 points down) or Labour gaining much more than the 10 points they already have.

So, Labour, Green and LibDems voters’ best (tactical) vote is Conservative, isn’t it?

[Elizabeth Massey @LizbufMassey]

@AndrewPRLevi Yes, I think so. Plus the Cons candidate is the incumbent, lives locally and is pretty inoffensive. I'm a lifelong lab voter but will be voting cons to try to keep Farage out. Strange times!

[Elizabeth Massey @LizbufMassey]

👇Yep, to keep Farage out of #Clacton

[Matthew Stadlen @MatthewStadlen]

Can you think of a single reason to vote Tory at this election?

[Matthew Stadlen @MatthewStadlen]

Can you think of a single reason to vote Tory at this election?

[Richard Corbett @RichardGCorbett]

I can confirm that, as a former member of the European Parliament’s fisheries committee

Farage had also been a member. He attended just 1 meeting out of 42 - at a time when reform of the EU fishing rules were being negotiated

Dereliction of duty. He’s all talk and no action

[Elizabeth Massey @LizbufMassey]

Local friends...there's hope that we can avoid a Farage win. This poll has Cons ahead of Reform. Anyone else considering holding their noses and voting tactically for the tories? #anyonebutnigel #clacton

[Focaldata @focaldataHQ]

💥 EXCLUSIVE: Our first MRP poll of the campaign suggests Labour are on course for a 250-seat majority.

Probabilistic seat counts:
Labour: 450
Conservative: 110
Liberal Democrats: 50
SNP: 16
Plaid Cymru: 2
Reform UK: 1
Green: 1

More details: https://t.co/zPEkXERssr

[Focaldata @focaldataHQ]

💥 EXCLUSIVE: Our first MRP poll of the campaign suggests Labour are on course for a 250-seat majority.

Probabilistic seat counts:
Labour: 450
Conservative: 110
Liberal Democrats: 50
SNP: 16
Plaid Cymru: 2
Reform UK: 1
Green: 1

More details: https://t.co/zPEkXERssr

[Edwin Hayward @edwinhayward]

When we look back at the GE in a couple of weeks time, we should hopefully see that tactical voting played a big part in shaping the outcome.

Unfortunately we will probably also see a blind spot common to all tactical voting sites: Clacton.

The tactical vote there should be Tory to stop Farage.

Yes, Tory.

Why? Because Reform are surging, and many Tories will never be persuaded to vote outside of the Tory/Reform duopoly.

There aren't enough spare votes to push Labour, the LibDems or the Greens ahead, even with 100% tactical voting - which never happens in practice anyway.

But with the help of Labour, LibDem and Green voters, the Tory candidate could still be propelled ahead of Farage.

And in any rational universe, one more random Tory MP must surely be better than having Farage in Parliament?

Fortunately, this is likely to be the only really big blip of the GE. But long term, it could prove a costly one.

[Otto English @Otto_English]

Last year Farage said that some people on benefits were “too fat … too stupid, too lazy” to work and suggested they sit around all day smoking drugs.

In Clacton one in five people have never had a job.

[Elizabeth Massey @LizbufMassey]

@GuvnaB I love this album so much. Every. Tune. Plus you just don't get enough worship flute now!!

[Elizabeth Massey @LizbufMassey]

@LondonHatch I've recently put together a bibliography of books on preaching written by women. There's some great stuff on it. Happy to DM it to you if you're interested.

[Elizabeth Massey @LizbufMassey]

@matt_wickman Let me know the best way to get it to you and I'll send it over...

[Elizabeth Massey @LizbufMassey]

@MrBoothY6 Yes! It has always struck me as ridiculous that schools require a child to stay off for 48 hours if they are sick, them effectively punishes that child for doing so. My kids call them the 'Immunity Awards'!

[Greenpeace UK @GreenpeaceUK]

BREAKING 🚨
Greenpeace activists have interrupted @TrussLiz speech at #CPC22 to denounce the prime minister 'shredding' her party’s 2019 manifesto promises.

The PM is U-turning on fracking, strong climate action, and world-leading environmental protections.

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