tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505812700967330296.post469410111041726392..comments2023-10-30T11:46:43.284+00:00Comments on Musings of the Cosmic Calamari: Bless My Soul, What's Wrong With Him?SpaceSquidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09760939592584995876noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505812700967330296.post-38623064532207881662012-11-18T20:42:37.659+00:002012-11-18T20:42:37.659+00:00BigHead is right, but it is surprising that the To...BigHead is right, but it is surprising that the Tories have lasted two and a half years without having to defend a seat in a by-election. In the same period Labour have had to defend eight plus another three by the end of this month. Statistically that's got to be pretty unlikely, hasn't it?Tomskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04755416032777655782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505812700967330296.post-63764506151767520142012-11-18T10:34:55.481+00:002012-11-18T10:34:55.481+00:00It's very rare these days (possible always) fo...It's very rare these days (possible always) for a party in government to win a seat they didn't already hold in a by-election (I think the last time that happened was in the 80s), so this story could be written less sensationally as "Labour win by-election seat from the Tories for the first time since the last time they had the chance to".BigHeadnoreply@blogger.com