A bit harsh. Here in the North of England there are still many places where, were he to staple a red rosette to his forehead, he would have a 10,000 vote majority. How many will be left on 13th December is another matter.NickFaulks wrote: ↑Tue Nov 26, 2019 6:52 pmFishing for a definition of unelectable?Matt Mackenzie wrote: ↑Tue Nov 26, 2019 6:08 pmI wonder if Jonathan Rowson (who takes a keen interest in political matters) might stand for election one day?
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Ah, but I was so much older then. I'm younger than that now.
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Why do you presume that he would stand for Labour?
(not least because he has previously written in support of Scottish independence)
(not least because he has previously written in support of Scottish independence)
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I assumed it was the general point that some constituencies are very safe one way or another. In Reigate, a blue rosette usually wins over 50 % of the votes. Whichever way round it is, it's not satisfactory, as people who don't like whoever wins effectively don't have a vote.
If Jonathan Rowson wants to stand in Somerset, we'll see how he does.
If Jonathan Rowson wants to stand in Somerset, we'll see how he does.
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I suspect that Jonathan could stand for a number of parties, but I think the truth of the situation is that he has more political influence now than he would have as an MP.
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Rowson has recently published the following book:
The Moves that Matter: A Chess Grandmaster on the Game of Life
Am trying to think of recent politicians that have written works like that. Maybe they don't make them like that any more?
The Moves that Matter: A Chess Grandmaster on the Game of Life
Am trying to think of recent politicians that have written works like that. Maybe they don't make them like that any more?
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I don't follow these last posts, surely Rowson is much more a philosopher than a politician? (I am trying to imagine him canvassing on doorsteps; and in my imagination, he isn't enjoying it too much).
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I always hated that, which led me to conclude that I would be better suited to the House of Lords than the House of Commons. I therefore asked one of my contemporaries at Cambridge to appoint me to the Lords when he became Prime Minister.Jonathan Rogers wrote: ↑Wed Nov 27, 2019 10:44 pm(I am trying to imagine [Rowson] canvassing on doorsteps; and in my imagination, he isn't enjoying it too much).
He never did become PM, nor even an MP, but he is now a Lord himself. Such is life.
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Dear me, so many errors of judgement. First, nearly a century has passed since Cambridge supplied a PM (Stanley Baldwin, the last). It won't supply the next one either. And second, if you're serious about becoming a Lord, go where the power lies: approach the Arbiters' NexusDavid Sedgwick wrote: ↑Wed Nov 27, 2019 11:31 pmI therefore asked one of my contemporaries at Cambridge to appoint me to the Lords when he became Prime Minister
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It was only half a century at the time.David Robertson wrote: ↑Thu Nov 28, 2019 1:17 pmFirst, nearly a century has passed since Cambridge supplied a PM
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Oh dear oh dear! It's not an Arbiters' nexus. A nexus has to join things. It's an arbiter-organiser nexus - specifically the hyphen in the middle.David Robertson wrote: ↑Thu Nov 28, 2019 1:17 pmgo where the power lies: approach the Arbiters' Nexus
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Yeah, but maybe more politicians should be like that (philosophers, I mean).Jonathan Rogers wrote: ↑Wed Nov 27, 2019 10:44 pmI don't follow these last posts, surely Rowson is much more a philosopher than a politician? (I am trying to imagine him canvassing on doorsteps; and in my imagination, he isn't enjoying it too much).
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I am trying to imagine you as a student canvassing on doorsteps. I am also trying to work out who the Lord is!David Sedgwick wrote: ↑Wed Nov 27, 2019 11:31 pmI always hated that, which led me to conclude that I would be better suited to the House of Lords than the House of Commons. I therefore asked one of my contemporaries at Cambridge to appoint me to the Lords when he became Prime Minister.Jonathan Rogers wrote: ↑Wed Nov 27, 2019 10:44 pm(I am trying to imagine [Rowson] canvassing on doorsteps; and in my imagination, he isn't enjoying it too much).
He never did become PM, nor even an MP, but he is now a Lord himself. Such is life.
I should have got your birth year from the FIDE website, but was lazy and used Google, which led me to this profile: GOMSA Deputy President – David Sedgwick.
So we need a member of the House of Lords, who was at Cambridge in around 1974. Wonder if that narrows it down? There are 800 or so Lords (give or take if you include disqualified ones). So it might take a while to crunch the numbers.
I assume you are not referring to a hereditary peer?
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Well I can think of one such that I suspect would have been known to David:Christopher Kreuzer wrote: ↑Thu Nov 28, 2019 2:23 pmI assume you are not referring to a hereditary peer?
Christopher, 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley
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Er... "Dispute over his non-membership of the House of Lords" (or is that the point you were making?)
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No, I wasn't making any point other than the words written. I know nothing about this dispute and haven't seen him since 1975. Even then, though I have probably spoken to him on various occasions, I didn't know him personally. He just happened to be in the same college and he belonged to a student political grouping that David also belonged to. Just came to mind when I read your post.Christopher Kreuzer wrote: ↑Thu Nov 28, 2019 3:29 pmEr... "Dispute over his non-membership of the House of Lords" (or is that the point you were making?)