Eastleigh by-election: 19 February – how could things get worse for the Tories?
How could things possibly get worse for the troubled campaign of controversial Conservative candidate in the Eastleigh Parliamentary by-election, Maria Hutchings?
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Surely game, set and match.
I wouldn't read too much into the Merlin issue. The server company went administration a few weeks ago. Since then I know that our Association's system has replicated so I think it's a fair bet that Eastleigh's system will be fine.
There are wider issues with Merlin but that won't make too much difference in Eastleigh. They are more problematic for Associations that do not have full-time manned offices.