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cali

(114,904 posts) Tue Apr 28, 2015, 07:32 PM Apr 2015

Did you know... Bernie's brother is also a politician- in England

http://greenpolitics.wikia.com/wiki/Larry_Sanders

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Did you know... Bernie's brother is also a politician- in England (Original Post) cali Apr 2015 OP

No I did not know that, cool Autumn Apr 2015 #1

an interesting bit of trivia cali Apr 2015 #2

I was going to say he had retired muriel_volestrangler Apr 2015 #3

Autumn

(45,058 posts)

1. No I did not know that, cool

Reply to cali (Original post)

Tue Apr 28, 2015, 07:47 PM

Apr 2015

cali

(114,904 posts)

2. an interesting bit of trivia

Reply to Autumn (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 28, 2015, 08:14 PM

Apr 2015

muriel_volestrangler

(101,308 posts)

3. I was going to say he had retired

Reply to cali (Original post)

Tue Apr 28, 2015, 08:23 PM

Apr 2015

since he didn't stand in the 2013 Oxfordshire County Council elections, and made this video:

Published on Apr 15, 2013
On his retirement after 2 decades of service on Oxfordshire County Council, Councillor Larry Sanders reflects on the continuing problems of the world.

(still a touch of American accent left there, but not much)

However, I see he is standing for parliament in the election next week:

http://www.greenoxfordshire.com/larrygreenoxfordcom

One of the British DUers has a chance to vote for him: http://betterment.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=402551 , though I wouldn't want to say if they should.

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