So, who really are the winners and the losers after Thursday’s election? The answer must be that the three main parties have all won and lost. David Cameron can claim his party has gained the highest level of support for probably the last eighty years, and should therefore be allowed to govern, but he has […]
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Is Local Politics Dying A Slow Death?
With all the hype generated by the national electioneering of the past few weeks, it has been easy to forget that we are also voting to elect our local councils in today’s polling. Borrowing a theatrical analogy, local politics has become the fringe event at the national festival. But is that really right? Local issues […]
Every Vote Sends A Message – Use The Power!
At last, the big day has arrived and the sun is shining – for the moment at least! From media reports last night, it looks like it will be a race to the end of polling before we can get a hint of a winner and even then, it might not be with a workable […]
Should I Vote To Swim With Piranhas Or Sharks?
Less than twelve hours to go and I’m still not sure who is going to get my endorsement in this election. It seems I am not alone, however, as opinion polls show that up to 30 percent of those of us eligible to vote, are also still undecided. To me, it appears to be a […]
Conservative’s David Cameron – Suicide or Murder?
Results from several studies of the sleeping habits of over 1.5m people, released by Sleep journal, show that those getting less than six hours sleep a night are at serious risk of a premature death. David Cameron is said to have been campaigning through the night in an attempt to claim every available floating voter […]
My Election Letterboxometer 3
With just one day of eIectioneering left before the polling stations open on Thursday, the only piece of literature to try to seduce my letterbox this week has come from UKIP – the party that thinks immigration is out of control and our being part of Europe is akin to swimming in a sea of […]
My Election Letterboxomiter No 2
Forget the fancy graphs, forget the animating graphics, the only true way of judging what is happening in this election, is to monitor what falls through your letterbox. This latest update to My Letterboxomiter, reveals all the clutter to fall onto my doormat in the last week has been from one party: The Conservatives. In […]
Cutting Through UK Nuclear Deterrent With A Knife!
One of the headline grabbing arguments between the leaders of the three main political parties in this election has been the subject of our nuclear deterrent. While the Liberal Democrats have been very vocal in saying it should be scrapped, both Labour and the Conservatives accuse Nick Clegg, the Lib Dem leader, of being naive. […]
A Vote To Restore Democracy – Not Lunacy!
“The mood of the country is that Mr Brown deserves to lose, but that Mr Cameron doesn’t deserve to win.” The best summary of the present situation, in this election, from the mouth of Lord Paddy Ashdown, former leader of the Liberal Democrats. We should remember that none of the parties have all of the […]
My Election Letterboxomiter
After the first 2 weeks of campaigning, an update on how overworked my letterbox has been: Conservative 2 leafletsLabour 1 leafletOthers must do better…nothing at all. The Conservatives also seem to have most of the election boards by the roadside so well done them! Next week it could all change! –