I can confirm that our Lib Dem candidate, Ed Fordham, is a thoroughly nice chap. No typical party apparatchik either. Of course, the same can also be said for out Labour candidate, Glenda Jackson. It’s a tough choice, but these … Continue reading →

The latest Labour email missive is particularly irritating, even by their usual smug, scare-mongering standards (link to follow, when I find it). “if we don’t get our voters to the polls on 5 May, we will have a Tory government … Continue reading →

Up now at the General Election Blog. One that particularly ccaught the eye was some musings on how immigration may be a class issue from Stumbling and Mumbling. Personally I’ve always reckoned that in the UK racism is mostly a … Continue reading →

It is, however, incredibly likely to appeal to and stir up racist sentiment. And it certainly IS racist to put up anti-immigration posters in close proximity to immigrant businesses and places of worship. Michael Howard is not a racist. But … Continue reading →

Up now courtesy of the blogger formerly known as Chicken Yoghurt. He’s attempted to abolish the numbering system, the bastard, but I shall continue to fight the good fight… Also over at the General Election Blog I’ve put up another … Continue reading →

No editorialising from me, but this interview with the BBC’s Frank Gardner, crippled by bullets while on a routine assignment in Saudi Arabia, is a must read.

This is pretty much what I reckon the Backing Blair campaign should have been all along – I hoped they’d get to it eventually. Now my local Labour MP (well, OK, technically not just at the moment) is on the … Continue reading →

It’s fairly packed this time, thanks to Nick Barlow. And by the way, Mr Smarty-Pants Barlow, I shall continue to defend the true number – like the mighty silver-haired one, Kilroy himself, I shall fight for truth to be returned … Continue reading →

Tim Hicks, using the BBC’s electoral calculator, again highlights how insane the current voting system is. With the three main parties on 30% of the vote each, 10% going to others, here are the results we would get: Labour 328, … Continue reading →

Labour has hinted that if France rejects the EU constitutional treaty in its upcoming referendum (as the polls suggest it might) then the UK won’t have to hold one of its own. Well, dur… Of course we won’t. If France … Continue reading →

I flatly refuse to accept this new numbering heresy. Roundup 7 (NOT 8) is here. As an extra until I find more time, check out The New York Times’ profile of Michael Howard (reg. or BugMeNot required). They seem to … Continue reading →

Superb stuff – complete with handy, easy to understand graphs and stuff – showing just how anti-Labour tactical voting in favour of the Lib Dems won’t let the Tories into power, from Cabalamat Journal. A must-read. “The Tories, on a … Continue reading →

UP now at the General Election Blog (and yes, I know it says it’s number 7 – technically it is, but meh…) Poll-wise, everyone’s got confused. What’s it to be? Various polls for various papers today have major variations, so … Continue reading →