June 3, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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The first thing to note is that European elections (in the UK at least – though the rest of this post will apply EU-wide) have a stupidly complicated voting system. This video should explain how it works. (Likewise, a lot … Continue reading
May 31, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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Buried away in the middle of an article about UKIP’s efforts to win over middle-England in today’s Sunday Telegraph: Accusations of racism are nothing new for Ukip. Last November a pro-BNP group stormed into a meeting of the party’s national … Continue reading
May 28, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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Check me out – BBC World News Today earlier (broadcast c.7pm UK time on BBC4 and BBC World), discussing the EU Elections – I’m a regular media whore. If you’re based in the UK, you can get my slightly nervous … Continue reading
May 28, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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A must-read piece by The Economist’s Charlemagne – more usually a columnist who leans towards the eurosceptic side – explaining very neatly why populist anti-EU rhetoric about democratic deficits and the EU being unaccountable is ignorant at best, and is … Continue reading
May 27, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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A really rather good rant about the lack of any discussion of the actual issues in the UK’s EU election campaigns. Many good points made. Meanwhile, I’ve still not received any election material from Labour, the Conservatives or the Lib … Continue reading
May 26, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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From a conference I’m attending today organised by Brunel University’s Magna Carta Institute. First speaker, Peter Kellner, from polling agency YouGov. Hastily-typed notes follow: “I’ve never been so uncertain about an election that’s only nine days away than I am … Continue reading
May 25, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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The really short version? It’s utterly rubbish. But this is how it works, courtesy of a short film by the Green Party: Note: This is not an endorsement of the Green Party. But their logic for preventing BNP leader Nick … Continue reading
May 23, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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I’ve done a lot of eurosceptic-bashing over the last six years. But they have a vital role to play. Continue reading
May 22, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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This has been on various UKIP election leaflets, so it’s evidently a claim they’re proud of – but does it stand up? Simple maths tells us that Britain paying £40 million a day to the EU would mean an annual … Continue reading
May 12, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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Alternate post title: Westminster MPs: Not as corrupt as UKIP MEPs… Continue reading
March 3, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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Interest in and turnout for elections is in pretty much direct proportion to how important and likely to have an impact the public perceive them to be. So European election campaigners should be discussing why the elections matter – and … Continue reading
February 11, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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Originally posted as a comment to a post at the Local Democracy blog, a brief summary of my dislike of the British system of government/elections. The prime reason why I am still not sure if I’m going to bother to … Continue reading
February 3, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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Just like busses, you wait ages for some promising new EU-focussed bloggers, and then 81 turn up at once… (And, judging from their photos, they aren’t all youngsters, as I was expecting, and there are even some GIRLS! Shocking! Though … Continue reading
January 11, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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Six months to go, and the first poll of UK voting intentions appears. Much of interest. Continue reading