So, Irish anti-Lisbon Treaty organisation Libertas has been reborn as a pan-European political party. What to expect? Continue reading
December 11, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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Category Archives: Elections
December 10, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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Euro elections 09: “Bring it on”?
“Bring it on”, says the outgoing secretary general of the European Parliament to the eurosceptics. Oh dear… Continue reading
December 5, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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The failures of EU democracy
On why attempts to engage the people in EU politics are going to continue to fail. Continue reading
July 25, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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Lessons from Scotland
On 25th July 1603 King James VI of Scotland was crowned King James I of England, sparking many of the ongoing resentments about Scottish power in England and English power in Scotland that are continuing to this day. On 25th … Continue reading
May 23, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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Labour’s dismal electoral strategy
(Originally published on The Sharpener) So Labour have lost the Crewe and Natwich election, the Tories winning their first by-election in 26 years. Huzzah. At last Labour seem to be getting the kind of kicking they’ve long deserved – a … Continue reading
May 23, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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On Labour’s ill-conceived electoral strategy
Something from me over at the revived Sharpener, following the Tory win in the Crewe and Nantwich by-election yesterday.
May 3, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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Mayor Boris, eh?
OK, so Boris has won and a load of people are in a tizzy. It’s all very familiar and predictable, and one of the prime reasons the British left is screwed. Continue reading
May 1, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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London elections – my vote, for those interested
Due to hating the party system, today I shall take great pleasure in not voting based on the colour of the rosettes – not least because the Lib Dems have inexplicably adopted UKIP’s colour scheme of yellow and purple, making … Continue reading
April 11, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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On flawed online political quizzes
Unlock Democracy (an offshoot of Charter 88) are normally fairly good, nicely liberal chaps with a genuine desire to help. But I take serious, serious issue with their London Mayoroal election quiz, designed to determine which candidate you should vote … Continue reading
October 6, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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Brown’s only error:
Not ruling out an election sooner. This insane hyperbole (“humiliating retreat”? “cling to office”? “extraordinary indecision and extraordinary weakness”? You what?) shows just how worried the Tories still are. Yes, Cameron made a storming speech at the conference the other … Continue reading
September 28, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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General election?
Just had a phone call: “This is a recorded message from the Labour party. How will you vote at the next general election? If Labour, press one. If Conservative, press two…” etc. No, I’m not a member of the Labour … Continue reading
May 5, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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Final local election results
I was a bit wrong in my premature analysis, it would seem: The SNP did rather better than I thought, as did the Tories. Labour still did a lot better than everyone was expecting, though. Apart from the Scottish situation … Continue reading
May 4, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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Local election results – an immediate analysis before even half the results are in (from someone who doesn’t really care anyway and didn’t vote thanks to being in London)
Slight winners? Labour, I’d say. In real terms, at least. They’ve still got the Scottish Parliament (despite – or perhaps because of – dire warnings about the rise of the SNP). They’ve still got the Welsh Assembly. In both cases, … Continue reading
May 3, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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UK local elections today
Please note: LOCAL. Pissed off with Tony Blair? Think David Cameron’s a nob? Don’t like the way the Lib Dems got rid of Charles Kennedy? Against the Iraq war? Fine. Don’t take it out on your local councillors – unless … Continue reading