Today’s the day – and if anything’s going to sway your vote at the last minute, it’s a bunch of bloggers with stupid names blathering on in the depths of cyberspace – so check out the last pre-poll election roundup. … Continue reading →

It’s over. In an interview with Jon Snow on Channel 4 News just now, Michael Howard directly compared Tony Blair to Uncle Joe Stalin. Most surprisingly, it wasn’t for the obvious reasons – suspension of habeas corpus, being responsible for … Continue reading →

This is both superb and spot-on. (Pretty much…) That is all. (Hat tip Actually Existing.) Update: This is entirely spot-on. To be read in full and pondered heartily.

Are you bored of democracy yet? Ready to succumb to the maniacal ramblings of a one-man dictatorship? Well, Tony Blair’s going to be re-elected with yet another massively unhealthy majority tomorrow if you are, Justin “Chicken Yoghurt” McKeating is here … Continue reading →

We’re finally into the home straight, everyone’s bored rigid, but we’ve still got a nice general election blog roundup for you. If you happen to be American and have got all confused by this shoddy attempt at democracy in the … Continue reading →

Courtesy of yours truly, up now at the General Election Blog. Note to self: don’t write these things while half asleep, partially drunk and nursing a headache in future… Still, as I done it and stuff, I reckon reproducing it … Continue reading →

Up now, as you’ve probably already twigged. It’s me tonight, so bunk links to generalelection@gmail.com – ta! In other news – as yet unbroken – the death of the Liberal Democrat candidate in the safe Tory seat of South Staffordshire … Continue reading →

Up now. This weekend looks like being a lazy one, so any pointers to the usual address – generalelection@gmail.com – ta! (I’m doing it Sunday, so help that day would be particularly appreciated.) I have now also decided that I … Continue reading →

It’s where you’d by now expect it to be, courtesy of the affable Jarndyce – whose pseudonym, combined with all the recent Iraq war legal advice nonsense, prompted a vague recollection of a pertinent passage from the book from which … Continue reading →

And I insist I’m a pretty pink elephant in a sparkly golden tutu. Also looks like Labour’s now been forced by the leaks to publish Lord Goldsmith’s advice in full. More, as they say, soon. Update: .pdf download of the … Continue reading →

Up now, courtesy of our Ken. Also at the General Election Blog is an interesting post on the whole Tory vs. Labour thing from our resident right-winger, Blimpish which is worth a look. Meanwhile, Keith Barratt of Kos spin-off The … Continue reading →

Today Programme. This morning. Half asleep. (Am still.) Milburn. “Back door”. Usual. Then, clincher: “You’re not just voting for your local representative, you’re not just voting for the government, you’re voting for the Prime Minister.” Bye bye Labour. Blair + … Continue reading →

I am bloody knackered. I hope at some point later today to have some kind of brilliant insight into something or other – quite what I don’t yet know – but for now this should be more than enough to … Continue reading →

Up now, courtesy of Mr Nick Barlow. And a bit of back-patting for me – still bitter at being overlooked by the Guardian on Saturday – I appear to have been linked by C-Net’s The Buzz Report in a piece … Continue reading →