Voting

So it appears that the candidates have bothered to put up signs outside the polling station at least. By the end of yesterday I had received election communications from the tories and the labour party. One apiece. Nothing from the...

Election majority sweepstake

There are still a number of outcomes available on qwghlm.co.uk's free to enter (no prizes but glory) general election sweepstake. It assumes a Labour majority but the pressing question is how large the majority will be... Go to it....

EUSA Election Hustings

I was all set to buckle down and do some Criminal Law revision this evening when Anna-Lisa said the magic words. Kebab Mahal. That was when my plan went out the window and plan number 2 had to be hastily...

Campaign? What campaign?

I'm voting in Edinburgh North and Leith where the incumbent (and notional 2001 winner) is Labour. They won last time with a majority of 8,817 and as a result I don't think they, or any of the other parties think...

Quality time with the candidates

Unless one is deeply involved in campaigning the most joe voter can expect in terms of face time with the parties is a shaken hand, an automated phone call or a kissed baby. I happened to be seated at the...

False prospectus on Immigration

From the party that tells us not to trust Tony Blair, this 'false prospectus' from Ed Matts, Conservative PPC for Dorset South, is pretty funny. But because he said Sorry it's ok.The OriginalThe doctored versionBy James Smith via The Guardian...

UNHCR asks candidates to show leadership on refugees and asylum seekers

Asylum applications were rising before Labour came to power in 1997Labour inherited a backlogthe figures have been falling since 2002 Despite this, the tories are talking of the situation as a 'crisis' and are seeking to win votes by building...

Reserved Matters

So, the election is to be May 5th and the FT claims that the tories have a 5 point lead over labour "among people who say they will definitely vote." Maybe this is going to be more interesting than at...