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Tag Archives: Lib Dems
Five reasons why cutting the number of MPs from 650 to 600 is a bad idea – and one silver lining
Constituency boundary changes don’t just matter to map anoraks or political obsessives (I’m a bit of both). And the proposals won’t just mean a cull of MPs: they will reshape our politics by disenfranchising millions of voters. With no suggestion … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservatives, Elections, Greenwich, Labour, Lib Dems, London, Northamptonshire, Parliament, Politics
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Another reason why Labour’s 35% strategy was so wrong: the mysterious disappearance of the three-way marginal
A lot’s been said in the two weeks since the election about the folly of Labour’s 35% strategy – the theory that cobbling together its core vote plus a few ex-Lib Dems to reach a 35% vote share would be … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservatives, Ed Miliband, Elections, Labour, Lib Dems, Politics
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Eight media myths about the 2015 election – and why they are wrong
I missed the start of this campaign: for the first ten days of April I was in France, in a house without Wifi or even a telephone. Coming back to the UK on April 10th I scanned the papers and … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservatives, Elections, History, Labour, Lib Dems, Politics, Scotland
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Memo to the Left: 1 Nationalism should always be viewed with suspicion. 2 Press freedom needs to be fought for. 3 And an independence referendum is not a conference workshop
A political leader who has spent much time cosying up to Rupert Murdoch faces difficult questions from a broadcast journalist a few days before a crucial electoral test. The leader accuses the journalist of “heckling” him. The press conference has … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Salmond, Conservatives, Elections, History, Independence Referendum, Labour, Lib Dems, Politics, Scotland
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Will Len McCluskey ever shut up? Bashing the Lib Dems won’t win the election for Labour
Will Len McCluskey ever shut up? His call for Labour to rule out a coalition with the Lib Dems after the 2015 election (as reported in last Sunday’s Observer), or else face cuts in funding from the Unite union he … Continue reading
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Tagged Elections, Labour, Len McCluskey, Lib Dems, Politics, TUC, Unions, Unite
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