Archive for the 'elections' Category
Is this the most misleading bar chart ever?
Yazan: Sara | 15 April 2011 | 1 Comment
Categories: elections, Labour
There are always disagreements between parties about the use of bar charts on leaflets. I don’t tend to use them very much on my leaflets, foir a variety of reasons, but I follow the debates about their use elsewhere with interest. Last week I was given a copy of a Labour leaflet in Leggatts ward, [...]
So almost no-one agreed with Nick – and he doesn’t understand why?
Yazan: Sara | 11 May 2010 | No Comments
Categories: BNP, elections, Uncategorized
It has certainly been a bad week for Nick Griffin. The party polled badly in the General Election, with Griffin’s much-hyped bid to win Barking constituency ending in a poor third place. The BNP’s already tiny local council base took a pounding, with total wipe-out in Barking & Dagenham, a council they hoped to control. [...]
Are you drinking what he’s drinking?
Yazan: Sara | 30 December 2009 | No Comments
Categories: Conservatives, David Cameron, David Davis, elections, LibDems, Parliament, Sal Brinton
At this time of year, most of us enjoy a festive tipple or two. Judging by David Cameron’s New Year message’ I can only assume that he’s spent rather too long tasting the contents of his wine cellar. Taking up the LibDem lovebombing baton from Eric Pickles (what a thought!), he said: “Let’s be honest that [...]
Don't let the charmers break your heart
Yazan: sarabedford | 20 May 2009 | 3 Comments
Categories: elections, Europe, expenses, UKIP
My 12 year old daughter isn’t interested in boys yet, thank goodness. But I know that one day she will have her heart broken. A smooth operator will promise her undying love and attention and she’ll fall for it. She’ll believe the best of him at first, then slowly come to realise that he is not what [...]
When backing the winner isn't always the best course
Yazan: sarabedford | 29 March 2009 | No Comments
Categories: elections
Liberal Democrat Voice is running a poll asking who the LibDems should support in the event of a hung parliament. It gives three options (plus don’t know/other): a) The winner of the popular vote ; b) The winner of the most seats; or c) Neither: we should oppose whatever the circumstances. Now, as a woman with an [...]
Green day
Yazan: sarabedford | 10 August 2008 | 1 Comment
Categories: Conservatives, elections, Green, Ian Oakley, LibDems, Watford
An interesting slant was put on the affair by senior Green councillor Steve Rackett in this week’s Watford Observer. Steve has called into question the legitimacy of three election results in Watford Borough, saying: “Clearly campaign workers and party activists can not function as well when they are being subjected to intimidation and harassment. It calls [...]
A Watford Conservative speaks about Ian Oakley
Yazan: sarabedford | 10 August 2008 | 4 Comments
Categories: Conservatives, elections, Ian Oakley, LibDems, Watford
There’s nothing like an insider’s view to get a real insight into the workings of a local party, so I was fascinated by Watford Conservative Craig Lewell ‘s view on the Ian Oakley case, posted at ConservativeHome. The spelling mistakes are all his. I actually took part in the candidate selection process in Watford [...]
Small by-election, no-one heard
Yazan: sarabedford | 11 July 2008 | No Comments
Categories: civil liberties, elections
So David Davis has regained his seat in Haltemprice and Howden – what a surprise! The only thing that surprised me about the most boring by-election I have ever known was that no candidate changed their name by deed poll to Alan Beresford B’Stard. Was it worth all the huffing and puffing and financial costs? According [...]
