Latest Political News from UK 2011 |
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Political news with a focus on the current referendum around AV.
Will social media impact on tomorrows General Election | 05/05/10 Will social media impact on tomorrows General Election ... pop over to Linkedin and answer this question: Is it significant that the Lib Dems overtook the Conservatives today for Facebook fans ... they now have 76,776 (+132) more | 05/05/10 How can you claim to be in favour of proportional representation, and then disabuse the reality of tactical voting? more | 04/05/10 Think of the UK as a family household. The Government takes the role of the parents and the rest of us as children in the family. Are you sitting comfortably ... more | 04/05/10 Are you annoyed with politicians, and fed up with political parties? – Well, you’re not alone. I'm Martin Houlden, I'm standing as an Independent candidate because I think politics needs some common sense, and Parliament needs more independent MPs, who are answerable only to their constituents. more
Lib Dems overtaking Tories for Facebook fans | 01/05/10 I started writing this article 90 mins ago and let's say 50 mins in I took a look at how many fans each party had ... and the lib dems were only 98 fans behind the conservatives ... more | 30/04/10 Having problems working out who to vote for in UK General Election 2010? Check out Vote Match I took a spin and answered as the vibe got me at the time and apparently I should be voting BNP this time around. Last time I voted Green but it would appear we are not matched for 2010. Interesting exercise to go through ... here is a short history lifted straight from their site ... more | 27/04/10 Why am I standing as an INDEPENDENT Candidate? Simple. Like millions of people, I felt that over the years, once elected, many Members of Parliament became distant and unapproachable. If you had any issues or matters of concern, they made if difficult for you to seek their assistance. Just before the last General Election in 2005, I went through the 'Voting Record' of Ms Karen Buck MP in the House of Commons, for whom I had voted at the 1997 and 2001 Elections. more
General Election candidates 2010 | 25/04/10 General Election candidates for Berkshire 2010. Let's start with a summary and comparison with the General Election 2005. Berkshire has 8 constituencies and an average of 7 candidates standing in each constituency in the 2010 elections. 6 of the 8 seats are conservative held and hopefully we’ll see some shifting sands in 2010. We had an above average turnout of 63.9% in 2005 with a total of 344,376 votes cast. Representing just under 1.3% of the national total of 27,110,727 voters (61.3% of eligible voters) more |
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