Whilst the Chair of the electoral commission should carry the can for the travesty that occurred, there are also lessons to be learned. As a voter in Mancheter Withington, I believe the following should be looked into. Mcr Withington has always had the highest turnout of the 5 Manchester constituencies. Was this allowed for? Students tend to vote late – [...]
All posts in category General Election 2010
Manchester Withington Polling Fiasco
Posted by manicbeancounter on May 13, 2010
http://manicbeancounter.com/2010/05/13/manchester-withington-polling-fiasco/
UKIP did not lose the Tories the Election
The notion that UKIP lost the election for the Conservatives is erroneous. This claim originated by Richard North on EU Referendum, and repeated by Conservative Home (with figures), John Redwood and Cranmer. UKIP cater for a niche of voters who would otherwise (mostly) vote Conservative. However, a mainstream party cannot cater for all tastes. If the Tories became [...]
Posted by manicbeancounter on May 9, 2010
http://manicbeancounter.com/2010/05/09/ukip-did-not-lose-the-tories-the-election/
Please Pray for Gordon Brown
After the events of last week (see here, here and here), I feel quite sorry for there appears to be a divergence between the public and private face of Gordon Brown. Christians attempt to reconcile these differences in their own lives through prayer, studying the bible, public worship and seeking God’s unconditional forgiveness for when they have [...]
Posted by manicbeancounter on May 3, 2010
http://manicbeancounter.com/2010/05/03/please-pray-for-gordon-brown/
Cutting the Deficit – The PR aspect for the Tories.
There is growing recognition that the job of cutting the deficit will destroy the electoral prospects of those carrying out the task for a generation. Capitalists at work, have (very much tongue in cheek) suggested that a war might be needed to save the next government, much as the Falklands boosted the Tories and helped [...]
Posted by manicbeancounter on May 2, 2010
http://manicbeancounter.com/2010/05/02/cutting-the-deficit-the-pr-aspect-for-the-tories/
Conservative bloody battle imagery is self-defeating
Centre-Right’s ”Labour is down, and its throat is exposed. Finish it.” imagery is quite wrong – it will just drive people away from politics altogether, Much like Foot’s “Thatcher-Tebbitism speech”. In the final days it is worth emphasising the negatives of the Labour Party and after the election bringing people into a positive image of the [...]
Posted by manicbeancounter on May 1, 2010
http://manicbeancounter.com/2010/05/01/conservative-bloody-battle-imagery-is-self-defeating/
The Two Faces of Labour
The gaffe and very humble apology later by Gordon Brown may have a significant impact on the General Election. But, as I wrote on John Redwood’s blog, there is a deeper public v private face to the Labour campaign. In recent years our politics has become too like those of the countries that have defaulted in [...]
Posted by manicbeancounter on April 28, 2010
http://manicbeancounter.com/2010/04/28/the-two-faces-of-labour/
Labour Totally Loses It
Labour seem to have totally lost any sense of proportion when They talk about less than cuts of 0.5% of GDP sending the UK back into recession when most of that will due to not replacing leavers. When Gordon Brown is angry about other parties proposed Cuts in child Tax Credits and trust funds. Something that [...]
Posted by manicbeancounter on April 27, 2010
http://manicbeancounter.com/2010/04/27/labour-totally-loses-it/
Why Labour has not the Courage to cut Public Expenditure
18 months ago, I voted on the Congestion Charge. I went into the ballot box having been promised ‘There’s no Plan B. If we vote NO in December the money goes back to Government, all £3 billion of it.’ See wevoteyes facts 09 Nov 08 I was one of the 812,815 who voted against, [...]
Posted by manicbeancounter on April 27, 2010
http://manicbeancounter.com/2010/04/27/why-labour-has-not-the-courage-to-cut-public-expenditure/
Education – A small innovation or extra costs?
There have been claims today that the Gove school plan is flawed as school budgets will suffer. (See BBC & ASI Blog). The comments are put out by those who cannot see the twin advantages of such a policy – Of raising standards and raising productivity. Like in Sweden, it will serve to provide better value for [...]
Posted by manicbeancounter on April 26, 2010
http://manicbeancounter.com/2010/04/26/education-a-small-innovation-or-extra-costs/
Alex Salmond’s anti-democratic spoiling tactics
Alex Salmond’s claim that he should take part in the British Political Leaders Debates is not just invalid, it is anti-democratic. 1. He represents a party that is only standing in less than 10% of the total constituencies. (59 out of 650). If you are concerned about getting people interested in the political issues, then his [...]
Posted by manicbeancounter on April 25, 2010
http://manicbeancounter.com/2010/04/25/alex-salmonds-anti-democratic-spoiling-tactics/
