To Do:

VOTE No excuses. The polls are open from 7am until 10pm.  You don’t even need to take your polling card, just some ID. If you don’t want to vote for anyone then spoil your paper because they count those too. If you want to know how to vote then watch the video here. Voting is Read More …

it doesn’t add up

I was watching the BBC News this morning and the head guy from IPSOS Mori was on talking about the election polls.  For the first time I heard anyone mention margin of error which is actually pretty important with this kind of 1000 people snap sample stuff. The margin of error is + or – Read More …

changing times

The Guardian has endorsed the Liberal Democrats: If the Guardian had a vote it would be cast enthusiastically for the Liberal Democrats. But under our discredited electoral system some people may – hopefully for the last time – be forced to vote tactically The first-past-the-post system is undemocratic.  But that’s not the only reason to Read More …

Register to Vote! (last chance)

Tomorrow is your final chance to register to vote in the General Election. No registration = no vote.

I agree with Nick

I watched the first ever UK General Election Leader’s debate on TV last night. I was struck by a number of things. The first was that it was actually quite engaging.  There was always a fear that the huge list of rules and guideline that the Parties had come up with to minimise the possibility Read More …

Inspire me… please!

So far the General Election campaign has been about choosing the least bad of who cares. An argument about increasing VAT or National Insurance isn’t motivating me. A thought struck me today about David Cameron’s ‘change’ mantra… Why? Why choose ‘change’ as the theme of the Conservative election campaign? For a start, he’s not a Read More …

wash up white wash

For the last two nights I’ve watched the Digital Economy Bill‘s passage through the House of Commons. The Bill, one of the most controversial for years, was placed in ‘Wash Up’ following the calling of the General Election.  Wash Up truncates the legislative process.  Instead of 2 readings and a committee stage which can last Read More …