• Polls Apart: who’s up, who’s down, who cares?

    Updated: 2010-04-30 08:03:57
    Over the fast few weeks, there have been a number of polls in the newspapers, all telling us different things, as to the popularity of the three main parties with the general public. Stephen Crabb MP, explains what the polls mean to an MP. Last week saw a flurry of opinion ...

  • Conservatives Abroad – helping to win the next General Election

    Updated: 2010-04-30 08:03:57
    As the Party continues its rebranding exercise, Francis Maude, Conservative Party Chairman, looks at the future of Conservatives Abroad It gives me great pleasure to pen the first blog on the new Conservatives Abroad website. Conservatives Abroad, along with the rest of the Conservative Party is changing, and ...

  • Make your voice heard

    Updated: 2010-04-30 08:03:57
    This week, after ten years of sitting in Tony Blair's shadow, Gordon Brown will finally fulfill his political ambition and become Prime Minister. Before the 2005 general election, Tony Blair promised the electorate that, should he win the election, he would see out "a full third term." Ever since he announced ...

  • The Conservative Party and the European Union

    Updated: 2010-04-30 08:03:57
    In recent history much has been made on the Conservative Party's stance on the European Union. Here, Graham Brady, Member of Parliament for Altrincham and Sale West, and Shadow Minister for Europe, outlines the Party's current position. The Conservative Party believes that the European Union needs profound reform if it is ...

  • Fighting for our children’s future

    Updated: 2010-04-30 08:03:19
    We can give parents the schools they've been calling for.

  • Giving people the power to take action

    Updated: 2010-04-30 08:03:19
    We will make it easier for local groups to improve their communities.

  • 10 days until the election – help us win

    Updated: 2010-04-30 08:03:19
    Together, we really can bring the change our country needs.

  • On the campaign trail in Chatham & Aylesford

    Updated: 2010-04-30 08:03:19
    People in Kent want a more stable economy and job security.

  • My take on week three of the campaign

    Updated: 2010-04-30 08:03:19
    Labour's campaign is in complete disarray.

  • Commemorating the Polish air crash

    Updated: 2010-04-30 08:03:19
    Two weeks on, Poles across the world remain in deep shock.

  • The remarkable Avon Riding Centre

    Updated: 2010-04-30 08:03:19
    Facilities at this centre for disabled riders are fantastic.

  • St. George would have been a Conservative

    Updated: 2010-04-30 08:03:19
    Our patron saint would oppose Labour's jobs tax and bureaucracy.

  • Barclays says profits up 29 pct in first quarter

    Updated: 2010-04-30 07:44:00
    LONDON (AFP) - Barclays announced Friday that its net profit soared 29 percent in the first quarter of 2010, boosted by falling bad debts and signs of economic recovery.

  • Flatulent orange superhero has a blast in poll

    Updated: 2010-04-30 06:25:00
    PORT TALBOT, Wales (AFP) - Captain Beany, a lurid orange baked bean superhero, hopes to blow a wind of change through parliament at the imminent general election.

  • Blair to the rescue of embattled Labour: reports

    Updated: 2010-04-30 05:40:00
    LONDON (AFP) - Tony Blair hits the campaign trail Friday to lend his star quality to the Labour Party's fading re-election hopes, reports said.

  • Brown goes for broke in last TV debate; Cameron cashes in on rival’s losses

    Updated: 2010-04-30 02:12:00
    Brown goes for broke in final TV economy debate BIRMINGHAM, England — Britain’s Prime Minister Gordon Brown scrapped for his political future in the country’s final TV election debate on the economy — the most combative showdown yet where he traded gibes with rivals a day after an embarrassing campaign gaffe. He tried to smooth over the ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Brown goes for broke in last TV debate; Cameron cashes in on rival’s losses.

  • Anthem Blue Cross withdraws big California rate hike, will address ‘miscalculations’

    Updated: 2010-04-30 02:08:10
    more images more images more images more images more images more images more images more images Anthem Blue Cross withdraws big CA rate hike LOS ANGELES — Insurance giant Anthem Blue Cross, the company criticized by President Barack Obama when it proposed raising rates for Californians by as much as 39 percent, withdrew plans for the proposed hike Thursday. Los Angeles-based Anthem made the decision ... Original source on Gaea Times at : Anthem Blue Cross withdraws big California rate hike, will address ‘miscalculations’.

  • Brown misses chance for redemption in last TV debate; Cameron emerges as initial winner

    Updated: 2010-04-30 00:25:04
    Brown loses gamble in final TV debate BIRMINGHAM, England — Britain’s final TV election debate Thursday saw Prime Minister Gordon Brown scrap for his political future in the most combative showdown of the campaign, trading sharp exchanges with his two chief rivals a day after an embarrassing campaign gaffe. Brown, who has been freefalling in the opinion ... Read more »raquo;.

  • Debate novelty wears thin

    Updated: 2010-04-29 23:55:21
    Thank God it's over! The magic was certainly gone in the last of the three TV debates.

  • Twitter users turn on Brown after “bigot” gaffe

    Updated: 2010-04-29 23:55:20
    There was a dramatic surge in anti-Labour sentiment on micro-blogging site Twitter following the PM's confrontation with pensioner Gillian Duffy yesterday.

  • Obama picks Yellen for Fed vice chair, 2 others for Fed board vacancies

    Updated: 2010-04-29 23:55:08
    more images more images more images Obama selects Yellen as No. 2 at Federal Reserve WASHINGTON — Putting a bigger stamp on the Federal Reserve, President Barack Obama on Thursday chose Janet Yellen as vice chairwoman of the central bank and filled two other vacancies on the board, which has enormous power over Americans’ pocketbooks. The nominations are subject to .... Read the original article   here.

  • Ahead in the clouds

    Updated: 2010-04-29 15:52:55
    Gordon Brown's not been having a good week. But on the internet, he still garners more support than Nick Clegg - despite the LibDem leader's teenage fanclub.

  • Thursday 29th April 2010

    Updated: 2010-04-29 15:52:52

  • General Election BBC Live Prime Ministerial Debate in Birmingham

    Updated: 2010-04-28 19:25:20
    On Thursday (29th April) we see the third and final of three Live TV Prime Ministerial debates for the three main parties leaders: Gordon Brown : Labour David Cameron : Conservative Nick Clegg : Liberal Democrat The third Prime Ministerial TV debate is hosted by the BBC with David Dimbleby as the moderator and will be shown on BBC1 [...]

  • “Bigoted woman” brings election to life, but is it nail in Brown’s coffin?

    Updated: 2010-04-28 19:25:19
    Forget the budget deficit, forget the jobless, forget the recession and forget the spending cuts to come as Gordon Brown's meeting with a Rochdale pensioner sparks a media frenzy.

  • Wednesday 28th April 2010

    Updated: 2010-04-28 11:25:05

  • Broken Britain, Broken Society and the BIG Society

    Updated: 2010-04-27 19:05:29
    Is it just me or do others find it not only unpatriotic, but also unhelpful to refer to British society as broken, especially coming from a bloody Tory? Britain is not broken. Society is not broken. And while we are at it, Britain is not bankrupt. David Cameron is arguing Britain is not as nice as it used to [...]

  • The Osborne factor: Conservative victory no guarantee of market stability

    Updated: 2010-04-27 19:05:27
    A Reuters poll shows British business leaders believe Ken Clarke would do a better job running the country's finances than shadow Chancellor George Osborne, raising the prospect that even if the markets get the Conservative victory they want volatility will persist. Is there anything David Cameron can do to bolster confidence in his would-be finance minister?

  • Jokes wear thin at ill-tempered Labour event

    Updated: 2010-04-27 19:05:27
    Labour's Peter Mandelson berated the media this morning for failing to focus on policy, then side-stepped questions on the most important policy challenge of all: where are the tens of billions of pounds of spending cuts needed to halve the deficit going to come from?

  • Tuesday 27th April 2010

    Updated: 2010-04-27 11:05:07

  • Compulsory ID Cards, Good or Bad for Britain Poll?

    Updated: 2010-04-26 18:45:25
    From the Labour party manifesto they have a policy to bring in ID cards: The new biometric ID scheme which already covers foreign nationals will be offered to an increasing number of British citizens, but will not be compulsory for them. It will help fight the growing threat of identity theft and fraud, as well as [...]

  • Will a hung parliament create a serious hangover for British business?

    Updated: 2010-04-26 10:45:08
    For the first time since 1974, the UK may be left with a hung parliament. What will this really mean for British business?

  • Monday 26th April 2010

    Updated: 2010-04-26 10:45:07

  • Politics of the Pope Visiting Britain in 2010 Poll

    Updated: 2010-04-25 18:25:26
    Not exactly general election politics per se, but interesting all the same. Pope Benedict XVI plans to visit Britain later this year (September 16th 2010) and with the Catholic priests child abuse controversy it’s expected to be a turbulent visit with groups protesting at the Popes stance on issues like pedophilia priests, abortion and gay rights. Pope [...]

  • Jack Straw rejects plans to cut MPs

    Updated: 2010-04-23 21:54:17
    Justice Secretary Jack Straw explains why he is opposed to Conservative and Liberal Democrat plans to cut the number of members of parliament.

  • Tories turn to St George for inspiration

    Updated: 2010-04-23 17:44:29
    Double decker bus, morris dancers and custard. Boris Johnson and David Cameron celebrate St George's Day

  • Lib Dems Illegal Immigration Amnesty

    Updated: 2010-04-23 05:34:39
    During the SKY live TV debate Nick Clegg said he’d like to give illegal immigrants an amnesty to bring them into the tax system etc… The Liberal Democrats say “We will allow people who have been in Britain without the correct papers for 10 years, but speak English, have a clean record and want to live [...]

  • Party Election Broadcasts 2010

    Updated: 2010-04-22 17:24:39
    This page is for posting and discussing party political broadcasts related to the 2010 general election. Find a PEB online at YouTube and take the actual URL like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZDreHPzU94 and add a v after the http to get httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZDreHPzU94 The site will add all the right formatting etc… and then visitors can view and discuss the various party political broadcasts. I’ve [...]

  • Conservative Petitions and Banning Fox Hunting

    Updated: 2010-04-21 21:34:40
    I’m listening to David Cameron on BBC3 Dermot Meets David Cameron and realised a Conservative ‘untruth’. David Cameron is talking about a Big Society (which is total waffle IMO) and said they want to listen to the people and if they gain power after May 6th they’ll bring in the ability for the British people to [...]

  • Coalition Governments : Can Labour and the Liberal Democrats Play Nice?

    Updated: 2010-04-19 16:24:38
    With this weeks polls it looks like a hung parliament is the most likely outcome with the Labour party and the Conservative party seat numbers uncertain: some polls show Labour with most seats others with the Conservatives with most seats, but in all recent polls what’s clear is neither of the “old parties” (yes I’m [...]

  • General Election SKY Live TV Leaders Debate in Bristol

    Updated: 2010-04-19 16:24:37
    On Thursday (22nd April) we see the second of three Live TV debates for the three main parties leaders: Gordon Brown : Labour David Cameron : Conservative Nick Clegg : Liberal Democrat The second live TV debate is hosted by SKY with Adam Boulton as the moderator and will be shown on SKY News at 8:00pm on Thursday evening. The [...]

  • 2011 NSW Election - What a Coalition Victory Could Look Like

    Updated: 2010-04-19 08:24:14
    In a previous post (click to open link in new window) I published the pendulum for the 2011 NSW election. On first glance, the pendulum makes it look very difficult for the Coalition to win the next election. The Coalition...

  • Why Should Governors Appoint the Premier?

    Updated: 2010-04-11 16:53:26
    I've done a post on how Parliaments rather than the Governor should be responsible for appointing the Premier. You can find it over at The Drum. You can leave comments there. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/04/07/2866396.htm?site=thedrum

  • Close of Party Registration for 2011 NSW Election

    Updated: 2010-04-11 16:53:23
    Under NSW electoral law, the register of political parties closes twelve months before an election. For the 2011 election, the register has now closed, 17 parties having registerd to contest the election. Only registered parties can have their names appear...

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