Image via Wikipedia Taken from the StephenSpillane.com Facebook page notes: Here is the cabinet as it is announced. The Liberal Democrats are expected to get 5 posts, 3 are confirmed (Clegg, Laws, Cable), but 2 others have been mentioned (Huhne (Climate and Energy) and Alexander (Scotland) . So far only one woman as been appointed. (13:20 update) The Full Cabinet as Announced: Prime Minister – David Cameron (Con) Deputy Prime Minister – Nick Clegg (LD) Chancellor of the Exchequer...
Image via Wikipedia One of the electoral systems that is currently used in the UK for European Parliament Elections, London Assembly, Welsh Assembly and Scottish Parliament elections is currently being ignored in the talk about a new electoral system for the UK. So I did a little experiment with the Election Calculus Simulator. I used the different nations of the UK as the basis of the constituencies. (For purpose of these I ignored the votes for others, all vote...
Image by oledoe via Flickr I know I haven’t blogged about the UK General Election since before it, that is because of two reasons. One is work and life in General and the other was I wanted to see how the coalition talks were going. So as you know, the end results of the General Election were as follows: Conservatives 306 (+97) Labour 258 (-91) Liberal Democrats 57 (-5) DUP 8 (-1) SNP 6 (NC) Sinn Fein 5 (NC)...
Image by origamidon via Flickr So here is a list of seats I will be trying to watch closely. They should give an indication to the wider picture. England Barking: Nick Griffin is the BNP candidate here, will he win? Brighton Pavillion: Green’s possible gain? Buckingham: Will the speaker hold on? (Counted on Friday though!) Dagenham and Rainham: Will the BNP gain a seat? Or will the Tories take Cruddas’ seat? Eastbourne: Can the Lib Dems take from the...
Image by fatedsnowfox via Flickr So tomorrow will see the polls opening for the UK General Election. I have been following the campaigns in my spare time but not really blogging about it. Mainly as I didn’t know where I stood. I do now. I am hoping for a Liberal Democrat surge tomorrow. But enough of who I want to do well, on to some predictions. Some of these are random, others are obvious. I will be up late...
Image via CrunchBase While procrastinating I cam across some really interesting youtube videos concerning the UK Election. So I decided to post a few of them. First up is a viral from the Independent. I really like and points out the faults with all three parties. The Truth Behind the UK Election I also enjoyed Yahoo’s look at what people on the street think of the election. Total Politics put together a video encouraging people to vote. Its a...
Image via Wikipedia I haven’t yet blogged about the general election in the UK. For me this has been one of the most interesting ones to watch. The rise of Liberal Democrats is amazing to see, and the polls are all over the place. The only thing for certain is that Labour will not win the popular vote. That is where watching UK elections get boring. No matter haw much you play with swing calculators and polls the Lib...
Image via Wikipedia People often wonder why I show interest in UK Politics. I find it really interesting and absorbing. The following letter from two fromer Ministers really sums up why I find it more interesting! Dear Colleague, As we move towards a General Election it remains the case that the Parliamentary Labour Party is deeply divided over the question of the leadership. Many colleagues have expressed their frustration at the way in which this question is affecting our...
Image by VitiligoCover via Flickr Two recent events should be highlighted to any politician thinking of using twitter to further their electoral prospects. These two stories do serve as maybe a warning, before the commit. Case 1: Dale v McCarthy. This case surrounds allegations made by the Hon. Kerry McCarthy, MP for Bristol East, about the political magazine Total Politics, which is run by tory supporting blogger Iain Dale. I shall leave it to each of them to tell their story. Iain...
Image via Wikipedia ConservativeHome have a rough outline of the new Conservative Party policy towards the EU. While they will not look for the “unratification” of the Lisbon Treaty, they will seek to renegotiate the UK’s ties with the EU. To be honest any renegotiation of ties will be a loss of influence for the UK. As areas that they opt-out on they cannot influence and they might have to go along with somethings due to access of the...
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