OK, enough of the politics
We’re down to the last seven days of the campaign. I decided to take a couple of hours out today to recharge before getting back into the campaign and took the opportunity to watch this music video. As someone who has been involved in both political campaigning and touring with music artists I can see […]
Gordon Brown – the Volvo of politics
A poll released today made me chuckle. The research amongst voters matches political leaders to their consumer brand equivalents. Gordon Brown was voted most like a Volvo – the brand we all love to ridicule – unless you own one of course! Our own Nick Clegg was voted most like the Co-op – a smaller […]
Why Not All Polls Are Equal
I’m probably not the only one who wondered why the YouGov poll after the last leaders debate gave Cameron such a high rating when his onscreen performance was dreadful. It turns out this internet poll was taken between just 9.27pm and 9.31 pm. Which means that, voting opened immediately after David Cameron finished his closing […]
Lib Dems set to gain at Labour’s expense
The Liberal Democrats are on course to sharply increase their number of MPs, largely at Labour’s expense, a Guardian/ICM poll suggests today. The unique ICM poll of voters in seats within the Lib Dems’ grasp suggests the party’s vote is climbing more strongly in Labour-held marginal seats than in Conservative ones. The poll, carried out […]
Tory North Ayrshire & Arran candidate suspended
Philip Lardner?, Conservative candidate for North Ayrshire & Arran has been suspended following deeply offensive remarks he made regarding homosexuality. The Tory candidate believes that homosexuality is “not normal” and that Section 28 was correct. Although he has taken down the offending comments, PinkNews.co.uk can exclusively reveal them below. This is what Mr Larder said: […]