What to watch for – Northern Ireland
With just days to go until the country goes to the polls, Left Foot Forward assesses what to look out for on election Night in Northern Ireland.
Yearly Archives: 2010
Public rejects Cameron’s “Big Society”
From all the evidence thus far, it appers that the “Big Society” is the Conservatives’ answer to a question no one is asking.
Leading think tanks go on the offensive – no party is spared
With polling day just four days away a refreshing sense of honesty, albeit of a brutal nature, was delivered this week by two leading economic think tanks.
Sick Griffin targets black voters as Mirror exposes more racism
BNP leader Nick Griffin is targeting black Christian voters in Barking – while targeting white voters with the strapline “Vote New Labour, Get New Neighbours”.
What we’ve learned from the Sundays
The Guardian’s sister paper, The Observer, has a rather bizarre editorial that decides for Clegg not because of anything that had gone before but because of pr.
“Broken Britain” turned on its head
The Labour party’s latest online video turns David Cameron’s “Broken Britain” narrative on its head – with a positive twist.
Lib-Con councils provide warning for progressives
Liberal Democrats pitch themselves as centre-left progressives. But in 18 councils they have formed governing coalitions with the Tories.
Friends of the Earth round on Conservative inaction
Friends of the Earth have rounded on the Conservatives for their candidate’s failure to back a climate change pledge. Only 4 PPCs have signed up.
Pressure grows for a progressive hung parliament
Compass has backed the principle of tactical voting. The move was supported by nearly 3/4s of members as progressive groups push for a hung parliament.
Look Left – The Week in Fast Forward
The third and final leaders’ debate, Mrs Duffy’s encounter with Gordon Brown, Conor Pope’s Blog the Week and more.