Sign up to receive this daily email by 9am every morning. The general election starting bell has been rung and the nation’s papers have quickly fallen into line. In the red corner, the Guardian says, “Personal, proud, defiant: Gordon Browntest
The election has been called for May 6th. We will spend the next 30 days scrutinising the progressive nature of the parties’ policies and individual candidates.
UKIP’s East of England MEP Stuart Agnew was secretly recorded by The Sunday Times telling an undercover reporter how to get round the ban on proxy donations.
The last budget of the current parliament was a modest affair, at least in macro-economic terms, enabling the Chancellor to provide a stimulus of £1.4 billion.
The Tories are taking the pocket money and future assets of our poorer children to buy the votes of the better off, evidenced by their marriage tax plans.
Over the last fortnight tens of thousands of people have contacted their MPs opposing the Government’s plans to “fast-track” the Digital Economy Bill into law.
David Cameron fails to mention “gay or straight” – this despite briefing the line in advance of his speech, and despite it being on the Tory party website.
With just a week to go until powers over policing & justice are devolved to Stormont, it has been claimed that dissident republicans are aiming to kill police.
Gordon Brown will go to the Queen this morning to seek a dissolution on parliament, with the General Election taking place, as expected, on May 6th.
Campaigners are urging two constitutional reforms be included in party manifestos. Votes at 16 and fixed term parliaments are today back on the agenda.
