Politics from a 'Marginal Constituency’
As party affiliation or identification has weakened over recent years the question I am asked more frequently is about voting for the individual or the Party. It seems in 2015 … Continue reading Vote for the Party or the Person?
If you get a chance to read the New Statesman this week the article by Robert Skidelsky on the economy and the crash are worth 10 minutes of your time. … Continue reading
There are some pretty cool ‘endorsements’ around for politicians. I am sure the cynics amongst us don’t think people will vote for a Party just because a celebrity does – … Continue reading
It is a Saturday. It must be sport for me. Throughout my life a Saturday has meant looking forward to some form of sport and the anticipation of kick-off. From … Continue reading Saturday Sport v Politics
Are elections won and lost by the leaflets hard working volunteers are delivering around the country during this election? For the last few years I have been reading and studying … Continue reading
Last week we looked at the ‘Dead cat on the Table’ strategy, but today we saw another amazing, yet depressing, spin job in operation as the Tories attacked a sensible … Continue reading Creating A Storm in a Teacup
Anybody who has received their postal vote will, like me, now feel the election is actually over. I have completed my postal vote for General Election and the Charnwood local … Continue reading The Election is Over
View from the Margins 