Archive for brent central
The perils of projecting the impact of boundary changes from previous election results
There’s been an understandable flurry of interest in The Guardian’s reported projections of what boundary changes might mean for the parties, but there are two major caveats about the nature of such projections. From what I’ve seen, Lewis Baston (as I would expect) has done the numbers well, but not only do we not yet [...]
Wrong ballot papers supplied on polling day in Brent
Not a good start to the day in Brent Central, where ballot papers for the wrong Parliamentary constituency had been supplied to all three polling stations Willesden Green ward. Result? Proper voting didn’t actually start until nearly two hours late.
UPDATE: Another problem, this time reported from York: polling cards issued which said polls were open [...]
Sarah Teather cleared, mystery of forged letters remains
The Parliamentary Standards Commissioner has cleared Sarah Teather of allegations that she broke Parliamentary expense rules. You may remember those claims being enthusiastically hawked around by Tory Bear and others as if they were copper-bottomed fact; actually their claims were more like a rusty colander.
As the local newspaper reports of the Commissioner:
He discontinued the inquiry because [...]
Will £66,000 expenses claim sink Dawn Butler?
So asks Ross Lydall over in the Evening Standard:
How many voters are ready to turn against their MP over the expenses scandal? A fascinating battle in a hotly-contested north London constituency looks set to provide some answers.
On one side is Labour whip Dawn Butler. On the other is Lib-Dem MP Sarah Teather. They have been [...]
