Britain at the Polls: four parts standard fare to five parts novel analysis
The rise of online political coverage has done no harm to the mini-publishing boom brought about by a general election. … Read the full post »
Read about the 2010 general election, which resulted in a Conservative-Lib Dem coalition government with David Cameron becoming Prime Minister and Nick Clegg Deputy Prime Minister. The coalition lasted the full five years until the 2015 general election.
The rise of online political coverage has done no harm to the mini-publishing boom brought about by a general election. … Read the full post »
It has become a Liberal Democrat History Group tradition at the first Liberal Democrat conference after each general election to hold a fringe meeting looking back on the results. … Read the full post »
Adam Boulton and Joey Jones, the authors of Hung Together: The 2010 Election and the Coalition Government, have produced a book of the sort that, after previous general elections, would have been deserving of praise and interest. … Read the full post »
It’s always tempting to view the verdict of investigations through a partisan filter – if ‘your side’ does not get punished, it’s a great result by a wise team of investigators; if on the other hand it does get punished, it’s a muddle-headed verdict from dangerously ignorant investigators, whether that means the police, the courts or a regulator. … Read the full post »
Yesterday the Electoral Commission decided not to refer Conservative MP Zac Goldsmith’s 2010 general election expenses to the police for further investigation. … Read the full post »
One-third of (Acting) Returning Officers assess their own performance wrongly whilst despite lost electoral registers and wrong counting of votes the Wolverhampton Returning Officer was judged acceptable on all but the public information criteria. … Read the full post »
There are some legal points which the Phil Woolas case has addressed and on which the High Court’s ruling gives clarity. … Read the full post »
Three things to remember if you hear Labour MPs complain about their colleague Phil Woolas being turfed out by the courts for a deceitful election smear. … Read the full post »
The Electoral Commission has fined one organisation and is set to also fine UNISON for failures to submit 2010 general election expense returns on time. … Read the full post »
Information about high turnout levels can increase voter turnout via a process of adherence to social norms. Research also shows that high turnout information has a greater effect among infrequent voters. … Read the full post »