By @edent · ge2015 green labour politics · 1 comment · 700 words · read ~741 times.
The Labour candidate I wanted to vote for just lied straight to my face. So I'm backing his Green opponent. Last night I attended a local hustings for the General Election. The two candidates I was most interested to hear from were Andrew Smith (Labour) and Ann Duncan (Green). The Tory candidate pulled out due […]
Continue reading →By @edent · conservatives labour lib dems politics statistics · 5 comments · 1,000 words · read ~476 times.
There have been howls of protest from Labour voters at the prospect of a Lib/Con coalition. The main complaint is that anyone daft enough to vote for Clegg has caused a Tory government. But is it true? Using data from The Guardian, we can see if the Lib Dems cost Labour a majority. In how […]
Continue reading →By @edent · #IAgreeWithNick conservative election ge2010 labour liberal democrats politics · 15 comments · 1,050 words · read ~534 times.
I'm a natural Labour voter. As I explained several months ago, I went in to this election thinking I may vote Labour. It's now become clear that my vote will be going to the Liberal Democrats. More than that, I will be joining them. I want to explain why - without resorting to attacking the […]
Continue reading →By @edent · democracy elections labour lib dems voting · 4 comments · 800 words
Hello! I'm what you would probably describe as a natural Labour voter. I'm middle class, the son of teachers, University educated, member and representative of the NUS, I'm employed by a big British company, I'm a proud union member and a home owner. I even spoke at the TUC before Gordon Brown took the stage. […]
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