Posts Tagged ‘elections’

As the frenzied election of 2010 reached full swing, it was heralded as a campaign taking shape unlike any other – or at least that was different from any national political contest in recent history. With the spectre of a ‘hung’ parliament and the raised profile of the third party and its ascendant leader, it certainly was distinct from recent election campaigns.

What really helped make the campaign unique was the role of media – but the new-style media coverage...

So we Brits are all in the throes of having to make the dreadful choice when casting our votes this week.  Colleagues and clients across Europe and the US have been studiously telling us that there is either more definition or less corruption in the UK's political options compared to their own home turf, and that we should stop moaning and just get on with it with good grace.  Point taken.

In fact, there are two issues that the successful...

So election fever has begun in earnest today.  Given the way vulnerable seat boundaries now lie, it may well go to the wire on May 6th, with the Conservatives having more of a battle than they'd originally thought.  Personally, I won't be deciding which way to vote until the last minute.  But Labour certainly seem to have missed a trick in one respect - the business vote.  We'll are in the process of launching a new piece of national business...