tagged as “election” blog
Success at the polls (13th May 2010)
Election nights usually test the pollsters nerves. In hindsight, little cause for them to worry this time round. From the start of the campaign…Read more
Election insomnia (11th May 2010)
Like most others in public affairs, I am a bit of a 'politics geek'. A general election to us is like the World Cup or the Olympics to sports fans…Read more
Don't ignore the permanent government (22nd Apr 2010)
It is always tempting to place too great an emphasis on the importance of influencing political party manifestos. Public affairs practitioners are too eager…Read more
Efficiency savings - how not to fund manifesto pledges (15th Apr 2010)
It is election time and therefore all parties have a whole host of policies to fund. The Tories want tax incentives for married couples, Labour want to provide more care…Read more
Marginal Seats - just follow the money (13th Apr 2010)
We've all seen a lot of news lately about the shifting polls and how each percentage point dramatically changes the makeup of parliament. Most predictions translate percentages into MPs…Read more
Navigating the new politics (12th Apr 2010)
Election fever has firmly set in - the media is obsessing over polling data; voter profiles; average national swings; and marginal seat predictions…Read more