One of my worst moments in the Liberal Democrats…
One of my worst moments in the Liberal Democrats happened just before polling day in the 2005 general election. … Read the full post »
2005 General Election
Read about the 2005 general election, called by Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair and which saw him complete a hattrick of election wins.
This time it was Michael Howard who was the Conservative leader to lose to him.
What do the academics say? Persuading someone to vote comes with a free bonus
If you persuade someone to go out and vote in one election, do you get a bonus benefit in that they are also then more likely to vote in future elections? … Read the full post »
A warning from 2005 for Liberal Democrat strategy: Liberal Democrat Newswire #86
Liberal Democrat Newswire #86 includes a lesson from the 2005 general election about what happens if you don’t have a core votes strategy. … Read the full post »
Why you need to work so hard to win an election
In brief: most people, most of the time, pay almost no attention to political news even if it’s all across the newspapers, TV, websites and their social media feeds. Here’s some evidence… … Read the full post »
Constituency expense limits are dying off in the UK, but neither politicians nor the regulator will act
Constituency expense limits used to be a key part of UK election finance regulation, but they are now widely sidestepped and no-one is interested in fixing the rules. … Read the full post »
How does the 2015 Lib Dem manifesto front page compare to previous elections?
It’s worth taking a look again at the front pages of the Liberal Democrat manifestos from the two elections prior to Nick Clegg becoming leader – 2001 and 2005. … Read the full post »
Why the defection of Brian Sedgemore is still relevant
It’s a few days before polling day in the 2005 general election. Charles Kennedy has secured high personal ratings during the election campaign so far. … Read the full post »
Didn’t quite turn out like that, did it?
Even though Labour won an overall majority in the 2005 election, things turned out rather differently from this extract, didn’t they? … Read the full post »
Daily View 2×2: 17 January 2010
Is there anyone more vile than Rupert Murdoch? asks Nader Fekri. Go and read the post to find out what prompted the question. … Read the full post »
Book review: General Election 2005 – What the voters saw
The United Kingdom’s 2005 general election has already seen a plethora of books published. Robinson and Fisher have found a distinctive and interesting niche to add to them. … Read the full post »