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Posts tagged Labour
Labour shouldn’t have Shadow Cabinet elections
Oct 1st
For the first time since 1996, there is going to be elections for a Shadow Cabinet. This is because the Labour Party are the only mainstream party that require this. Interestingly, if they are in government, the leader can choose whoever he/she wants. In this post I explain the problems with these elections and why…
Has Mili-D done the right thing?
Sep 30th
David Miliband has recently announced that he won’t be part of his brother’s new Shadow Cabinet. In an interview with Nick Robinson, he stated that he wanted to “support his brother in the best way possible” by working from the backbenches. He went on to say that this would give Ed the “freedom and the…
The second favourite wins the Labour leadership
Sep 27th
If the Labour leadership election made use of First Past the Post, we would have had a very different result – David Miliband would be the winner. However, they used the Alternative Vote system and Ed Miliband was elected as the new Labour leader (by a narrow margin). It’s also a good example of AV…
Negative political TV ads/videos – are they necessary?
Sep 2nd
Over the years, the public has had the ‘pleasure’ of watching various negative political broadcasts on the TV. More recently, there has been a number of videos in a similar vein appearing on blogs and websites such as YouTube aswell. Nowadays, we all accept this as part of the normal campaigning process. However, is it…
The political future for Haltemprice & Howden
Apr 22nd
The constituency of Haltemprice & Howden has had an unusual recent history. In the upcoming general election, there could be another twist – but not necessarily one that means a change of MP. It could just be a simple change in majority size. To get an idea of what might happen, you need to see…