Well, it's finally here. Tonight we'll see what the UK government is going to be like for the next few years or so (possibly less in the unlikely case of a minority government and the first vote of no-confidence it fails), and Nick and I are going to be covering things as they happen. With alcohol. And chocolate. And more alcohol. And a drinking ( Read more... )

It's St. George's day, and so of course the BNP chose today to launch their election manifesto. I plan to pick through that, but I think that's going to require alcohol and/or chocolate to fuel me through it, so that will have to wait for a later date (possibly tomorrow). Instead, let's have a look at their election leaflet that also came through ( Read more... )

2000: Ok, so I'm cutting this one close. I was asleep till five minutes ago, and the debate's just starting. Watching it on the BBC website this time, while it's being shown by Sky. No line on the screen showing public opinion today, sadly.

( Minutae continues here... )

It's a televised debate night! It's a new thing for us over here, having the three main political party leaders (Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat) stand up and talk about their policies for 90 minutes or so. Tonight's theme is apparently "domestic policies", which they get 45 minutes to talk about, and then the remaining 45 minutes is ( Read more... )

There was an article in the Sentinel online yesterday, talking about how the "battle" for the Stoke-on-Trent MP's election is "hotting up" and becoming "one of the most watched" in the country. I have to say, I had to read it to believe it, because despite living in the area, since the general election was announced last week we've had a total of ( Read more... )

Yesterday I found out that the British National Party are going to be contesting the seat held by our local Labour MP Mark Fisher.

This will not do.It disturbs me that the area I live seems to have such a growing number of BNP supporters - they managed to win 9 seats on the local council at the last local election. Between this and the fact that ( Read more... )

It's local election time here soon, and this morning we got the British National Party's "vote for us!" flyer in the mail. Here's a few choice quotes from it, complete with my... translation/rebuttal/snarking:

( There isn't a single white person on the flyer )

So, yesterday was Budget Day over here in the UK, which meant that Gordon Brown got to whip out his Big Red Box and wave it all around at everyone.

Budget 2006

( A few points: )