Posts Tagged “election notebook”
Election notebook #19: Tory mourning after the night before
by Stephen Tall on June 9, 2017
Well that was all a bit unexpected, for me at any rate. Having confidently predicted the Conservatives would cruise to a 100+ landslide here we are facing a hung parliament, with Theresa May reliant on the DUP for her majority. (…)
Election notebook #18: 7 things I expect to happen in the next few days
by Stephen Tall on June 8, 2017
Following on from my prediction yesterday – an overwhelming Conservative victory – here are seven things I expect to happen in the days ahead: The Conservative election campaign will be acclaimed. Forget the wobbles and the premature “Is Theresa May (…)
Election notebook #17: my final prediction
by Stephen Tall on June 7, 2017
It was 24th April when I made my first (and, ’til now, only) prediction of this campaign. I forecast a Tory landslide, a Labour drubbing and a very small Lib Dem recovery. Six weeks’ later, I stick by one-and-a-half of (…)
Election notebook #16: Police numbers; non-debates; nuclear deterrence; Liberal Socialists?
by Stephen Tall on June 6, 2017
Another week, another attack, this time in London. There’s a gruesome cowardice to these outrages: crude tactics, easy targets. How can you defend citizens, always, everywhere, against these ‘losers’ ((C) President Trump, on that single occasion he judged the tone (…)
Election notebook #15: Debate debased; Amber warning; polls apart; The Libconomist
by Stephen Tall on June 1, 2017
I watched the BBC’s seven-strong leaders’ debate last night, along with 3.5 million other people; half the audience Britain’s Got Talent attracted on ITV at the same time; and only 500k more than Channel 4 / Sky’s May v Corbyn (…)
Election notebook #14: a personal U-turn; Paxo’s stuffing; Labour’s offer; more LibDem pre mortems
by Stephen Tall on May 30, 2017
Six weeks ago, when this joyless election was called, I thought it would be good for all the main parties. The Conservatives’ inevitable landslide would cement Theresa May’s authority. Labour’s drubbing would enable sensible, moderate Labourites to oust Jeremy Corbyn. (…)
Election notebook #13: Why is Labour doing better in the polls than I expected?
by Stephen Tall on May 27, 2017
No sooner had I clicked ‘publish’ on my last notebook, cavalierly asserting I couldn’t be bothered with the polls this election ‘because the gulf between the Tories and Labour this time means that it actually is pointless’, than along comes (…)
Election notebook #12: Manchester silence; polls-axed; Lib Dem “bed-blockers”?
by Stephen Tall on May 25, 2017
I went to bed Monday night poised to write this latest notebook the following day. There was lots to say: about the Tories’ dementia tax U-turn, Theresa May’s interview with Andrew Neil, Labour’s polling ‘surge’. And then an “evil loser” (…)
Election notebook #11: more Lib Dem strategy woes; some praise for Tory pledges; & bracing myself for 9th June
by Stephen Tall on May 19, 2017
My if-you’re-a-Lib-Dem-slash-your-wrists notebook on Wednesday prompted a handful of people to get in touch privately. Their message: that, if anything, I had been too positive. Which given I suggested the Lib Dems might get entirely wiped out in three weeks’ (…)
Election notebook #10: What’s gone wrong with the Lib Dem strategy?
by Stephen Tall on May 17, 2017
There’s been a slew of “whither the Lib Dems” articles in the past few days, with polls showing the party settling at 8-10% in the polls, little better than our 2015 nadir. Given the Conservatives have hoovered up the Ukip (…)
