Posts Tagged “election notebook”
Election notebook #9: Regressive Alliance; 2 policies I like (and 1 I don’t); & my letter to Mrs Thatcher
by Stephen Tall on May 10, 2017
What to make of the much-mooted ‘Progressive Alliance’, with some on the liberal-left urging their parties to gang up on the Conservatives? In 1997, anti-Tory tactical voting delivered a body blow to the Major government, halving its number of MPs (…)
Election notebook #8: May oui; la Liberal diffusion; & Macron’s cheers
by Stephen Tall on May 8, 2017
Other than finding out I’d finished last in the seat I was standing in, I did notice a handful of other things about the local elections while on holiday… Obviously it was the Conservatives who had the best night of (…)
Election notebook #7: New Forest, New Labour; & Mrs May goes to war
by Stephen Tall on May 6, 2017
I’ve spent the past 5 days in the New Forest. Back when I was a mustard-keen young political activist, I used to look askance at party members who took holidays during election season (where was their dedication?). In fact, I (…)
Election notebook #6: The silent Brexit election; polls-axed; emergency Ward
by Stephen Tall on April 27, 2017
In one sense, the big news today was Angela Merkel’s speech to the Bundestag warning Brits not be under no illusion that exiting the EU means the UK will no longer enjoy the same benefits of membership as it does (…)
Election notebook #5: This really is the last time I’ll write about Tim Farron and gay sex
by Stephen Tall on April 25, 2017
I’d intended already to have said my last on the “does Tim Farron believe gay sex is a sin?” thing which Channel 4’s Cathy Newman has been banging on about, egged on by fellow hacks and lefty tweeters who enjoy (…)
Election notebook #4: A first prediction; Blair’s contortions; challenging Bercow; precedent Macron; & LibDems hit 100k
by Stephen Tall on April 24, 2017
Just how bad can it get for Labour? We’ve seen polls in the past few days suggesting Labour could lose its last remaining seat in Scotland and be pushed into second place even in Wales. Combine that with the Tory (…)
Election notebook #3: Lib Dem targets; Tory landslide upside; ‘Coalition of Chaos’
by Stephen Tall on April 22, 2017
What are the Lib Dem targets? In past elections, it’s usually been pretty obvious which seats the Lib Dems can hope to win – find which ones we came second in last time and where we’re within c.10% of whichever (…)
Election notebook #2: The article on the Lib Dems’ EU strategy I didn’t write. Until now
by Stephen Tall on April 20, 2017
Embed from Getty Images A couple of weeks’ back, Mark Pack asked me if I’d write a piece for the next issue of his Lib Dem Newswire (required reading, btw). “Perhaps something on ‘what the Lib Dems are currently getting (…)
Election notebook #1: TV debates, Farron’s liberalism, Labour woes, Ukip who?, Naked run 2.0
by Stephen Tall on April 19, 2017
TV debates… I guess it was inevitable Theresa May would try and un-invent them. After all, what’s in it for her? There’s no reward, only risk. Tim Farron would relish the spotlight, and as the Lib Dems are the only (…)
