Day: 6 May 2011

Election: The Picture Clears

May 6, 2011 By Malcolm Blair-Robinson

The Tories, who were braced to loose 1000 seats and actually have a net gain of over 50 so far, have done very well. Labour, with a net gain of 700, have done well considering it is only a year from their election defeat, but nothing like as well as everybody, including opinion polls, suggested. They have, […]

Elections: First Thoughts

May 6, 2011 By Malcolm Blair-Robinson

It is rash to comment on a blog like this one, before the outcome is known in an election. However a trend has developed which is very interesting. The Lib Dem vote has crashed back to the level of past times when it was never enough to be more than a nuisance. The Tories are […]