Post Match Analysis

Posted on Fri 16 April 2010 in general • Tagged with debate, election, ge2010, politics, tv

Our polling cards arrived this morning. Now I know I can vote I'm still a little conflicted about who to vote for. Last night I tuned into ITV to see if I can clear up that confusion.

The debate was certainly livelier than the chancellors debate. Part of that was …


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Almost

Posted on Wed 14 April 2010 in general • Tagged with ge2010, libdem, politics

Reading through the bullet summary of the Lib Dems manifesto I was struck at how well it aligned with the Tory proposals on political reform (smaller House of Commons). There are a number of other good proposals including per-flight instead of per-passenger flight tax, local income tax, shared parental leave …


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Dirty Election

Posted on Mon 12 April 2010 in general • Tagged with budget, ge2010, NHS, politics, spending, tax

It looks like it's shaping up to be a very dirty election. The latest scare tactic involving cancer treatment also raised question about how the leaflets were targeted. The Labour party seem to be working very hard to promote the image of posh Tories waxing their moustaches between looking for …


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Sunshine, sand and spades

Posted on Mon 12 April 2010 in general • Tagged with garden, growing, vegetables

My muscles are currently protesting but not quite as much as post-Snowdon. We took advantage of a lovely sunny weekend to start planting some fruit and vegetables in our new veg patch.

It turns out that the hardstand for the out-building actually extends much further out into the area we …


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Under starters orders

Posted on Wed 07 April 2010 in general • Tagged with cambridge, election, politics

It wasn't exactly the most surprising announcement but the race is now on for who forms the next government. Anyone not registered to vote has about 13 days to make sure they are registered for the election.

According to the Electoral Reform Society there isn't much point voting as all …


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