Yesterday also saw the launch of the Conservative Party Manifesto
The Guardian Datablog has a really interesting feature which compares the Tory manifesto with Labour using Wordle
It highlights the words used the most - notice the emphasis upon peoople and government.Interestingly enough in the comparison of word count with Labour. Labour uses the word 'new' more times.
See what party supporters think of it by looking at the Conservative Home blog which aggregates key blogs and Twitter feeds. The site also has a useful Candidate watch section which highlights events and the response of the public in specific constituencies.
For a different perspective try these Labour Party supporter websites. LabourHome
and LabourList both aggregate blogs and Twitter. Also launched this week. The same old Tories website from Compass. See how it seeks to expose the 'gaffes' in Cameron's video.
Wednesday, 14 April 2010
LSE launch new election analysis series
The LSE Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) has just started publishing a new
series discussing the economic research evidence for a number of the key policy battlegrounds of the 2010 General Election.
Papers currently available include:
Health: Higher Spending has Improved Quality, But Productivity Must Increase
Zack Cooper, Alistair McGuire
Evaluating Education Policies: The Evidence from Economic Research
Sandra McNally,
Reducing Crime: More Police, More Prisons or More Pay?
Olivier Marie, April 2010
Immigration and the UK Labour Market: The Evidence from Economic Research
Jonathan Wadsworth, April 2010
This is a useful supplement to the IFS website which is also offering its own economic analyses of Labour economic and tax performance
and the Kings Fund which has reviewed Labour progress in managing the NHS
series discussing the economic research evidence for a number of the key policy battlegrounds of the 2010 General Election.
Papers currently available include:
Health: Higher Spending has Improved Quality, But Productivity Must Increase
Zack Cooper, Alistair McGuire
Evaluating Education Policies: The Evidence from Economic Research
Sandra McNally,
Reducing Crime: More Police, More Prisons or More Pay?
Olivier Marie, April 2010
Immigration and the UK Labour Market: The Evidence from Economic Research
Jonathan Wadsworth, April 2010
This is a useful supplement to the IFS website which is also offering its own economic analyses of Labour economic and tax performance
and the Kings Fund which has reviewed Labour progress in managing the NHS
Tuesday, 13 April 2010
More and more manifestos!
This week has seen the official launch of a number of manifestos.
The Labour Party manifesto - a fair future for all
The Conservative Party will launch today.
A good site which is linking to the manifestos is Peter Kimber's Political Science resources.
This excellent site also has a separate manifestoes page where you can view the text of many historic ones from 1945 onwards
Other sources of historic manifests and election leaflets include: Campaign! an online exhbition from the National Library of Wales. This has images from 1906 General Election, 1966 General Election, The 1983 General Election and the election for the National Assembly for Wales, 1999.
Aspect - is part of the Glasgow Digital Library which has digital images of candidates leaflets and newsletters for the 1999 and 2003 Scottish parliamentary elections
However, if you are primarily interested in the 2010 elections. Another good site to watch is Straight Choice
Its ambition is to create a live visualization of party political leaflets as they are delivered across the country during the British UK 2010 general election campaign. It is maintained by a team who include the organisers of TheyWorkForYou.com. Users to the site may view visual images of real leaflets. They include materials from all political parties and constituency. Registered members of the public may upload their own scanned images of election ephemera leaflets and manifestos.
The Labour Party manifesto - a fair future for all
The Conservative Party will launch today.
A good site which is linking to the manifestos is Peter Kimber's Political Science resources.
This excellent site also has a separate manifestoes page where you can view the text of many historic ones from 1945 onwards
Other sources of historic manifests and election leaflets include: Campaign! an online exhbition from the National Library of Wales. This has images from 1906 General Election, 1966 General Election, The 1983 General Election and the election for the National Assembly for Wales, 1999.
Aspect - is part of the Glasgow Digital Library which has digital images of candidates leaflets and newsletters for the 1999 and 2003 Scottish parliamentary elections
However, if you are primarily interested in the 2010 elections. Another good site to watch is Straight Choice
Its ambition is to create a live visualization of party political leaflets as they are delivered across the country during the British UK 2010 general election campaign. It is maintained by a team who include the organisers of TheyWorkForYou.com. Users to the site may view visual images of real leaflets. They include materials from all political parties and constituency. Registered members of the public may upload their own scanned images of election ephemera leaflets and manifestos.
Don't forget - the UK is not the only country going to the polls - remember Sudan
Here are some recommended sites. for finding out more about the elections in Sudan.
A good starting point is the IFES guide
This week the Sudanese are going to the polls.
National Election Commission of Sudan is responsible for overseeing the conduct of Sudanese elections. Its website provides information on the electoral system, full text electoral laws and legislation
The Sudan Information Gateway - is maintained by the United Nations. It has news updates on the voting and background to the elections.
The BBC also has news reports and a useful FAQ on the background to the elections.
Some other organisations monitoring the conduct of the elections include:
The Carter Center - read statesments online.
National Democratic Institute includes a useful papers such as surveys of the electorate
Sudan VoteMonitor was created by the Sudan Institute for Research and Policy to monitor the conduct of the 2010 Sudanese elections. Look at online maps and reports of corruption / conduct irregularities contributed by users
Gurtong Trust - Peace and Media Project is an independent, not-for-profit, community-based project, which seeks to promote democracy and human rights in Southern Sudan. Its website includes press releases relating to the elections.
The Intute catalogue also has some useful links on Sudan and elections.
A good starting point is the IFES guide
This week the Sudanese are going to the polls.
National Election Commission of Sudan is responsible for overseeing the conduct of Sudanese elections. Its website provides information on the electoral system, full text electoral laws and legislation
The Sudan Information Gateway - is maintained by the United Nations. It has news updates on the voting and background to the elections.
The BBC also has news reports and a useful FAQ on the background to the elections.
Some other organisations monitoring the conduct of the elections include:
The Carter Center - read statesments online.
National Democratic Institute includes a useful papers such as surveys of the electorate
Sudan VoteMonitor was created by the Sudan Institute for Research and Policy to monitor the conduct of the 2010 Sudanese elections. Look at online maps and reports of corruption / conduct irregularities contributed by users
Gurtong Trust - Peace and Media Project is an independent, not-for-profit, community-based project, which seeks to promote democracy and human rights in Southern Sudan. Its website includes press releases relating to the elections.
The Intute catalogue also has some useful links on Sudan and elections.
Sunday, 11 April 2010
Recognising marriage in the tax system - good idea?
The Conservative party have proposed that tax benefits wil be given to married couples if they win the Uk election
but the LibDems have called this policy outdated and have launched their own tax policy for families
Labour party policies can also be read online
The institute for Fiscal studies has conducted an analysis of the proposed tax measures. You can download their full briefing from the website
other sites checking facts made by politicians during the campaigns which are worth checking are
Channel 4 factcheck blog
the Radio 4 programme More or less is monitoring statistics in the elections. examples can be heard on its website
but the LibDems have called this policy outdated and have launched their own tax policy for families
Labour party policies can also be read online
The institute for Fiscal studies has conducted an analysis of the proposed tax measures. You can download their full briefing from the website
other sites checking facts made by politicians during the campaigns which are worth checking are
Channel 4 factcheck blog
the Radio 4 programme More or less is monitoring statistics in the elections. examples can be heard on its website
Saturday, 10 April 2010
Are they Twittering away the election?
Yesterday it was announced that a Labour Candidate was sacked through inappropriate use of Twitter
It seems that social networking sites are increasingly being used in the election.
As this weekend Facebook users (in association with the Electoral Commission) will be asked if they have registered to vote.
The Democracy Uk Facebook website has a vote match feature where you can find out what party to vote for as well as how to register.
Returning to Twitter. The main parties have their own official Twitter sites where you can get updates on campaigns and comment.
Labour
Conservative
LibDems
Also in on the act are the main news services.
The Radio 4 Programme Today has a good feed with summaries of the latest discussion.
Guardian politics has some good comments
If you are looking for good, articles and links to sites covering social media and the elections some recommenendations are E.Democracy.org - great links coverign a wide range of topics including twitter
The UK election Twitter agregator from Politics Now - see major sites in one place!
The BBC's Dot.Rory blog from Rory-Cellan Jones is discussing the use of technology during the elections.
It seems that social networking sites are increasingly being used in the election.
As this weekend Facebook users (in association with the Electoral Commission) will be asked if they have registered to vote.
The Democracy Uk Facebook website has a vote match feature where you can find out what party to vote for as well as how to register.
Returning to Twitter. The main parties have their own official Twitter sites where you can get updates on campaigns and comment.
Labour
Conservative
LibDems
Also in on the act are the main news services.
The Radio 4 Programme Today has a good feed with summaries of the latest discussion.
Guardian politics has some good comments
If you are looking for good, articles and links to sites covering social media and the elections some recommenendations are E.Democracy.org - great links coverign a wide range of topics including twitter
The UK election Twitter agregator from Politics Now - see major sites in one place!
The BBC's Dot.Rory blog from Rory-Cellan Jones is discussing the use of technology during the elections.
Friday, 9 April 2010
Will there be a hung parliament?
One of the topics in the news this week has been the question of a 'hung Parliament'
To find out what this is try checking the BBC FAQ
The House of Commons Library also has this useful briefing note
This week the Hansard society also released a pamphlet on this issue Who Governs? Forming a coalition or a minority government in the event of a hung Parliament sets which sets out the procedures and possible impact. It can be downloaded from their website.
The New Statesman has also gathered together a collection of articles on the topic
The Times has a useful interactive election map. It uses data from the Ladbrokes betting site and Professors Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher, from Plymouth University to make predictions
The BBC swingometer is a more fun way to look at how swings in the vote could cause a hung parliament
and the Electoral Calculus site provides regularly updated prtedictions on results plus links to online papers and reports on both a national and constituency basis.
To find out what this is try checking the BBC FAQ
The House of Commons Library also has this useful briefing note
This week the Hansard society also released a pamphlet on this issue Who Governs? Forming a coalition or a minority government in the event of a hung Parliament sets which sets out the procedures and possible impact. It can be downloaded from their website.
The New Statesman has also gathered together a collection of articles on the topic
The Times has a useful interactive election map. It uses data from the Ladbrokes betting site and Professors Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher, from Plymouth University to make predictions
The BBC swingometer is a more fun way to look at how swings in the vote could cause a hung parliament
and the Electoral Calculus site provides regularly updated prtedictions on results plus links to online papers and reports on both a national and constituency basis.
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