The launch of a party’s general election manifesto is a big story, so we’ve been covering it in a series of posts here on The Voice in the last 24 hours. If you’re just catching up on our coverage now, here’s a summary of the posts:
- Liberal Democrat manifesto: advance peek – everyone can read the manifesto now, but this post summaries the main points and gives some of the background
- Liberal Democrat manifesto by numbers – blogging the manifesto launch
- Lib Dem manifesto launch attracts media plaudits – Stephen reports on the very positive response to the LibDem launch
- A tale of two Shadow Chancellors – how Vince Cable outshone George Osborne
As as a bonus, here’s a word cloud of the Lib Dem manifesto courtesy of Wordle via The Times:
UPDATE: Left Foot Forward gives a cautious thumbs up to the Lib Dem manifesto. Not an unequivocal backing by any means, but – particularly in the middle of an election campaign – a fairly positive assessment.
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Also here from F.O.E
http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/liberal_democrat_manifesto_14042010.html?
With the manifesto launch, we now have teh two main parties in our sights. Locally our Focus deliverers are very enthusiastic and we are getting a great response in the street. This is in a Constituency which is solid Tory in General Elections, but we are having a great time and the we are seeing none of the antagonism apparently being shown to the other two. The stakes are really hihg for Nck Clegg in the Leaders debate tomorrow. we will find out if he is prime ministrial material!
OK so I cant spel but its from the heart!
Does anyone know whether the manifesto is going to be available in places like W H Smith? At the last election, by the tills where everyone saw them, were the Labour and Tory ones, but not ours. Mind you, it’s £5 isn’t it and I’m not sure how many people will buy it at that price.
Interesting… our word this election is “fair” but we used the word “liberal” the most.