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Helen Duffett

Daily View 2×2: 2 April 2010

By Helen Duffett | Fri 2nd April 2010 - 7:00 am

2 General Election/statistics-themed stories

Holding general election on May 6th would save £7m says Government
Which is nothing compared to, say, scrapping the Child Trust Fund – but Gordon Brown’s timing of the election has only ever been about saving political skins, not money.

Figures disclosed in a Parliamentary written answer show that it will cost £82.1m to stage the election on the most likely date, five weeks today.

But if the country went to the polls on any other day, it is estimated that the cost would rise by more than £7m to reach £89.6m.

The 2005 general election, which also coincided with regional votes, is said to have cost £80m.

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Helen Duffett

Daily View 2×2: 12 February 2010

By Helen Duffett | Fri 12th February 2010 - 7:00 am

Friday already! And only twelve Action Weekends away from the General Election (we’re guessing)…

2 Must-Read Blog Posts

What are other Liberal Democrat bloggers saying? Here are two posts that caught my eye from the Liberal Democrat Blogs aggregator:

  • Electoral marathon

    • Emma Bagley is pacing (and bracing) herself for the next twelve weeks.

  • Another one bites the dust

    • Andy Crick of Wit and Wisdom changes gear (and blog) for the campaign ahead.

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