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Opinion: Could low voter registration cost the Lib Dems seats?

By James Graham | Fri 5th March 2010 - 2:10 pm

The Hansard Society’s latest Audit of Political Engagement has added to the view that there is likely to be another risible turnout at the impending General Election. The study finds that only 54% say they are certain to vote.

The Hansard Society have offered some ideas about how to boost turnout. They suggest that more should be done to target groups such as the ‘disenchanted and mistrustful’. Apparently, a quarter of adults, mostly young and working-class, fall into this category of voters who distrust politicians but not yet entirely hostile.

But a report from the Electoral Commission would suggest that efforts to get these …

Posted in Election law, General Election and Op-eds | Also tagged caroline lucas, electoral commission, electoral registration and hansard society | 7 Comments

Daily View 2×2: 21 February 2010 including special “How does your website sound?” section

By Mark Pack | Sun 21st February 2010 - 9:00 am

It’s Sunday. It’s 9am. It’s time for an extra special YouTube-free musical bonus, but first the blogs and the latest from Ethiopia.

2 Must-Read Blog Posts

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

New Brighton Pavilion Poll puts Greens in third: Colin Ross has the news from Brighton via ICM
Kent Chief Exec – In the papers once again: Big News Margate reports on the £200,000 pay off the Conservative-run council gave to its Chief Executive, Peter Gilroy

Spotted any other great posts in the last day from blogs that aren’t on the aggregator? Do post up a comment sharing them with us all.

2 Big Stories: Ethiopian edition

Election Campaign With No Credible Alternatives: Uninspiring
By popular demand, our unrivalled of the Ethiopian elections continues. Previously we’ve brought you news of the punch-up over nomination papers, but today it’s news of an election launch with rather British overtones.

Posted in Daily View | Also tagged ethiopia, kent county council and peter gilroy | Leave a comment

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Why community politics matters (Mark Corner)

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Opinion: Could low voter registration cost the Lib Dems seats?