The first week of the election across the pond is over and the stakes are really heating up. Labour and Conservatives are locked in a horse race. And, with the Liberal-Democrats included in the first ever national debates–anything is possible on May 6th.
Canadian political watchers love UK elections. There’s more humour, more gossip, and usually more fun than the hustings in the Great White North.
Each week day MediaStyle producer Travis Boisvenue will be curating the top political links directly from the UK. Travis has been editing our blog for a little while and I’m thrilled that he will be taking a more active role in curating content.
The news highlights:
- Election at-a-glance [BBC]
- Brown-must-go blogger plays high-profile role in manifesto launch [The Independent]
- No bloggers, but Tories also host a digitally aware manifesto launch [BBC: dot.Rory]
- UK Independence Party’s Farage promised the “edgiest campaign” in British history, delivers ejaculation jokes [the Guardian]
- Marketing experts say Tory leader hoped to benefit by association with “workaday” products [Times Online]
- PM and challenger tackle image problems by dispatching wives to campaign trail [AP]
- Clegg’s wife criticizes press: “Voters deserve more focus on the policies and less on the clothes” [politics.co.uk]
- Labour candidate sacked over Twitter rants [Times Online]
- Twitter, Youtube, and snail mail: targeting marginal constituents [the Guardian]
- Swapping drafts online: the team behind the Tory manifesto [Times Online]
- Keane pull a Muse, pissed at tories for using song [politics.co.uk]
