Category Archives: UK Election

This is the final post in the MediaStyle UK 2010 election series. This week-by-week review of the election focuses on the broader trends in media and politics rather than polling and policy minutiae. This will give a sense of the old media/new media dichotomy that we’ll be seeing as a dominant trend in future elections…
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Hung parliament it is! For a moment last night, it looked like we were close to a Tory majority (a Torjority, if you will). Though the Conservatives have the most seats, Brown stays in power until a new government is formed. Despite wooing Clegg with the promise of quick electoral reform, Brown made it clear…
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There is an ambient calm amongst the headlines today as people head to the voting stations. The conservatives are ahead in the final polls, but it will be interesting to see just how accurate they turn out to be, considering what a close race it’s been. In other news: a former UKIP leader is injured…
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Well, it’s the final campaigning day and so far nothing disastrous has happened. Slow and steady, everyone. A reader asked me this week where they could watch streaming elections coverage online. I suspect Sky News will be our best bet, with their streaming of Decision Time (excellent name–great job, Sky News) coverage. Hop over to…
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Don’t get distracted, guys! Two more days until we find out the new ruler of the free world. We can do this! Like I said yesterday, it should be  quiet couple of days barring another accidental name calling (notwithstanding Labour candidate Manish Sood’s barbs against Brown). Keep an eye on this vote fraud story, though. An Independent…
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This, I suspect, is the calm before the storm. With three days before the election, the leaders are planning 24-hour campaign pushes. Everyone seems to be settling into the idea of a hung parliament with the Tories having the most seats. I can’t imagine things changing much before the election: Cleggmania is but a faint…
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Let’s keep this short and sweet, I’ve got a community radio show to host (Around the Block, Fridays at noon on CHUO!). The highlights: Despite Brown’s sweet suit, Clegg and Cameron were declared the winners of last night’s final TV debate. The Scottish National Party and Plaid Cymru pray for a hung parliament while the Irish…
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It’s that time again: break out the popcorn and notepads. The final debates will be airing today at the usual spots: BBC, ITV, Sky News, and CPAC.ca at 3:30 pm ET (and airing again as part of PrimeTime Politics at 8 pm on CPAC). The Economist‘s Bagehot blog will be doing live coverage, so keep yours browsers primed….
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The UK election waits for no man! So I learned today, when my late blog post just happened to coincide with PM Gordon Brown calling a voter “bigoted”. The gaffe happened when Brown forgot he was wearing a Sky News microphone after speaking with voter Gillian Duffy, proving that old-school politicians don’t need Twitter to…
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Seriously, who saw climate change popping up on the agenda today? It’s nice to see we’re finally talking about science policies, although it seems to have been overshadowed by the leaders debating school and crime policies. If you’re wondering where you stand on all of this, check out the Telegraph’s Vote Match guide (courtesy @nonstopnicktv), where…
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