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Author Archives: Arun Marsh
What a hung parliament means for local government
Andy Sawford, chief executive of the Local Government Information Unit, recently spoke to TweetyHall – a site dedicated to helping residents and local politicians come together through social media – about what a hung parliament means for local government in … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Sawford, Executive, Government, Hung parliament, Local Government, Local Government Information Unit, Localism, Politics, Uncategorized
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Old media vs New media – who has provided the best election build-up coverage?
By Lauren Ivory and Arun Marsh Election 2010 has been hailed by many as “the first digital election”, manifestos are available through iphone apps and the all new leaders debates are dissected live on Twitter before the pundits can get … Continue reading
Final debate round-up
Image by bixentro via Flickr So there we are, that was the Live TV Leaders Debates. Over the three weeks we have seen a lot of hype and hot air, especially from ‘spin alley’ but the real legacy will be … Continue reading
The final 2010 Leaders' Debate
Well here we are with one week to go until the big day. As Harold wilson said ‘a week is a long time in politics’, and it will seem longer for some, but tonight fortunes can change. We may not … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC One, Cameron, debates, Drinking game, Harold Wilson, politics, Prime minister, Television, Uncategorized
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Bright road ahead for transport?
Despite the vast majority of us using transport of one form or another everyday it has not really been on the radar in the build-up to the election. All three main parties have committed to maintaining some kind of transport … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservative, Crossrail, Department for Transport, election, High-speed rail, Institution of Civil Engineers, Liberal Democrats, manifestos, Rail transport, Transport, Uncategorized
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Talk Issues – One Issue
We asked people in the Tooting constituency to tell us about the one issue that would affect the way they vote in the upcoming elections. Talk Issues – One Issue from Democratic Society on Vimeo. Interestingly many of the people … Continue reading
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Last chance to register to vote!
Image via Wikipedia It’s been in the back of my mind since I moved house, but with sorting out the utilities, furniture, decorating and everything else registering to vote didn’t seem like a priority, but now here we are and … Continue reading
Tagged election, Electoral Commission, ge2010, General election, Government, politics, Voter registration, Voter tools, Voting
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Are you local?
Following the launch of the Labour and Tory manifestos one thing it seems both agree on is giving more ‘power to the people’, but what does that actually mean? According to the Guardian’s data blog the actual word ‘local’ appeared … Continue reading
Who will help NEETs and how?
Each quarter the DCSF publishes statistics on the amount of young people (16-24 year olds) not in education, employment or training, known in the media NEETs. Obviously reducing the percentage of young people in this bracket is an honourable aim … Continue reading
Who will say 'I do' to marriage tax breaks?
Today sees the Tories announce tax breaks for married couples (including civil partnerships), allowing non-working partners to transfer their tax-free allowance to their spouse. Worth up to £150 a year (just under £3 a week) for around 4 million couples, … Continue reading
Tagged banks, family, Family Policy, marriage, public spending, Tax & economy, taxes
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