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Tag Archives: elections
Why the general election results in Lincoln reflect the national picture
The general election results in Lincolnshire were to some extent a microcosm of the country as a whole. The Conservatives failed to make gains where they hoped and lost where they were expected to hang on. In contrast, Labour held … Continue reading
General Election 2017: constituency profiles – Lincolnshire
In electoral terms the area between the Humber and the Wash is to some extent a microcosm of England. Labour is well represented in the urban industrial constituencies in the north. To the south, the largely rural county of Lincolnshire is dominated by the Conservatives. There … Continue reading
Have Police and Crime Commissioners been value for money?
This post first appeared on The New Statesman’s staggers blog, and also in The Lincolnshire Echo. Next month voters in England and Wales will go to the polls to elect Police and Crime Commissioners. The first PCC elections which took … Continue reading
EU referendum myths: prisoners’ voting rights and EU membership
The most frustrating, but perhaps inevitable, feature of the EU referendum campaign is the wealth of ill-informed comment, and straightforward untruths, being disseminated by those campaigning. In some cases it is possible to argue that differences of opinion might lead to understandably different perspectives … Continue reading
Should Britain be having a referendum on EU membership?
This is a slightly extended version of my ‘First Person’ column in The Lincolnshire Echo (Thursday 3 March – Wednesday 9 March edition). The forthcoming referendum on Britain’s membership of the EU will be David Cameron’s third significant referendum since … Continue reading