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Entries from May 5th, 2010

Will Britain get its ‘Perot moment’ tomorrow night?

May 5th, 2010 · Comments Off on Will Britain get its ‘Perot moment’ tomorrow night? · Politics, Technology

I think it was back in 1996 that  I was watching the US election results on TV and early in the evening the amazing news came in that one state had gone to Ross Perot.  The studio pundits were practically exploding and saying how this might affect the outcome and how the face of American […]

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In for the count

May 5th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Politics

Severe deja vu here as my ticket for the count tomorrow night arrived in the post.  This always guaranteed to wind me up.  It just seems wrong that any member of the voting public can’t be allowed in to an election count (space permitting) in the interests of transparency.

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Tomorrow, tomorrow and tomorrow…

May 5th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Politics

…creeps in this petty pace from day to day to the last syllable of recorded time. Etc. etc. Nearly all over now. There is a lot of talk about this being a significant election, about the possibility of massive change in the system.  There are hundreds of soi disant experts and each has a different […]

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Oops I’ve done it again

May 5th, 2010 · Comments Off on Oops I’ve done it again · Politics

Hot on the heels of his speech to Citizens UK, Gordon Brown has gone and made another excellent and inspiring speech – could have done with it all a bit earlier, but better late than never eh? This time he has gone for a long speech that is packed with soundbites.  I think my favourite […]

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