The 2015 Popularity Contest (aka UK General Election )

[roydo]

Neither main party will publish that information so far out from the election.

By way of reference though the Conservatives spent £16.6 m, Labour £8 m, and the Liberals £4.7 m in the 2010 General Election Campaign

Which makes the disparity in their incomes weirder to me. Labour seems to have a higher income, but spends less on elections.

 

[Clint Planet]

Which makes the disparity in their incomes weirder to me. Labour seems to have a higher income, but spends less on elections.

The tories will get plenty of election-specific donations from "business" and the super-rich.

 

[The Esk]

Which makes the disparity in their incomes weirder to me. Labour seems to have a higher income, but spends less on elections.

Labour in a non election year spends more than the Conservatives as they're a bigger organisation generally speaking. The Conservatives spend considerably more in an election year than Labour as their big donors kick in.

I've got the figures, will post some examples later

 

[roydo]

The tories will get plenty of election-specific donations from "business" and the super-rich.

In 2010, they got about £2m more than Labour in the 5 weeks before. But take a peek at that table I posted on the previous page. In is interesting how they all get funded. Not a political point, just weird. Like the Conservatives income has halved in 5 years.

 

[roydo]

Labour in a non election year spends more than the Conservatives as they're a bigger organisation generally speaking. The Conservatives spend considerably more in an election year than Labour as their big donors kick in.

I've got the figures, will post some examples later

I guess its all to do with, at grass roots level, the Labour Party being more than just a political party. Which makes me understand why some get mighty annoyed at the PLP being like they are, seemingly remote to the party's historic ties.

 

[toffee matt]

Here's what yougov reckon will happen.

 

[roydo]

Here's what yougov reckon will happen.

Dont understand that.

 

[toffee matt]

Dont understand that.

Incumbent government's generally keep more seats than predicated due to sticking with what they have/ not wanting change.

 

[roydo]

Incumbent government's generally keep more seats than predicated due to sticking with what they have/ not wanting change.

Ah, I see. Will be close. thats for sure. My SNP holding the keys to power theory looks on ffs!

 

[red1]

Ah, I see. Will be close. thats for sure. My SNP holding the keys to power theory looks on ffs!

Don't understand how a party called the Scottish National Party can be in government like a minister or a prime minister for the whole UK or am I just being dumb? Surely there's a conflict of interest.

 

[Jxg]

Here's what yougov reckon will happen.

I obviously don't understand this chart at all, because to me, it's say that the Lib Dems are going to gain 16 seats.

Can you explain it to me please?

 

[roydo]

Don't understand how a party called the Scottish National Party can be in government like a minister or a prime minister for the whole UK or am I just being dumb? Surely there's a conflict of interest.

Of course they can. It is the UK parliament.

Conflict of interest? Kind of, in a way, but thats politics. If a smaller party can liase with a larger one to form a majority, thats what happens. Happened last time.

The irony of the SNP holding the rest of the UK to ransom would be epic in my eyes.

 

[roydo]

I obviously don't understand this chart at all, because to me, it's say that the Lib Dems are going to gain 16 seats.

Can you explain it to me please?

I think the first column is the poll projections, but the incumbancy factor means that a party in power will actually hold on to more cos they are already there, and some folk will choose to vote to retain the incumbant MP.

For example, some voters in a Lib Dem seat have probably seen and heard loads more about their MP cos he or she might have had a position in Government, so vote to keep them, even though the national trend doesnt support that result.

I think.

 

[red1]

Of course they can. It is the UK parliament.

Conflict of interest? Kind of, in a way, but thats politics. If a smaller party can liase with a larger one to form a majority, thats what happens. Happened last time.

The irony of the SNP holding the rest of the UK to ransom would be epic in my eyes.

Haha fair enough. My fear would be they would have the best interests of Scotland in mind, even to the detriment to the rest of the UK, imagine having an SNP defence secretary. It wouldn't come as a surprise if he aimed to move the nuclear subs down from Scotland would it. Or an SNP education secretary, could double down on university tuition increases to pay for Scotland's education freebies lol

 

[toffee matt]

I obviously don't understand this chart at all, because to me, it's say that the Lib Dems are going to gain 16 seats.

Can you explain it to me please?

First past the post for you.

Ironically the system the lib dems spent years campaigning against will probably see them stay in existence.