Do you think that this election will see more or less of the traditional battle lines drawn between red and blue?

I think traditional Labour strongholds might turn out in force; they were caned in the locals as a big of a protest message, but I can't see places like Manchester, Newcastle, Liverpool et all willingly turning blue. Whereas the traditional Tory strongholds will likely maintain them, despite the lack of faith shown in their leader.

I think it's those places on the outskirts of the big cities (Edgbaston, Wirral, Basildon etc) which will determine the election. I reckon your analysis of the traditional red/blue split is pretty likely to be right.

Heh heh.

Glad I fall under Warrington South then.

Warrington South have voted labour in since 1992.

Warrington South is a must win seat for The Tories, and every election since the war (apart from 92) it has gone the same way as the Government, so for those of us interested in Politics this is going to be an exciting four weeks, packed with Cabinet/ Shadow Cabinet visits. Over the next few weeks there will also be a series of Candidate hustings, if anyone wants more info PM me.

2 days into the campaign, it seems that Mr Mowat will win the seat, but it really is a close one to call. A vote for the Liberals or UKIP is simply a vote for Labour and increases the chances of Brown getting back in.

Are any other posters members of any of the parties btw?

me, working my socks off atm!

Guessing Tories?

Naturally

Your boy Mowatt is favourite with the rlbookiesrl

Cost of Black Wednesday - £3bn.

Cost of Brown's belief that he was the hottest gold trader in town £7bn - the man's a genius, really, what a guy.

labour for me

The cost of 13 years with Labour in power-

Record Youth Unemployment
Doubling of the national debt
Doubling of tax rates for the poor
Increase in The Rich-Poor Divide
Thousands of pensions ruined

To name but a few...

When Labour brought this point up in Parliament in the 80s that the Tories had widened the gap between the rich and the poor, Thatcher ripped them to shreds saying how Labour care more about the divide and not about increasing the wealth of the poor. Her famous quote was "You don't make the poor richer by making the rich poorer".

Now, with the inroduction of the minimum wage (which the Tories continure to appose, btw), the poorest members of society are better off than ever before and yet the Tories are now dragging out the "Widening of the Rich-poor divide" rhetoric - even the Sun have jumped on that bandwagon.



Want it both ways, much?

well for a start, someones individual vote is phenomenally important, if it isn't why are we currently flattening parts of the middle east?

therefore, when some wannabe mp turns up at my door/sends me a flyer canvassing for my support i expect them to be almost beyond reproach, and if they get the gig i expect nothing to change.

my current mp, lives, sorry, owns a house 200yds from my place, she has claimed over £100k over the past 5/6 years on upkeep of said place, if she'd have been on the ball she could have bought the house next door and still have had £20k(ish) left over to renovate it. i've seen her receipts online, she's an expenses glutton. she's just handed back nearly £6k, a clerical error or something, anything to try and deflect from her having her hand in the till.

i don't want them to make promises they can't keep. i want them to be honest with me.