tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109157903763444447.post1994773081710554331..comments2023-10-18T12:55:50.552+00:00Comments on At Flores in the Azores: Election ResultNeil Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15567487892239196569noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109157903763444447.post-46524841811775753802010-05-09T21:21:10.519+00:002010-05-09T21:21:10.519+00:00Kathie. The blue-red thing - as I'm sure you k...Kathie. The blue-red thing - as I'm sure you know - is a reflection of the fact the Tories (blue) and the Lib Dems (orange) tend to do well in large rural constituencies whereas Labour (red) tend to do well in smaller (in terms of area but densely populated) industrial urban constituencies.<br /><br />As for another election soon, what the pundits are also saying is that, whoever the next government is, it will have to take some tough (electorally unpopular) decisions to reduce the deficit. So they don't want another election too soon.<br /><br />Labour might do well to "sit this one out", then sweep back to power under a new leader in a couple of years' time, brushing aside the Tories tarnished as the party of the cuts ...<br /><br />SNP please take note.Neil Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15567487892239196569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109157903763444447.post-53755766921428050642010-05-08T18:09:49.533+00:002010-05-08T18:09:49.533+00:00"UK could face another election within year&q..."UK could face another election within year":<br />http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6471Lhttp://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6471LH20100508H20100508<br /><br />If pundits are to be believed, it could be as soon as this Autumn. Oooh, I bet you can hardly wait to go through all this again!Kathiehttp://www.mycalifornianfriends.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109157903763444447.post-13810582927540283422010-05-08T01:52:20.034+00:002010-05-08T01:52:20.034+00:00And I thought the US's blue state-red state ge...And I thought the US's blue state-red state geo-political divide was pronounced!Kathiehttp://www.inolongerlikechocolates.comnoreply@blogger.com