Bumper election post part two: the by-election “others”
The by-elections are not just about the heavy hitters though, plenty of voters are looking elsewhere for their electoral sustenance. UKIP got their best ever by-election […]
Month: November 2012
Bumper election post part one: by-election headlines
Election fever has hit the nation again, which probably explains the historically low turnout as everyone was in bed with their hot water bottles. Yesterday […]
Death in Ireland: the tragedy of Savita Halappanavar
Last night the Irish Independent broke the news that a young woman in Galway (Ireland), Savita Halappanavar, died after doctors refused her an abortion despite the […]
US elections: a great night for the left all round
Sports journalist Dave Zirin put it like this; “Last night’s election results revealed to masses of people that this is a fundamentally different country than […]
Jill Stein for President?
I don’t care where you live in the US, or how safe or vulnerable the state you live in is, Obama is the only viable […]