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Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Bob's timely election coverage: the wrap-up

Here's the full contents of my last four posts, which were mostly written back in May but seem relevant now.

1. UKIP
The May 2014 UKIP earthquake was a relatively minor tremor
London is neither as exceptional nor as homogenous as the media tells us
The Tories are the main losers from UKIP, and the “left behind” narrative is flawed

2. The mainstream parties
The Lib Dems are nearly dead
The Greens are a viable force in the inner city
I now live in a one party state
The BNP is completely dead, but we shouldn’t relax too much

3. The left
The left-of Labour-left is not electorally viable
Gallowayism is dead in Bradford but clings on in East London

4. The Jewish vote and the Jewish lobby
The Jewish vote is returning to Labour
Is the Jewish vote leaving Labour again?
Posted by bob at 12:20 pm
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Patent Lawyer said...

A very straightforward, honest commentary! RIP Lib Dems!

02 December, 2014 13:05

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