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Category Archives: Election 2010
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Reflecting on the Hedon Blog
BBC LOOK NORTH will feature a discussion on the General Election this evening (23rd April 2010, 6:30pm) and contrast the traditional methods of campaigning using the megaphone and soapbox with the new forms of digital engagement that are now available using the internet. The Hedon Blogger was invited by Hull Digital to take part in … Continue reading »
Election leaflets delivered in Hedon
ELECTION 2010: THE HEDON BLOG is playing a role in a non-partisan project to monitor election material that is circulated in Hedon. The Straight Choice is an real-time election leaflet project. The ambition is to create a live visualization of the flood of party political leaflets as they are delivered across the country during an … Continue reading »
Candidates: Some Policies
ELECTION 2010: The election campaign has really started now. The candidates are beginning to outline their policies. Craig Dobson from the Liberal Democrats, Graham Stuart, Conservative, Bill Rigby, Green and Ian Saunders, Labour give their views on key issues below (from news releases and websites): Continue reading »
Election 2010: Candidates Confirmed
NOMINATIONS FOR CANDIDATES in the forthcoming general election closed at 4pm, Tuesday, 20 April. The following candidate Ron Hughes, Independent a candidate from Hornsea has been nominated. This means a total of 7 people are standing as prospective parliamentary candidates for the Beverley and Holderness constituency in Election 2010. Continue reading »
Election 2010 snippets
ELECTION 2010: Snippets 19th April. Most political commentators seem to think that Nick Clegg was the ‘winner’ of the first ever TV election debate for the Party Leaders on 15th April. But what do our local candidates think? Continue reading »
Energy and Waste: What do you think?
ELECTION 2010: THE BBC POLITICS SHOW has featured a debate on Energy and Waste which included Beverley and Holderness Conservative candidate Graham Stuart. Here are some snippets taken from Graham Stuart’s comments on the programme that indicate his policy positions on three key issues. But what do you think? NUCLEAR POWER: Government advisers have said … Continue reading »
Election 2010: Candidates criticise East Riding Council top pension payout
ELECTION 2010: PROSPECTIVE PARLIAMENTARY CANDIDATES for Beverley and Holderness have criticised the decision by East Riding of Yorkshire Council to award a top pension payout of £364,205 to a council officer who is retiring early. As reported in the Town Hall Rich List earlier this month, Sue Lockwood the council officer concerned had already recieved … Continue reading »
