Category: Current Affairs

The anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe, being celebrated in Germany as “the Days for Democracy”. Link: Tag für Demokratie.

An interesting discussion of lessons the British election may hold for the Democratic Party in the US. Link: Washington Post.

Congratulations to Tony Blair, who (with the victory in Corby) has just won a third term in office.

Things are looking easier for the Labour party – with a majority even ahead of that predicted by the exit polls.

Liberals Liberals all the way so far… Could mean real three-party politics, which would be very welcome.

Lots of scaremongering and artificial outrage on postal voting from Boris Johnson and (particularly) Ian Hislop. You would think they didn’t want people to vote.

The election is being as confusing in the counting as in the campaigning. The Labour party look to have been seriously hurt by TB. Could the Tories…w…….w……….nah, surely not.

The NYT doesn’t get that British elections aren’t decided by exit polls.

Polling day is over, and the counting is underway. The exit poll suggests a pretty sticky night for TB, but I think the marginals will be all over place.

Had a very pleasant day after voting – it always gives me a warm, satisfied feeling. I wonder whether voting is like a brisk walk (to be done regularly to keep you healthy) or like Christmas (more than one a year is bad for you).

In an otherwise unremarkable news story about the election, the NYT comments (in the second para):

The voting seemed not to have been disrupted by an explosion outside the building housing the British Consulate in New York just after polls opened across the country at 7 a.m. local time.

Well, no. Why would it be affected by something of slight interest 3,000 miles away? To come over a bit Cyril Connolly – small explosion in New York, not many voters bothered.

Link: New York Times.