Ekklesia | general election 2010

April 23, 2010

Markets should relax over hung parliament says Economist Intelligence Unit

Markets should take the prospect of a hung parliament in their stride, Charles Jenkins and Neil Prothero from the Economist Intelligence Unit have said.
April 23, 2010

Tory homophobia row continues after shadow ministers' comments

The Conservative Party are struggling to fight off allegations of homophobia, after Julian Lewis became the second shadow minister in a month to make comments regarded as anti-gay.
April 23, 2010

Friday 23 April 'ethics election' agenda and comment

10.00am Gordon Brown, Harriet Harman and Peter Mandelson hold press conference

10:00am David Cameron and Boris Johnson celebrate St George’s Day

11:00am Nick Clegg campaigns at Newcastle Aviation Academy

11:15am SNP and Plaid Cymru hold joint press conference in Westminster setting out opposition to the Trident nuclear missile system

12:00pm BNP launches manifesto in Stoke

2:00pm Communities secretary John Denham gives Salvation Army social justice lecture, Southampton

2:00pm David Cameron visits skills academy in London

2.30pm Nick Clegg in Norwich
April 23, 2010

Politicians challenged to end Scotland's 'poverty postcode lottery'

Political leaders must end the postcode lottery nightmare for those living in Scotland’s poorest communities, say anti-poverty campaigners in an 'alternative manifesto'.
April 23, 2010

Party leaders welcome Pope to UK but say his views will be challenged

The leaders of Britain's three largest parties have welcomed the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Britain, but said that his views need to be discussed and challenged.
April 23, 2010

Party leaders say people want to see Catholic church "confess" and "repent" for "sin"

It will be interesting to see how the Catholic church responds to last night’s television debate between the leaders of the three biggest parties in the UK.
April 23, 2010

Scots and Welsh parties angry at BBC's vindication of TV exclusion

The SNP and Plaid Cymru have responded angrily to the BBC Trust's refusal of a complaint about their exclusion from the Corporation's TV prime ministerial debate.
April 23, 2010

"I agree with Gordon" says Cameron, in effort to defend Trident

The Tory and Labour supremos came together in last night's TV Leaders' Debate in an effort to defend the widely questioned replacement of Trident nuclear submarines.
April 22, 2010

Leaders' debate offers little change

A YouGov poll taken immediately after tonight's leaders' debate shows David Cameron to be the 'winner' on 36 per cent, Nick Clegg second with 32 per cent and Gordon Brown on 29 per cent.
April 22, 2010

Ethics election poll watch: Clegg seen as most honest in TV debate (ComRes)

A ComRes instant weighted poll of 2691 viewers of the Second TV prime ministerial debate has:

- Clegg winning by a narrow margin

- Clegg seen as the most honest in the debate

- Lib Dems edging ahead with regard to voting intention

- Brown the leader who exceeded most people's expectations

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