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British General Elections – From 1708 – 2019
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The video below features every British general election there has been under HM's government, starting in 1708 after the Acts of Union between England and Scotland. The video continues until the current most recent election in 2019.  Enjoy! Additional info and clarifications about the video: Dur [...]
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Labour’s Election – It Won’t Be Like 1983…
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The last time Labour fought a general election campaign on a true 'left-wing' manifesto was in 1983.  It was an unmitigated disaster. The manifesto itself was dubbed as 'The longest suicide note in history' by the Labour MP the late Gerald Kaufman and other commentators. Now in 2017, Labour i [...]
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The plot thickens: what does Corbyn’s allotment say about his politics?
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Sweet corn, artichokes and neatly strimmed paths – the Labour leader’s veg patch is a leafy, undressed salad of clues to the man and his mission Photographs of Jeremy Corbyn’s allotment, which helps him achieve his calm “Monsieur Zen” demeanour, have been publicised for the first time. [...]
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Boris loses it
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BORIS Johnson flipped out yet again during a TV interview following Friday's Question Time debate as a BBC reporter was forced to intervene and hold him back Boris Johnson flipped out at Labour Politician Ian Lavery on live TV following the party leader's Question Time on Friday. Mr Johnson said t [...]
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Theresa May Stuns Viewers in Defence Of Snap Election
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Theresa May answered fierce criticism of her decision to call a snap General Election on Friday by declaring: “I had the balls to call an election”. The Prime Minister issued the unusually brash statement while answering fiery questions, including one from a clearly angered member of the BB [...]
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Conservative candidate Craig Mackinlay charged over election expenses
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The Tory candidate for South Thanet is among three charged after an investigation into overspending in the 2015 election campaign The Conservative candidate for South Thanet, a member of his staff and a Tory election organiser have been charged over allegations of illegal election spending during [...]
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Jeremy Corbyn shares photos on The One Show
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  The Labour leader talks about his childhood - and gives Alex Jones a cheeky wink - on The One Show. He then talked about how he did badly at A levels when at school and how his first job was as a paper boy...   https://thegeneralelection.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Jeremy- [...]
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Tech notes colour coded
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Credit:  Cornelia Parker (@electionartist2017) on Instagram: “Tech notes (colour coded)” Colour coded BBC Scotland 2017 leaders debate     [...]
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