As I write, there are 5 seats left to declare. Labour have won 411 and are expected to win a few more, the Conservatives have been reduced to a rump of 119 meaning they’ve performed even worse than the Exit poll projected though slightly better than some of the polls were suggesting they might. The… Continue reading How did we get here and where next – preliminary reflections on the General election result
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How do we respond to the election result?
I’m actually writing this on Wednesday, so before the polls open. This means that technically I don’t know what the result is yet. Though unlike quite a few other recent elections, we probably have a strong idea of what the conclusion will be. Over the past 15 years, votes have thrown up a few surprises… Continue reading How do we respond to the election result?
However you vote …
31 So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.”[1] This is how Paul instructs Christians in Corinth to act when making decisions about what to eat and how that might affect other believers. Seeking God’s glory, of course, from context, meant doing what was loving towards… Continue reading However you vote …
Tomorrow’s dilemma
So, have you made your mind up yet, or are you still undecided? Back in 2016, I honestly walked into the polling station and picked up the pencil, still working through the issues in my head and not fully certain about whether my cross would go against leave or remain. Many of us may feel… Continue reading Tomorrow’s dilemma
What are the opinion polls doing?
We are just a a couple of days away from finding out the result of the General Election and finding out which, if any, of the Opinion polls have been most accurate. I wrote here, at the start of the campaign about what we might be able to glean from the opinion polls. At that… Continue reading What are the opinion polls doing?
Misalignment?
“Would you be willing to write an article for Faithroots about reasons for voting a particular way?” I asked a couple of people. I’d hoped to draw in a few guest writers. Unfortunately, I had no takers. A common response was that people did not want to talk, as ministers about politics and their own… Continue reading Misalignment?
Just a game?
The latest scandal to hit the General Election campaign has been allegations that senior Conservatives including some candidates along with police officers with access to number 10 successfully placed bets on the date of the election. As with other sleaze scandals, other parties have their problems too with one Labour candidate placing a bet against… Continue reading Just a game?
The election and immigration
Immigration was always going to be one of the big issues in this General Election Campaign. Rishi Sunak made that so when he made “stopping the boats” one of his key objectives and pushed ahead with the Rwanda policy. His opponents were going to be happy with this given that the Tories had been promising… Continue reading The election and immigration
Journalists should stop trying to be the mediators
Whatever our views of individual politicians, good political debate can be helped or hindered by the journalists reporting, interviewing and debate moderating. I think Nick Robinson modelled reasonably well how to do it when interviewing Sunak but suffered from time constraints. I’m sure previous elections have seen a longer format. The moderating of the BBC… Continue reading Journalists should stop trying to be the mediators
Rishi’s bigger mistake
This may surprise you, but I don’t think Rishi Sunak’s biggest mistake was his decision to come home early from the D-Day commemorations. Of course, it has prompted a thousand memes and jokes. Yes it caused outrage, some of it genuine, some of it faux and it has definitely put his campaign on the back… Continue reading Rishi’s bigger mistake
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