The Politicos Guide to the 2015 General Election

Iain Dale, Iain Dale

• Publisher: Biteback Publishing
• Year: 2014
• ISBN:
  9781849548076
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: Politics
• Index: Politics & International Relations

As the 2015 general election looms on the horizon, the only thing anyone can seem to agree on is that it will be unpredictable, not least because, for the first time in our history, we are experiencing the brave new world of four-party politics. Here, in one volume, is everything you need to know about what is shaping up to be one of the most exciting general elections of the last twenty years. In this unique guide to the state of the parties, policies and polls, you'll find expert predictions and commentary from political pundits, as well as all the facts and figures you need to make an informed decision at the ballot box.This essential guide includes: - Analysis of key marginal seats- Information about demographics, voting intentions and past electoral behaviour- Examples of historical precedent- Lists of prospective candidates- Profiles of the main party leaders- Articles on the role of social media and the traditional media- Breakdowns of regional and constituency data.A book that will appeal to enthusiastic politicos and inquisitive voters alike, this is the essential guide to the most eagerly awaited general election in recent history.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Contents
• Editors’ introduction and acknowledgements
• Foreword
• State of the leaders
• The Conservative Party general election campaign
• The Labour Party general election campaign
• The Liberal Democrat general election campaign
• The UKIP general election campaign
• Don’t blame it on the coalition: how the established parties have failed the test set in 2010
• The candidates of 2015
• By-elections in the 2010 parliament
• On Scotland
• The polls in the 2010–15 parliament
• When three becomes four: how the media will cover the 2015 general election
• 2015: The next YouTube/Twitter/LinkedIn/WhatsApp platform election?
• TV debates: round two?
• Substance over style: predicting the 2015 manifestos
• Guide to political betting
• Election dysfunction? Changes to electoral law since 2010
• Target seat data
• 50 facts about the 2010 election
• 25 pieces of election trivia
• Election 2010 statistics
• Historical election data
• The demographics of the 2015 general election
• List of retiring MPs
• What will happen to the Liberal Democrat vote: seat-by-seat seat prediction
• Regional & constituency profiles
• South West England
• South East England
• London
• East of England
• East Midlands
• West Midlands
• North West England
• North East England
• Yorkshire and the Humber
• Wales
• Scotland
• Northern Ireland
• Copyright
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