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I have been having a twenty minute tour of the BBC website and came up with two or three pieces that interested me.
First up is the date of the next general election. In my opinion the date for the general election will be the same as the date for the local elections in May of 2010.
There are many theories out there as to why this is and is not the best date. June is a popular choice with many and March is gaining prominence of late.
The reasoning for March seems to be that the gap in the opinion polls is closing and that going to the nation before the budget has two advantages: firstly the party that presents the budget has to be the bearer of bad news and secondly if that is the Labour Party many people will hold them responsible when polling day comes around.
June is the last possible month for the general election in 2010 and as such is the default date for the people who think that Gordon brown himself wishes for his premiership to last for as many days as possible. He has not been elected while holding the office of Prime Minister and is unlikely to be.
May is my favourite for one reason alone. The Conservative Party under the marketing man David Cameron with its wealthy backers can afford to run a general election whenever it comes. The Labour Party however cannot. Whatever money they do manage to cobble together from whatever source however dubious will be most effectively spent if the local government campaign can piggy back the national election campaign.
