This site provides free access to the full text of a conference paper by Alistair Clark which was delivered at the Political Studies Association (PSA - UK) 2008 annual conference. The 22 page paper considers issues relating to concurrent campaigning under different electoral systems, focusing on the experience of the Scottish Parliament elections of 2007 when there was concurrent campaigning at th...

This site provides free access to the full text of House of Commons research paper 2008 no.48. This contains the final election results (by party and constituency) plus data on trends and turnout numbers in recent local elections in London. It also contains some useful detailed mappings and graphs of the breakdown of the 2008 local election results.

This site provides free access to the full text of a report by the Electoral Commission. The 48 page document critically assesses the conduct of the 2008 local elections in England. Topics covered include voter registration procedures, the effectiveness of absent and postal voting and vote counting. Recommendations for future action are made.

Communities and Local Government - The 2008 series of the Key Facts card shows the key outturn figures on local authority finance for the years up to 2007-08 and budget for 2008-09

July traffic was 2% down on June in terms of unique visitors. Year on year, absolute uniques were up 30%, but down 8% since June.Absolute Unique VisitorsJuly 2008 59,441 - July 2007 45,866 - June 2008 64,396Visits July 2008 297,375 - July 2007 239,187 - June 2008 - 303,980Page LoadsJuly 2008 401,136 July 2007 348,923 - June 2008 407,692Here are my top 20 linking sites (ie incoming hits) for July, ...

August traffic was 14.5% down on July in terms of unique visitors. Year on year, absolute uniques were up 45%, but down 4% since July. Absolute Unique Visitors August 2008 56,846 - August 2007 39,071 - July 2008 59,441 Visits August 2008 254,078 - August 2007 188,784 - July 2008 - 297,375 Page Loads July 2008 350,694 July 2007 273,496 - July 2008 401, 136 Here are my top 20 linking sites (ie incom...

This site was created by current affairs magazine the Atlantic to provide coverage of the 2008 American presidential elections. It offers free access to a small collection of articles and comment on the campaigns from journalists.These include discussion of parties and changing trends in political communication during 2007.

September traffic was 19% up on August in terms of absolute unique visitors. Year on year, absolute uniques were up 55%. September had the second highest traffic ever on the blog. Absolute Unique Visitors September 2008 67,494 - September 2007 43,443 - August 2008 56,846 Visits September 2008 324,284 - September 2007 192,666 - August 2008 - 254,078 Page Loads September 2008 476,628 September 2007 ...

This site provides free access to the full text of a report by the Electoral Commission. The 80 page document critically assesses the conduct of the 2008 local elections in London. Topics covered include voter registration procedures, the administration of the GLA (Greater London Assembly) campaigns, the effectiveness of absent, electronic voting, postal voting and vote counting. Recommendations f...

Here are the awards for music..... Best New Band Award 2008 Iglu & Hartly Best Album Award 2008 Flobots - Fight With Tools (Originally released in 2007, re-released in 2008) Best Single Award 2008 Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah Best Video Award 2008 Flobots - Handlebars Best Live Gig Award 2008 Keith Caputo - Cardiff Barfly Most Unwelcome Comeback Award 2008 Coldplay Most Overrated Band Award 2...