Sarah Palin: are the democrats worried?

That’s Iain Dale’s rather improbable analysis, over a series of increasingly aerated posts this weekend, based on the fact that, erm, a lot of people on the left are talking about her surprise nomination in its immediate aftermath. Who’dathunkit? The most surprising political event in months has happened and people are actually talking about it?… Continue reading Sarah Palin: are the democrats worried?

Just how many spoilt ballot papers were there?

I’ve been looking at the final results of the London elections on the London Elects website and I’m confused. Under Turnout and Technical Information, it state the following: Electorate: 5,419,913 Papers counted / turnout: 2,456,990 Turnout: 45.33% Good votes 1st choice: 2,415,958 2nd choice: 2,004,078 Rejected votes * 1st choice: 41,032 2nd choice: 412,054 Blank… Continue reading Just how many spoilt ballot papers were there?