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  • 18 Apr 2010
    Three-quarters of voters want troops out of Afghanistan

    Party leaders have been criticised for avoiding the issue of Afghanistan during the election campaign, despite a poll showing that 77% of voters support the withdrawal of troops.

  • 18 Apr 2010
    Labour under fire as LGBT manifesto ignores marriage equality

    The Labour Party has been criticised by equality campaigners after launching an LGBT Manifesto that fails to commit the party to legal equality for same-sex marriages.

  • 18 Apr 2010
    Interview with Caroline Lucas: Green shift

    Green Party leader Caroline Lucas hopes to become the first of many Green MPs at the 2010 General Election. She is standing in Brighton Pavilion and is currently a Member of the European Parliament for the South East England region. Third Way's Huw Spanner talked to her back in 2005.

  • 17 Apr 2010
    Trident moves up election agenda after leaders' debate

    The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament insisted today that “Trident has become a key election issue" after controversy over nuclear arms appeared in the first televised "leaders' debate".

  • 17 Apr 2010
    SDLP reject 'sectarian' pact with Sinn Fein

    The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) in Northern Ireland has rejected the offer of a nationalist electoral pact with Sinn Fein, , describing the idea as “sectarian”.

  • 17 Apr 2010
    This 'big TV conversation' is too small, say 'other parties'

    Three of the parties dubbed 'other' by the media - but who have elected or governing representatives - have criticised the "narrow" TV prime ministerial debates.

  • 15 Apr 2010
    The Tories' Northern Irish problem

    While David Cameron rushes through the glitzy world of manifesto launches and pre-election speeches, he may be thankful that there have been few questions about his party's strategy in Northern Ireland. Yet a dispute over who's backing whom in the constituency of Fermanagh and South Tyrone highlights both the problems of the Tories' approach and the absurdities of the current electoral system.

  • 15 Apr 2010
    Greens contemplate big Brighton breakthrough

    As the Green Party launches its 2010 general election manifesto today, the UK's biggest online bookmaker says its leader Caroline Lucas is odds-on favourite to win Brighton Pavilion.

  • 12 Apr 2010
    Birmingham Hall Green - Retiring Labour MP backs Respect candidate

    A politician who is female, young and Muslim may be a rare sight. Indeed, up until now it's been a non-existent sight within the House of Commons.

    This may be about to change, as the Muslim peace activist Salma Yaqoob is reported to be in with a real chance of winning Birmingham Hall Green.

  • 11 Apr 2010
    Challenge to Liberal Democrats over nuclear weapons policy

    The Liberal Democrats have said they will not replace Trident nuclear-armed submarines, but they have not broken the nuclear hold on their defence policy, say critics.