Nationally, all the polls point to either a hung party with the Conservatives as the largest party, or a small Conservative majority. Either one is infinitely more preferable to another five years of Brown, Balls, Harman & Co, but i'm convinced a Conservative majority is the right choice for Britain in its current state.
Therefore, it is the duty of those of us in marginal (or near marginal) seat to make that happen.
Nuneaton has been held by Labour since 1935 (apart from a brief Conservative stint between 1983 and 1992). Ordinarily, I would expect it to remain Labour, but the loss of the Council to the Conservatives, coupled with Bill Olner's long overdue retirement, means it has seen a close fight between Labour and the Conservatives.
Bill Olner's parliamentary record can be summed up as below average. It is no wonder, then, that his once healthy majority slipped to just over 2,000 in the last election - a majority that can be easily overturned, which could mean that Marcus Jones, not Jayne Innes will the new MP for Nuneaton on May 7th.
Although I am obviously biased against Labour, there is something unpleasant about the way Labour, and Jayne Innes, have run their campaign. One only needs to look at the many Labour leaflets shoved through front doors to see this -
"The Tories are a change you can't afford"
I find the arrogance of such a statement insulting, and for all her talk of 'Standing up for Nuneaton', I don't feel I can trust Jayne Innes.
Even her election agent, Gwynne Pomfrett, makes my skin crawl, as i'm sure anyone who has sat through his French lessons at Alderman Smith Secondary School would agree.
Whatever the national outcome of tomorrow's election, I sincerely hope that the people of Nuneaton (and Warwickshire North, where Tory Action Man Dan Byles is fighting Health Minister Mike O'Brien) do the right thing and vote Conservative.
Even her election agent, Gwynne Pomfrett, makes my skin crawl, as i'm sure anyone who has sat through his French lessons at Alderman Smith Secondary School would agree.
Whatever the national outcome of tomorrow's election, I sincerely hope that the people of Nuneaton (and Warwickshire North, where Tory Action Man Dan Byles is fighting Health Minister Mike O'Brien) do the right thing and vote Conservative.

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