In the wake of the televised leaders’ election debates, there was great discussion over whether policy or popularity would win the election. This prompted the Comment section in Palatinate to debate the topic: “Do manifestos actually influence the election outcome?” In this article I argue that manifestos have no real influence over the election result.

Lib Dem, Labour and Conservative 2010 Election Manifestos

The article was first published in Palatinate Issue 718 on 6th May 2010.

A short article about popular Durham sandwich shop, “The Picnic Basket”, with integrated Podcast of the interview between myself and Picnic Basket Founder, Tony Moss.

The article was first published in Palatinate Issue 718 on 6th May 2010.

The podcasted interview between myself and Tony Moss, owner of the shop, is exclusively available on this blog.

David Miliband

Written for Purple Radio News on 4th May 2010

Written for Purple Radio News on 4th May 2010

During the 2010 UK general election campaign, Palatinate ran a blog which analysed the campaign on daily basis. The following article is the contribution for Day 19 of the campaign.

The article was first published on the Palatinate website on 24th April 2010

Written for Purple Radio Sports News on 23rd April 2010

Written for Purple Radio Sports News on 23rd April 2010

Written for Purple Radio News on 23rd April 2010

Written for Purple Radio News on 23rd April 2010

Written for Purple Radio News on 23rd April 2010