How the Paul Stainton Breakfast Show on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire handles the upcoming 2010 elections, with particular reference to the Peterborough city constituency and its party spokespersons.
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\nCandidates:<\/p>\n
Frances Fox UKIP
\nStewart Jackson Conservative
\nRob King English Democrats
\nEd Murphy Labour
\nFiona Radic Green Party
\nNick Sandford Libdem
\n(Dave Strickson BNP – disbarred)
\nJohn Swallow Independent
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Week One:<\/p>\n
Top Election Stories:
\nThe Electoral Reform Society says that the result of the upcoming General Election is a\u00a0 foregone conclusion and that the Conservatives will win the seat.
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AirTime: (week)
\nStewart Jackson: 8 minutes.
\nEd Murphy: 4\u00a0 minutes ( 8 minutes shared with Nick Sandford).
\nNick Sandford: 4 minutes (8 minutes shared with Ed Murphy).
\nOthers: nil.<\/p>\n
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Week Two:<\/p>\n
Top Election Stories:
\nThe Parties launch their Manifestos.<\/p>\n
AirTime: (week)
\nFrances Fox: 8 minutes.
\nStewart Jackson 6 minutes. (50% of Shailesh Vara)
\nEd Murphy: 6 minutes.
\nJohn Swallow: 5 minutes.
\nNick Sandford: 9 minutes.
\nFiona Radic 6 minutes.
\nRob King 2 minutes. (4 minutes shared with Steven Goldspink)
\n(Dave Strickson BNP disbarred): 0
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Week Three:<\/p>\n
Top Election Stories:
\nA televised debate between the Leaders of the three main parties causes Cleggmania.<\/p>\n
AirTime: ( week)
\nFrances Fox 4 minutes. (2 from the Big Election Debate and 50% of Robert Brown)
\nStewart Jackson 20 minutes. (one third of one hour)
\nEd Murphy:\u00a0 22 minutes. (one third of one hour and 50% of Chris York)
\nJohn Swallow: 2 minutes.\u00a0 (from the Big Election Debate)
\nNick Sandford: 24 minutes. (one third of one hour + 50% of Kevin Wilkins)
\nFiona Radic 2 minutes. (from the Big Election Debate)
\nRob King 2 minutes. (from the Big Election Debate)
\n(Dave Strickson disbarred) BNP: 1 minute (policy quote in the Big Election Debate)<\/p>\n
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Week Four:<\/p>\n
Top Election Stories:
\nCoalitions.
\nBrown “bigot” remark.<\/p>\n
AirTime: ( week)
\nFrances Fox: 3 minutes
\nStewart Jackson: 8 minutes. (+ 4 minutes – 50% of Shailesh vara)
\nEd Murphy: 5 minutes
\nJohn Swallow: 3 minutes.
\nNick Sandford: 6 minutes.
\nFiona Radic: 3 minutes
\nRob King 3 minutes.
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Week Five:<\/p>\n
Top Election Stories:
\nTactical voting.<\/p>\n
AirTime: ( week)
\nFrances Fox:
\nStewart Jackson:
\nEd Murphy:
\nJohn Swallow:
\nNick Sandford:
\nFiona Radic:
\nRob King 3 minutes. (50% of Steven Goldspink)<\/p>\n
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AirTime: ( campaign)<\/p>\n
Frances Fox UKIP: 15 minutes.
\nStewart Jackson Conservative: 46 minutes.
\nRob King English Democrats: 15 minutes.
\nEd Murphy Labour: 37 minutes.
\nFiona Radic Green Party: 11 minutes.
\nNick Sandford Libdem: 43 minutes.
\n(Dave Strickson BNP disbarred): 1 minute.
\nJohn Swallow Independent: 9 minutes.<\/p>\n
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Result:<\/p>\n
Frances Fox UKIP: 3007
\nStewart Jackson Conservative: 18133
\nRob King English Democrats: 770
\nEd Murphy Labour: 13272
\nFiona Radic Green Party: 523
\nNick Sandford Libdem: 8816
\nJohn Swallow Independent: 406<\/p>\n