British Elections: A Guide For the Perplexed

No live thread yet, too lazy to start one. Polls opened about 1:15 ago.

list of parties here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_general_election,_2015

list of N Ireland parties here:
http://www.parties-and-elections.eu/nireland.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alliance_Party_of_Northern_Ireland
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Unionist_Party
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinn_F%C3%A9in
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party

DUP seeks commission on union after poll
http://www.bbc.com/news/election-2015-northern-ireland-32590213

Ed Miliband has ‘zero economic common sense’’ for defending New Labour spending, says Peter Robinson
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/general-election-2015/11585319/Ed-Miliband-has-zero-economic-common-sense-for-defending-New-Labour-spending-says-Peter-Robinson..html

Northern Ireland Unionists Hope for Power Gain in British Election
[snip] Given the likely rise of the Scottish National Party, which advocates independence for Scotland, the D.U.P., which is resolutely cohesive, is attractive to both the Labour and Conservative parties. An alliance with the unionists might let the bigger parties avoid a messy deal with an entity intent on breaking up the United Kingdom, or one that is full of fragmented independents who might want to bargain over tough Parliamentary votes. [/snip]
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/06/world/europe/northern-ireland-democratic-unionist-party-may-gain-power-in-british-parliament-vote.html?_r=0

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