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Semi-protected edit request on 29 April 2015

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The Labour Party has the support of the New Statesman [1]

Hampshireaser (talk) 14:21, 29 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

 Done Thanks! AusLondonder (talk) 08:21, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 30 April 2015

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The Morning Star is supporting Labour [2]

Hampshireaser (talk) 07:07, 30 April 2015 (UTC)  Done Thanks for the tip! AusLondonder (talk) 08:21, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Daily Express and UKIP

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Has the Daily Express actually officially endorsed UKIP? AusLondonder (talk) 07:42, 1 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 1 May 2015

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The Guardian - Labour [3] Hampshireaser (talk) 12:22, 1 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

 Done Thanks again! AusLondonder (talk) 15:00, 2 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Guardian has endorsed Labour

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Can somebody update the article to include this?

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/may/01/guardian-view-britain-needs-new-direction-needs-labour — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.100.245.99 (talk) 12:29, 1 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not the whole story. They endorsed the LD in seats where the Tories were the main alternative. This info has been included, just as the caveats for other papers' endorsements are included.77.73.168.99 (talk) 13:56, 1 May 2015 (UTC)  Done Thanks for the tip! AusLondonder (talk) 15:00, 2 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 3 May 2015

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Remove endorsements for Mirror on Sunday, Sunday Mail and Daily Record endorsements. Mirror on Sunday "endorsement" is an article written by Ed Miliband, Sunday Mail and Daily Record articles do not contain endorsements (at best they contain opinions of the newspapers, but not inducements for readers to vote a certain way).

Mattsmithetc (talk) 22:00, 3 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

 Done Thanks! Bondegezou (talk) 22:33, 3 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Mail have urged voters to vote Conservative - "Voters have a stark alternative: turn to Cameron for prosperity, security and unity".

Similarly, the Mirror rarely features article explicitly saying 'vote Labour' given the paper is Labour through-and-through, but usually carries the sort of articles as the Miliband one. Indeed, the tag line says 'Labour leader states his case to Mirror readers with a passionate message of hope'. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Matt 2601 (talk • contribs) 23:04, 3 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Matt 2601, you're confusing the Mail on Sunday with the Sunday Mail (the latter is the Sunday edition of Scotland's Daily Record). On the Mirror, no-one will be less surprised than me to find that the Mirror supports Labour, but the fact is that the link simply does not point to an endorsement, so I think it's best left out.

Mattsmithetc (talk) 08:47, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Independent

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I don't think the definition of the word "endorse" necessarily implies instructing other people on how to vote. It is sophistry to think that the Independent's endorsement of the C/LD coalition is any less of an endorsement than the other papers' endorsements. 86.130.140.76 (talk) 23:00, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Exactly. They quite obviously endorse another coalition government with the Conservatives as the lead party; just because the opinion piece was written in a rambling, inadequate style doesn't mean that the paper hasn't given an actual endorsement.--Autospark (talk) 23:26, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

References

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  1. ^ http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2015/04/new-statesmans-election-endorsement-why-it-has-be-labour
  2. ^ https://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/a-bde7-We-cant-afford-a-Tory-win
  3. ^ http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/may/01/guardian-view-britain-needs-new-direction-needs-labour
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