> > Is this how the parties are saving money now they've got fewer donations? >> > > It's nothing usual, it's a simple matter of conserving resources. Each > party has a finite amount of money to be spent, and they can achieve better > results (they think) by focussing it on seats where they are likely to win, > or likely to lose if they don't put resources in. What's the point in > spending money in a safe seat when you could use it to win or hold on to a > marginal? >
It seems to be less true of election billboards, just based on the ones reported so far: http://www.electionchampion.com/billboards/party/conservative/ There are Conservative billboards in central Stoke, Liverpool, Leeds and Hackney - all Labour strongholds. And Edinburgh West, a safe Lib Dem seat. Duncan's theory is that they're aimed at people commuting from surrounding marginals.
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