Well, we’re due an election on May 5th, so I’ve been looking at the BBC’s coverage. As ever, the BBC outdo themselves. I’ll be honest, the BBC website would be a dull drab affair, full of ads and no content (much like ITVs really) without the licence fee.
Anyway, I’ve been playing with the venerable swingometer! It really wouldn’t be an election without it, but its nice to see it updated every election to something new. Now we have an interactive, Flash-based toy for us at home. Its got some really interesting info in it, including which seats are at risk in a swing, and info about the seats. All very good stuff. Its great to be able to do this – I can see myself playing with that damn thing a lot. This is probably one of the few good, legitimate uses for Flash I’ve seen in a long time.