Election 2010: Can MPs shake off their 'rotten' image?

IFAonline editor Katrina Baugh on voter apathy

Katrina Lloyd
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Pundits are saying this could be the most 'exciting election' in years but are voters bothered?

Vincent Hanna: Now it's time, I think, for a result. Tension is running very high here. Mr. Blackadder assures me that this will be the first honest vote, ever, in a rotten borough. And I think we all hope for a result that reflects the real needs of the constituency. And behind me, yes, I can just see the returning officer moving to the front of the platform. Blackadder: As the acting returning officer for Dunny-on-the-Wold...

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