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"It will be the single most important result of the night, by far": I have now heard several close allies of David Cameron refer in such terms to the seat they cite as the bellwether, the one that symbolises all else.
Ukip candidate Jamie Huntman is tipped by some in the party as a potential future leader, while Castle Point itself is something of a Ukip bellwether.
But London is often a bellwether.
Things have come a long way since 1981 when Infosys, a bellwether Indian IT firm, was founded in a flat by seven hungry engineers with $250.Yet if you walk to the exit of that hotel and reject the option of an expensive limousine, or of hailing a bashed-up street taxi, and instead press "Book now" on your phone screen, another Indian tech scene appears.
Upwardly mobile working-class voters there contributed to Margaret Thatcher's big majorities in the 1980s and gave Tony Blair his Labour landslide in 1997.Gavin Callaghan, Labour's candidate in Basildon, another Essex bellwether, cites his parents as typical local voters.
But it is a more of a bellwether than Tunisia was.
In 2004 it matched the national average exactly.In this section The big, bellwether battlefield The perils of House-keeping When feds rush in Meet the new neighbours In a state of shock Bumpy roads Two sides to every story The seniors' club ReprintsThe reason is that it is such a microcosm of America.
But around half the public prefers neither party.One bellwether for the national election are municipal contests, in particular the Tokyo assembly election to be held on July 12th.
He has seen rival gangs work together to organise drug corridors.In this section The big bellwether swings for Romney The money primary A hair of the dog Another one takes the plunge Making ting tong cool Turf wars The classes drift apart ReprintsAmerica is estimated to have over 33,000 gangs, with approximately 1.4m members; the great bulk of these are in cities.
The rest turns a turbine.In this section What lies beneath Southern bellwether V for victory No pinch of salt ReprintsDevising a suitable membrane tough enough to withstand the pressure while remaining permeable to water but not to salt is harder than it sounds.
