Since the last general election, with the reduction in beer duty, the number of pubs closing has slowed following staggering neglect of these great community institutions by Labour.
This brings us to 2015, the Harm Reduction Election.
The Liberal party produced a glossy 28-page document entitled "Sticking to our plan: backing hard-working Australians" to mark the second anniversary of the Abbott government's election, citing tax reductions in the 2015 budget as proof the government had "backed small business to create jobs".
With the new leadership in Beijing set to assume full control soon, even as Japan may turn to a conservative Liberal Democratic government under the more hawkish Shinzo Abe in elections next year, a reduction in tensions looks remote, said Ren Xiao, a former Chinese diplomat who served at the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo.
They are, though, still in with a shout if Osborne succeeds in making the election all about deficit reduction.
At the heart of the party's election program is continued reduction of Germany's national debt and a rejection of any new taxes.
Wilson, who interviewed 60 key figures from the main parties for Five Days to Power, reveals that: The Lib Dems made no attempt to stand by their two key economic election pledges – no deficit reduction this year and opposition to a VAT increase – in the coalition negotiations.
(We will have to ignore the fact that Lib Dem pre-election plans for deficit reduction were closer to Labour's plans: most Lib Dem voters won't remember and Lib Dem activists don't care).
The Big Trend Dissent over the war in Iraq will continue to grow in the U.S., regardless of the outcome of parliamentary elections or even a reduction in bloodshed.
SWA said it hoped EU-India Free Trade Agreement negotiations would restart following this year's Indian elections, leading to a reduction of the current 150% import tariff.
