election campaigns as viewed through flickr streams

Flickr is a constant source of amusement, inspiration, and raw material especially during this election campaign. I've got the conservative, lib dem, uklabour and Gordon Brown2010 photostreams bookmarked for easy reference. I've noticed a few things from my trawl through them.

Gordon Brown rarely appears in the UKLabour photos. It's almost as if they are embarrassed about him. He is the only party leader to have his stream separate from his party. Gordon's stream is also the only one that does not let users download the images or view them in their original size. You will only see these images in the sizes that we choose.

The Conservatives and the Lib Dems both focus a lot of attention on their party leaders, iDave and Sam Cam for the Tories, Nick and St Vince for the Lib Dems, meeting large groups of people around the country alongside the inevitable press gatherings and manifesto launches. Gordon on the other hand cuts a relatively lonely path through sofa after settee in old people's homes with his wife and a few minders to support him. Maybe he's sizing them up for May 7th?