Elections are wars of words - so what are the words the parties are choosing as ammunition? BBC News Online looks into the big three election manifestos for key phrases and facts. First, the Conservatives.
| Occurrences of words/phrases |
|
 |
| Tax / taxes |
87 |
| Britain |
53 |
| Pensioner(s) |
39 |
| Families |
31 |
| Common
sense |
30 |
| Children |
29 |
| Police |
25 |
| Europe |
17 |
| Rural |
16 |
| Bureaucracy
/ bureaucratic |
15 |
| Interfere
/ interfering / interference |
14 |
| British |
14 |
| Crime(s) |
14 |
| Countryside |
11 |
| Society |
11 |
| Deliver(s) |
9 |
| Faith |
5 |
| Proud |
5 |
| Proud
democracy |
3 |
| Red
tape |
2 |
|
Other key statistics:
Number of pages: 48
Cost: £2.50
Photographs of:
William Hague - 7
Policemen - 7
Doctors - 3
People from ethnic minorities - 7
Elderly people - 11
Union flag - 3
Farmers - 1
Ffion Hague - 1
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