It is relatively quick to display new postings although there is a slightly annoying automatic refresh. It seems that the Guardian thinks that politics is too important to be left to Net users as well. Give them a debating forum and Net users will ruin everything by speaking their minds. Net censorship is certainly a design feature no other election site currently offers. The site is frames-based and consists mostly of comment and news but has other elegant features.
Content is organised under latest news, features, debating chambers and resource finder.
The Independent writers comment on tax, crime, education and constitutional issues, while the Big Issue writers deal with public transport, nuclear disarmament, the homeless and media ownership issues. The debating chambers and chat area are particularly easy to negotiate. The calendar of chats is very elegant, allowing the user to quickly find the next scheduled chat or event. The topics in the debating chambers reflect the issues in the features sections - disappointingly there isn't an option to start a new forum. The final section is the resources section, from where you can get background information in the form of archived Independent articles, and search other sites on election issues.