A battle bus is a luxury coach used by reporters and political commentators to follow a politician, usually a party leader, to their speeches and other engagements during a general election campaign, especially in the United Kingdom. A Female Reporter A reporter is a type of journalist who researches and presents information in certain types of mass media. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box: A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A general election is an election in which all or most members of a given political body are up for election. ...
History
Battle buses were first seen in the late 1970s, before which reporters followed party leaders by car.[1] The battle bus was a significant feature of the 1987 UK general election as David Owen and David Steel of the SDP-Liberal Alliance each crisscrossed the country in matching battle buses,[2] each painted bright yellow.[3] Margaret Thatcher David Steel Election 1987 Titles The United Kingdom general election of 1987 was held on 11 June 1987 and was the third consecutive victory for the Conservative Party under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher. ... David Anthony Llewellyn Owen, Baron Owen, CH, PC (born July 2, 1938) is a British politician, Chancellor of the University of Liverpool and one of the founders of the British Social Democratic Party (SDP). ... David Martin Scott Steel, Baron Steel of Aikwood, KT, KBE, PC (born 31 March 1938) is a British and Scottish politician and a Liberal Democrat member of the UK House of Lords. ... The SDP-Liberal Alliance was an electoral alliance of the Social Democratic Party and the Liberal Party in the UK that ran from 1981 to 1988, when the bulk of the two parties merged to form the Social and Liberal Democrats, later referred to as simply the Liberal Democrats. ...
By 1992, the journalistic trail had taken to the air with the introduction of the battle plane.[1]
References
^ ab Wheeler, Brian (2004-12-22). "Last stop for the battle bus?". BBC. Retrieved on 2007-05-11.
^ "1987 General Election". BBC. Retrieved on 2007-05-11.
^ "1987 General Election". Retrieved on 2007-05-11.
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