July 24, 2014
Why the ‘silly season’ might be anything but
With MPs away from the Commons until the start of September, we’ve a few weeks of pseudo-electioneering to look forward to. The photo opportunities have already begun: on Tuesday David…
Month: July 2014
July 23, 2014
Tory-Labour marginals: a battleground that is still Labour’s to lose
Lord Ashcroft has published his latest survey of marginal seats, this time concentrating on Tory-Labour battlegrounds. A lot of media attention has focused on the fact Ukip topped the poll…
July 22, 2014
Warwickshire North: the Tories’ wafer-thin woe
The Conservative party’s most vulnerable seat in the country has just got even more vulnerable. Dan Byles has announced he will not be seeking re-election as MP for Warwickshire North….
July 21, 2014
The Tory-Labour marginals: crucible of the next government
Some of the loudest and least dignified battles of the 2015 election will take place in the seats whose results will turn on a few hundred votes. These are the…
July 20, 2014
Loughborough: the low-profile target turned high-profile battleground
The constituency of Loughborough had, up until 15 July 2014, been just another seat on Labour’s target list. It had mildly symbolic value, thanks to the 3.5% swing needed for…
July 19, 2014
Latest by-election results: Ukip lose two seats, the Tories lose a council
Nine by-election contests to report this week, and some intriguing results. Ukip were defending two seats – and lost both of them. One was on Cornwall council. Last week the…
July 18, 2014
How the referendum result will be counted
Two months today the voters of Scotland go to the polls to decide whether their country should become independent. I thought it would be interesting to clarify a few details…
