December 31, 2014
The political story of 2014 in 14 charts: part two
To wrap up the year, I’m looking back at some of the most significant political events of the past 12 months and picking 14 charts that sum up what I…
Month: December 2014
December 30, 2014
The political story of 2014 in 14 charts: part one
To wrap up the year, I’ve looked back at some of the most significant political events of the past 12 months and picked 14 charts that sum up what I…
December 29, 2014
Predicting the election result: a quick look back
Instead of ending 2014 by looking forward and attempting another forecast of the general election result, I thought I’d look back and see how my monthly predictions have changed since…
December 28, 2014
Southern England: Labour’s toehold
I’m completing my tour of the electoral map near where I began: in southern England. The three counties of Gloucestershire, Hampshire and Wiltshire are almost solid blocks of blue. But…
December 27, 2014
The perils of attempting a Commons comeback
It’s rare for ex-MPs to return the House of Commons, particularly those who have since gone on to high-profile jobs in other political institutions. But in 2015 we will see…
December 26, 2014
Five things retiring MPs could contemplate after the 2015 election
A total of 79 MPs are standing down at the election, with some big names among them. What are some of the ways they could fill their time once they…
December 25, 2014
Happy Christmas
Here’s what Tony Benn did 49 years ago today, when he was Postmaster-General in Harold Wilson’s first Labour government: This evening, after everyone else was in bed, Hilary and I…
December 24, 2014
Poll round-up: 2014’s winners and losers
With all the opinion polls of 2014 now in, how have the four main UK parties ended the year? Labour will take heart from the slight rally it experienced in…
December 23, 2014
How the final polls of 2014 compare with the final polls of 2013
The pollsters have wrapped things up for the year, meaning we’re in for a couple of weeks free from the temptation to number-crunch minute changes in percentages and extrapolate results from…
December 22, 2014
South-east England: the Tories’ blue wedge
Labour has been driven out of various parts of the country over the past decade, but none more comprehensively than in south-east England. The 2010 election left not a single Labour MP…
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