As expected, Labour won Thursday’s by-election for the post of West Midlands police and crime commissioner. And as expected, the turnout was pathetic. Just 10.22% of those eligible to vote…

We’re about to witness the largest single by-election ever held in the UK. A total of 1,974,518 people are eligible to go the polls today. Precisely how many of them bothers…

At their irreducible core, general elections are about mathematics. It matters not a jot in which constituency Boris Johnson decides to stand if all he does is replace one Tory…

We were always going to get a flurry of MPs announcing they were standing down at the next election. What’s surprising is that it’s happening so late in the life…

A few thoughts: 1. If Farage was out to disrupt the two-party system and play the “devil on both your houses” card to its full effect, he should have picked…

Since I began this blog I’ve resisted joining the rolling revue that is “Boris Johnson: will he or won’t he – and if so, where?”, something that has bewitched much of…

All three of the main party leaders will be attending events over the next 24 hours to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Britain entering the first world war. As you’d…

On Thursday 21 August, just under two million people will get the chance to vote at their local polling station. It’s the largest single by-election ever held in the United…

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…

The House of Commons shuts up shop for the summer on Tuesday 22 July. Whatever the rights or wrongs of MPs having such a long summer recess from Westminster, time…