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…
A new study suggesting up to five Labour seats could fall to Ukip at the general election has sent the media into a bit of a flap. This always happens…
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…
East Anglia is a stark illustration of the extent to which Labour has been in retreat from shire and rural seats since Tony Blair’s victory in 1997. The party has…
Labour turned in a good performance in this week’s council by-elections. A total of four contests were held on Thursday, in which the party enjoyed two gains, one from the…
Labour, the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats all ended July with their monthly poll averages up on June. Only Ukip showed a decline – its first since March: Labour’s average…
David Ruffley’s announcement that he is to stand down as MP for Bury St Edmunds has prompted a few calls for a snap by-election in the constituency. Ruffley has said…
Befitting a former leading lady of stage and screen, Glenda Jackson’s victory in the seat of Hampstead & Kilburn at the 2010 general election was one of the most dramatic…
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…
After taking a look at one of Labour’s sparsest regions, I thought I’d jump from one corner of England to the other and examine one of its safest. North-east England…
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