We know exactly when the current parliament will end: 30 March. But we have no idea yet when the new parliament will begin. The date for the assembly of what…
A growing number of websites are making regular predictions of the election result. The Guardian is the latest to join the pack, offering daily forecasts based on a range of…
It feels of late like an awful lot of MPs have been announcing their retirement. But in fact the current number standing down is roughly the same as it has…
If the polls are to obey the expectation of most pundits and show a swing back to the main parties in the run-up to the general election, they better hurry…
There were no local by-elections this week. Contests are starting to dry up as we get nearer to 7 May, which besides being the date of the general election is…
The formal start of the election campaign is now just over a month away. Four weeks on Monday will see the dissolution of parliament: the official start of the campaign,…
With dissolution little over a month away, we’re not going to see any more by-elections this parliament. Even if an MP dies in the next few weeks, convention dictates their…
In a close election, it goes without saying that every result counts. In a general election as close as this one, we might be waiting up to 18 hours after…
More information has emerged about the TV debates that, officially at least, are set to take place during the election campaign. ITV will host the first debate on 2 April, just…
I wrote last week that David Cameron will try and stay in Downing Street after the election for as long as he thinks he has the chance of forming a government….
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