Votes at 16 can help address the widening gap between people and politics
When 16- and 17-year-olds were given the vote for the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, it created a cast-iron…
Elections
The strange death of social democracy: what Labour can learn from the Left in Europe
European politics: a game involving up to forty-seven democracies. Terms last four to five years, and then the…
More examples of shy Tories pretending not to be Tories
Earlier this week we showed you a leaflet being put out in True Blue Salisbury that neglected to…
Local elections 2013: the councils Labour should watch
This Thursday will see local elections in all 27 English counties, eight unitary authorities and one Welsh authority.…
Grant Shapps is becoming the Comical Ali of the Conservative Party
The sniping and spinning has already started. David Cameron is being warned he needs to lose fewer than…
What should a Labour supporter make of the Israeli election results?
What is a UK Labour Party supporter to make of the Israeli election results? There are two issues…
“Nearly toppled the establishment….”
…..Is what colleagues have said after my performance in the recent Police and Crime Commissioner elections. I stood…
If we’re going to ban people from voting, why stop at prisoners?
The prisoner’s right to vote has risen to the surface of the cesspit that is British political discourse,…
10 lessons for Labour from the PCC elections
I wrote about my initial thoughts on the Humberside PCC election for the Huffington Post – but I thought…
Election results liveblog – By-elections, Bristol Mayor and PCCs
19.34: And now the liveblog is closed. Goodnight everyone – thanks for sticking with us. 19.20: Verdict – Well…
