Constituency boundary changes don’t just matter to map anoraks or political obsessives (I’m a bit of both). And the proposals won’t just mean a cull of MPs: they will reshape our politics by disenfranchising millions of voters. With no suggestion … Continue reading
A lot’s been said in the two weeks since the election about the folly of Labour’s 35% strategy – the theory that cobbling together its core vote plus a few ex-Lib Dems to reach a 35% vote share would be … Continue reading
I missed the start of this campaign: for the first ten days of April I was in France, in a house without Wifi or even a telephone. Coming back to the UK on April 10th I scanned the papers and … Continue reading
A political leader who has spent much time cosying up to Rupert Murdoch faces difficult questions from a broadcast journalist a few days before a crucial electoral test. The leader accuses the journalist of “heckling” him. The press conference has … Continue reading
Will Len McCluskey ever shut up? His call for Labour to rule out a coalition with the Lib Dems after the 2015 election (as reported in last Sunday’s Observer), or else face cuts in funding from the Unite union he … Continue reading
 | Louisa Wilson on Northampton, a town that needs… |
 | Alice Clayton on Peterborough: how an ancient c… |
| IMD Essay – im… on Salman Rushdie’s right a… | |
 | Barbara mann on Northampton, a town that needs… |
 | Tricia on Don’t believe what Donal… |
| Louisa Wilson on Northampton, a town that needs… |
| Alice Clayton on Peterborough: how an ancient c… |
| IMD Essay – im… on Salman Rushdie’s right a… | |
| Barbara mann on Northampton, a town that needs… |
| Tricia on Don’t believe what Donal… |
