‘It might take more than the king’s horses and the king’s men, your Highness’
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The Bingham report on how to stabilise the UK is well meaning but out of step with the reality of the situation.
Nationalism: it’s a more complex picture than you think.
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Conservative political parties did not conjure up English nationalism, they capitalised on a growing trend.
The electoral phenomenon that left David Cameron smiling will have huge implications for future battles.
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‘Shy Tories’ doesn’t cut it. There is another anomaly in the election poll data which offers a more useful angle on what went wrong.
Looks like we’re always stuck in opposition.
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Labour needs to make three big improvements, if it’s to improve its performance in 2020.
No Cable extension.
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The dismal science has had a dismal verdict from the UK electorate, and the new government isn’t coming to the rescue either.
Someone’s pulling the strings.
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Whether you cheered the election result or were cast into a depression, it doesn’t really matter. The real power lies outside of Westminster, and outside of our control.
Will Plaid touch down at the 2016 elections?
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Plaid did not fare as well as its Scottish cousin in the general election - and history can tell us why.
Murphy’s law has finally asserted itself.
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The Scottish Labour leader’s resignation was inevitable. You can’t lose your seat and your entire Scottish beach head and seriously argue to the contrary.
Umunna has said the media scrutiny was too much.
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Chuka Umunna was not the person for the job, but neither is anyone else in contention.
Aflame with controversy.
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UKIP will rise (and possibly fall) on Farage’s “personality cult”.
Northern uproot?
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Tens of thousands have signed a petition for the north of England to join Scotland. But deeper cooperation rather than secession is the answer.
Let’s get political.
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Good news: young people are politically active. Bad news: they’re not all turning up to elections.
Not the best motto for the BBC under the circumstances.
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We keep hearing from the newspapers that the BBC has a pro-Labour bias. But take a look at their record.
‘If we could just perk things up a bit.’
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The economic challenges ahead for the new Conservative government.
Shoot for the moon, Dave.
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Caught between unruly backbenchers and Brussels, the PM is running out of options.
Those bewigged Lords during the opening of parliament.
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The UK election made an irresistible case for proportional representation, but a Conservative government is not likely to play ball. The upper house might be a compromise, though.
ITV’s Julie Etchingham on election night.
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You might think you’re unbiased - but the general election should make you think again.
Labour shouldn’t lurch back to the Blairite camp.
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The centrist strategy that worked for New Labour won’t work for the party going forward.
Oh Nick, I’m so sorry.
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Nearly 10,000 people have joined the Lib Dems this week, showing how regret spurs us into action.
Knocking on the door.
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A cabinet reshuffle has reflected the standing of the Chancellor after a successful campaign. The hope will be that the flexibility that got him here continues.