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There’s a lot to play for in the final big electoral test before the next national vote, especially in northern regions where Labour hopes to make a comeback.
Newcomers have in fact proven much more successful at running as independents than big name politicians.
Beyond the ethical questions raised by an ad suggesting the prime minister doesn’t believe in sending sex offenders to prison is the matter of whether such negative campaigning even works.
He’s a man on five missions but he’ll need to learn from his predecessors to lead Labour back to power after over a decade out of it.
Peter Obi is leading a ‘third force’ that might spring surprises in Nigeria’s presidential election.
An expert on Nigerian political history explains why the 2023 elections are unique and critical.
An expert in the circus in literature and culture explains the root of its resonance as a political metaphor – and why circus performers object to it.
The public still does not know what the opposition party stands for. Inspiration could come from a surprising source.
The plan to abolish the House of Lords has drawn the most attention but Labour is also proposing radical changes to how power is distributed.
Gordon Brown’s proposals include hefty devolution and House of Lords reform but one change that could have the biggest impact is nowhere to be seen.
Labour and Conservatives share a desire to wean the UK off a dependency on migrant labour.
The gravity of the current situation is obscuring a less visible crisis – a failure of political imagination
When government whips turned a vote on fracking into a vote of confidence in the government, confusion ensued.
Only months into the job, Prime Minister Liz Truss is on her way out already, leaving her government in search of a new leader and a way to regain public trust.
It’s bad for the party of government – and the closer you look, the worse it gets.
A state-owned start-up to promote renewables must be only a first step towards energy justice.
Forming a pact with the Liberal Democrats would make electoral sense in England – but Keir Starmer does not see it as a risk worth taking.
The dire economic outlook means bolder choices will be needed for an opposition party looking to win the next election.
There’s a mountain climb but there are positive signs for the opposition in the first few weeks of Liz Truss’s government,
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