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Caught between unruly backbenchers and Brussels, the PM is running out of options.
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.
The SNP’s big Scottish victory might appear to put full fiscal autonomy right back on the agenda. But here’s why it doesn’t.
After all the speculation, we now know how all the parties fared in the general election. But what about women? Was this a good outcome for them? The answer is a qualified yes. Women comprised a record…
Scotland’s pre-eminent historian analyses the road ahead for Scotland and the United Kingdom.
On the face of it, John Whittingdale’s appointment as media and culture secretary spells trouble for the BBC.
The British Conservative government’s re-election is the latest and perhaps most startling electoral triumph for Australian political strategist Lynton Crosby. So how did he do it?
Six hundred years separate two post-election protests, but the issues at hand are strangely similar and the mistakes too easily repeated.
The decisive Conservative victory in the UK may deal a blow to the “special relationship” with the United States on issues of global defense and security.
The two epochal fights that will define Cameron’s second term are coming into view – and he’s starting to feel the pinch of a tiny majority.
The British election has come and gone, and the results have confounded the expectations of most pollsters. Words such as “historic,” “extraordinary” and “political earthquake” have been used to describe…
Top dogs held over, old debts repaid, Boris pending – Cameron’s fantasy cabinet covers all the bases.
Markets were always likely to prefer a Conservative majority to any other result, but they might need some policies diluted for the gains to be sustained.
This was supposed to be the “social media election” but in the end it was those who moved beyond horse-race journalism, on whatever platform, who excelled.
The new majority Tory government now has the confidence in pursuing its aspirational education manifesto.
A stunning surprise put the Conservatives back in power with no need for a coalition, while the Scottish nationalists stormed to victory north of the border. What now?
After what must be the most irresponsible campaign ever by a governing party, there are choppy waters for the Tories to navigate
After the astonishing events of the 2015 election, offering to implement the Smith proposals in Scotland will not suffice. The Tories will have to think bigger.
The Murdoch press strategy of supporting the Conservatives in England and the SNP in Scotland reflected a common interest in denying Labour government in the UK election.
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Professor of Politics, Queen Mary University of London
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