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Election 2015 – Articles, Analysis, Comment
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Cameron and Miliband talk NHS and immigration but the audience wanted to know about post-election deals.
The final big pitch to the voters has been made. So who came out on top?
The Conservatives are planning to cut £12bn from the welfare budget. It could be a bad political move.
The SNP has changed the way Scottish people think about politics, something no party has achieved for decades.
Treasury minister does the dirty on coalition partners in 11th hour bid to win back votes.
We’ve heard all about building houses and help for first time buyers, but when it comes to housing, the whole economy’s at stake.
Some small victories aside, neither party comes out shining.
Labour’s Scottish position could not be any more grim. Here are some suggestions for the long road back to contention.
The millions of Britons living abroad have a lot to gain or lose from this election. But will they bother to vote?
The Sun goes separate ways in England and Scotland, but does it matter?
Labour and the Lib Dems have clashed over whether crime is going up or down. Which is it?
Research suggests young people are engaged in politics, they just don’t like the politicians.
Young people could change the outcome in anywhere between 11 and 41 constituencies.
We’ve lost a lot of libraries and a lot of books since 2010. The UK can’t face any more cuts.
The Scottish Tory leader will need more than David Cameron’s backing to lead the UK party.
Each of the main parties’ pledges on housing are short of what is required. But regardless, they can’t be done.
Miliband’s plans to stop landlords hiking up rents won’t fix the housing supply problem.
Surprise! Almost everyone supports gay marriage (even UKIP voters).
UKIP is on the march in the Thames estuary – in a seat that hardly resembles its stereotypical territory at all.
Governments come and go, but Britain’s Africa policy has long been a beacon of continuity.
Everyone is assuming that the DUP would do a deal with the Tories after the election if the option arose. Everyone may be wrong.
Ed Miliband’s attack on David Cameron’s foreign policy seems to have hit home. But is it deserved?
Ruling out a Labour arrangement with the Scottish nationalists will matter little after the election.
The Conservatives are livid at Ed Miliband’s criticism of Cameron’s foreign policy record. Perhaps it cuts too deep.