The stage seemed set for a Conservative surge, but Britain’s changing policy mood got in the way.
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David Cameron knows how to make love and war … and a simple ham salad for dinner.
The bizarre sting that felled a Tory candidate in Dudley all hinged on a long-running local row over a planned mosque.
What David Cameron hoped to achieve by announcing he’d only serve two terms is a mystery.
The political to-and-fro after George Osborne’s budget failed to ignite political imaginations. Maybe because all parties are struggling to rationalise the hole government coffers.
In ruling out a third term, Cameron is sending a strong message to the Conservatives.
The debate shambles has reached its climax and guess who drew the short straw.
We are likely to see an early second election following the general election in May.
For five years the Chancellor has sought to invigorate returns on investment for businesses, but the pay off is yet to materialise.
George Osborne’s bid to boost home ownership in Britain might look like an effort to give young people a leg-up onto the housing ladder, but the evidence suggests they will be sorely disappointed.
The Tory chairman has been earning extra on the side – a lot like many other politicians.
The news today that Ed Milband has ruled out forming a coalition with the SNP may come too late to limit the impact of the latest Tory attempt to illustrate that the Labour leader is a political lightweight…
Multi-millionaire Adam Afriyie think he’s worth a lot more than you pay him.
The contest for 28 marginal seats could give a strong indication of the overall result in May.
The Conservatives are campaigning on the idea that they have succeeded at reducing the UK’s fiscal deficit. But deficit reduction has been an economic failure.
The Tories must focus on leadership and relegate the economy to a supporting role.
The debate over the debates rages on, and the broadcasters’ decision to widen the field could have unexpected consequences.
Do David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg realise that they have signed up to a drastic and global reduction in emissions?
A row between a Conservative peer and Labour leader Ed Miliband is once again throwing up some inconsistent thinking about tax avoidance. Stanley Fink, the former treasurer of the Conservative party, and…
There have been calls for an early referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU. But they did not originate from Conservative eurosceptic backbenchers or from UKIP, as one would expect. Instead, it was…
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Paul Whiteley is a Friend of The Conversation.Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
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