General Election 2019
Can Labour’s moderates learn from all their mistakes?
Labour’s defeat is so terrible that it provides the kind of creative destruction that could save the party. It will…
Boris Johnson promises to ‘unite and level up’ the UK. Can he really achieve that?
Boris Johnson’s victory speech in Downing Street was aimed at the voters unsure about his government, whether they be the…
The fall of Labour’s ‘Red Wall’ is a moment to celebrate
The ‘red wall’ has fallen. Brick by brick. Almost every bit of it. Seats held by Labour for decades have…
Tories benefit from no-show at chaotic TV debate as election enters final days
Believe it or not, there was yet another televised election debate tonight, this time on Channel 4, called the ‘Everything…
This is the most important election in modern history – it’s time to take sides
Next week, voters will decide the future of the government, of Brexit, and perhaps of the Union. Jeremy Corbyn has…
Five reasons why this election could still go wrong for the Tories
With YouGov’s MRP model pointing to a 68-seat Tory majority, Conservative voters might think they have pretty solid ground for…
Tories shouldn’t be terrified by Trump’s trip to London
Never mind the polls, Conservative insiders are more terrified about something else at the moment. The Donald is coming. CCHQ…
Jeremy Corbyn flounders on anti-Semitism, Brexit, tax and spending
Jeremy Corbyn’s interview with Andrew Neil was one of the most uncomfortable half hours of the Labour leader’s tenure. In…
The silence of the Scottish unionists
We citizens of the small Sussex village of Etchingham are proud of our clan chief, Julie, who chaired Tuesday night’s…
Why the Tories will be happier than Labour with tonight’s debate
Tonight’s leaders debate was a scrappy affair. The format meant that neither leader was able to get going properly and…
The biggest risk that Boris Johnson is taking in this election
It will be the biggest moment of the campaign so far. On Tuesday night, Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn will…
How Corbyn got his broadband nationalisation numbers wrong – by a factor of three
John McDonnell today explained that the broadband nationalisation plans are perfectly affordable – upkeep costs would just be £230m a…
Portrait of the week: Bercow steps down, Hoyle steps up and an election begins
Home Sir Lindsay Hoyle, the Labour MP for Chorley and deputy Speaker since 2010, was elected Speaker by the Commons.…
Do ‘Workington Man’ and ‘Worcester Woman’ decide elections?
National characters How useful is it to characterise an election with a single anthropological specimen such as ‘Workington Man’? ‘Worcester…
SNP and LibDems join forces to pursue 9 December election
The Scottish National Party and Lib Dems have joined forces to attempt to force a general election in early December,…
