Britain has entered the age of bloc politics
From now on, power will be determined by alliances
ByUK general elections
A UK general election is a voting election to determine the member of parliament (MP) of each constituency that is elected to the House of Commons. The most recent UK general election was in July 2024. In the UK, there must be a general election no more than five years apart. The prime minister determines when the general election will be. Find all our latest news, comment and analysis on UK general elections here.
Voting isn’t democratic. We need sortition
Randomly selecting people to rule would be a hell of a lot better than holding elections
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It’s not all over for Badenoch
Nigel Farage might be looming in the wings, but the Conservatives are still the true opposition.
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How Labour won – and how they could lose in 2029
New books by Anushka Asthana and Michael Ashcroft show that the lessons of 2024 are sobering for both parties.
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You shouldn’t tell people how you voted – but I will…
When I was young, my father would take me to the polling station so he could show me democracy manifest.
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The Tory collapse was a night to remember
Yet these are not progressive new times.
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In praise of British politics
We are fortunate in this country that the transfer of power is so calm and dignified.
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How Jeremy Hunt survived the breaking of the Blue Wall
The former chancellor’s political acumen – and £100,000 of his own money – kept him afloat in Surrey’s sea change.
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Starmer’s victory speech was a display of humble realism
He wanted to show he understands the scale of the challenge ahead.
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Revealed: the 103 professional lobbyists standing in the 2024 general election
In the 2024 general election, a lobbyist is 27 times more likely than a teacher to be a candidate.
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As the campaign draws to an end, it’s time to lay down my pen
Also this week: The far right’s rabid dogs, and Labour vs my garden trowel.
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Inside the Greens’ battle for Bristol Central
As her party surges in one of the UK’s most climate-conscious constituencies, Carla Denyer threatens to unseat Labour’s shadow culture…
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Reform candidates are sinister
Nigel Farage’s company-cum-political party is not the answer to any of the UK’s ills.
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The Conservative catastrophe
The most successful political party in history has always reinvented itself after defeat. Can it do so again?
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Sunak’s shrinking campaign: from the door of No 10 to doorsteps in his constituency…
Your weekly dose of gossip from the campaign trail.
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The Labour moment
Keir Starmer’s party has embraced the positions that we have long advocated on the economy, foreign policy and globalisation.
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The political nightmares haunting Labour
The chaos of the past decade demands a radical new settlement.
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Polling should be banned during election campaigns
Talk of a Labour “supermajority” distracts the public from the real issues and could affect how they vote.
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Measuring the Tory meltdown
Polling figures predicting Conservative obliteration matter because they change parties’ behaviour.
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Fifty years on the campaign trail
What I’ve learned from five decades of reporting on British elections.
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