No single-party government has achieved majority electorate support since 1945. The 1955 Conservative government secured less than 50% of the vote and 55% of the seats....
With Rupert Murdoch’s Sun urging its readers to vote Conservative to block the SNP, and Murdoch’s Sun in Scotland urging its readers to vote SNP because...
Periodically voters have the opportunity to nudge the tiller of their country in a different direction. 1910 saw the election of a government to pass a...
The weekend’s vote in Greece will have a significant effect on the EU and the Eurozone. The coming negotiations will bring into focus the EU’s willingness...
Vote for Policies, an online service that allows people to compare manifesto policies without knowing which party they belong to, has raised almost £10,000 towards its...
Parliament is up for reform, says MP and environmentalist Zac Goldsmith. He tells Alex Blackburne about his mission to bring back both the British electorate’s sense...
A sustainable democracy is transparent, accountable and representative. We can change ours by voting for policies at elections – and not personalities. This article originally appeared...
After a successful debut in the 2010 general election campaign, Vote for Policies is back for 2015. Its creator Matt Chocqueel-Mangan is on a mission to...
The challenges that the 21st century world faces demand a 21st century democracy. Four parties say how they would reshape politics. This article originally appeared in...
With 632 days until the next general election, parties are hiring US and Australian election strategists while looking at the message they will take to a...