The Lords has a long history of scandal and this won’t be the last.
- Visiting Lecturer, Department of Journalism, City St George's, University of London
Such an unexpected general election result was bound to throw up more than its share of ‘Portillo moments’.
Boris is on the campaign trail for the Tories but he needs to hone his personal campaign a bit more carefully.
Winston Churchill is remembered as a highly successful politician, but his record at the ballot box was far more chequered than many might think. Churchill, in fact, failed to win a seat in five of the…
We’ve learnt this year that if an MP defects – particularly to UKIP – people pay attention. With their high-profile defections causing two by-elections, Douglas Carswell and Mark Reckless sparked both…
The Conservative party is shortly to face a high-profile by-election this week in the wake of the defection of Clacton MP, Douglas Carswell. Senior figures in the party are understood to be deeply concerned…
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