Tactical voting is a unique feature of the UK’s first past the post voting system.
- Senior Lecturer in Politics, York St John University
Even marginal seats are really only contests between two parties. No wonder voters don’t feel enthusiastic.
The day is set for 4 July, leaving just six weeks for the campaign.
With his own MPs blocking his every policy, Sunak doesn’t appear able to get much done.
The economic turmoil from Liz Truss’s growth plan is causing unease among Conservative MPs.
The prime minister has survived by 211 votes to 148.
The crisis could provide the perfect reason for the Conservatives to expand the state to appeal to their new voter base. But they might also head in the opposite direction.
Britain is once again going to the polls and encouraging people to vote may be as important as asking them to vote for a particular party.
Voters want answers on Brexit – but they also want to talk about Brexit less. So keeping the discussion focused is vital.
The Labour leader wants to call a vote of no confidence, form a short-term government and then quickly call an election. Can it be done?
Brexit will inevitably dominate this campaign, but the next prime minister also needs positions on austerity, party unity and how to actually survive in parliament.
The UK government has lost a key vote on Brexit – here are the options facing the prime minister.
Ministers were found in contempt of parliament on December 4 for not publishing the full legal advice on the Brexit withdrawal agreement.
Are the Conservatives admitting that austerity hasn’t worked?
A new study on how much fans are paying takes an upbeat view, but what’s missing?
This year, train fares will increase by an average of 2.2%, even though wage growth in 2014 remained below inflation for many people. Inevitably this will lead to complaints of overpricing, as the government…
The Autumn Statement was supposed to be a celebratory moment for the coalition government – with its deficit-reduction strategy nearing completion and the 2015 election on the horizon, pre-election giveaways…
The chancellor of the exchequer, George Osborne, has delivered the financial package he hopes will convince voters to deliver a Conservative majority in May 2015. Here, our team of academic experts responds…
Even before the results come in, turn-out for electing South Yorkshire’s next Police and Crime Commissioner was shown to be extremely low. As the votes were being counted from the October 30 ballot, it…
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