Backbenchers are rattling their sabres and a brutal byelection loss has made it all so much worse.
- Ashbel Smith Professor, School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas
Should the chancellor cut taxes to win votes ahead of the next election? It’s tempting but a lesson from history shows what happens when you go too far.
At first glance, the polls suggest the government isn’t feeling the pressure. But there’s another way to look at the situation.
Very few people in Scotland identify as ‘European’ – so EU membership is not the big draw some might hope.
More voters trust the Conservatives with the pandemic – and the pandemic is the most important issue of the day.
New data shows how unhappy and polarised America has become – due largely to COVID-19.
A survey of US voters shows that – on their most important issue, COVID-19 – the US president fared particularly badly.
There isn’t much political capital in celebrating stock market gains if the real economy is still hurting.
History shows that governing parties lose support when jobs are lost.
The virus threatens our health both directly and indirectly, placing the future of global happiness in serious jeopardy.
The Prime Minister is banking on people forgetting about his latest scandal by the time the election rolls around. But a far more serious threat lies ahead.
Donald Trump’s job approval ratings may be holding, but consumer confidence matters for his re-election prospects.
There is speculation over what the PM actually needs to do to hold on to his new voters.
The leadership insists the manifesto was not the problem in 2019 – but are they sure?
Tactical voting and shifting party allegiances mean the final week could change everything.
Things could have been quite different if Jeremy Corbyn swung more decisively to Remain or if Jo Swinson hadn’t been in such a rush to the polls.
On one hand, the Conservatives are experiencing a poll bounce. On the other, well, everything else.
Division among the opposition parties continues to play into Boris Johnson’s hands.
Based on current trends, the UK could be heading for a hung parliament.
Given entrenched characteristics of Canadian electoral politics, the 2019 election is unlikely to deal in any meaningful way with concrete solutions to the important problems of our times.
Findings over the past few months show the two main parties are in terrible shape ahead of this snap vote.
Every so often a ‘sure thing’ comes along when the markets decide that a currency is going to move in only one direction.
If the strategy succeeds, the Tories could win a snap election with 40% of the vote.
Accusations of skullduggery abound, and these findings won’t help matters.
The government has ignored this group for years, now it asks why they vote for the opposition.
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