Six months ago to the day, Rishi Sunak entered No 10 Downing Street as prime minister for the first time. Preceded by six weeks of exile following his bruising campaign defeat in the summer to Liz Truss, it is difficult to overstate how significant a political comeback this was. But as pensions funds teetered and
For the first time on 4 May, people in England will join those in Canada, Italy, Norway, Israel, Hungary and Northern Ireland in being required to show photo ID before being allowed to vote. The “no photo ID, no vote” policy was in the last Conservative manifesto and ministers have insisted that the rule change
Labour’s fourth general election defeat at the hands of the Conservatives was their most damaging yet. Boris Johnson’s 2019 election victory saw Labour’s voter base in the North crumble, their pathway back into government appears more treacherous than ever. 124 seats will be needed at the 2024 general election to secure even a fragile majority…
There’s a good chance if you’re on social media that you’ve come across an internet bot. These bots take the guise of normal accounts but are either generated or adapted by computers to post out a vast amount of content. “There’s a kind of spectrum, if you like,” explains Helen Margetts, director of the Public…
Two leading democracies go to the polls later this month, both facing far from certain outcomes. The end of the Merkel era places Germany at a crossroads with a diverse range of multi-party coalitions on the table. Meanwhile, Canada’s election is Justin Trudeau’s gamble to turn his minority government into a majority one, despite polls…
