Ukip has gained ground because the traditional parties have lost touch with the everyday concerns of voters

The Labour leader should have made his speech on the deficit earlier

The British are filled with festive good cheer

Voters don't think any mainstream party will improve their lives, and Wednesday didn't change that

Is the SNP really in a position to topple Labour north of the border?

The party's new MP may not have secured a sufficiently large majority

Miliband's crisis is not to do with empathy or with policy; he needs to show that he is tough and capable

The Mayor has amused residents of the capital—and earned their respect

Voters are angry about the general phenomenon of immigration, but the more they come to know immigrants, the more they like them

The Education Secretary says she opposed gay marriage on the strength of her postbag. She should have looked to her conscience