Elections
If Labour gets into office it will rig the electoral system for its own benefit
Widening the franchise will guarantee Labour governments for the foreseeable future
Final polling projection: Pay attention, vote tactically—and everything is possible
I’ve used a vast data set to map the battleground which can still make—or break—Boris Johnson’s dreams of a Brexit majority
New polling: the voters have tuned out of Brexit, and are turned on by big cheques
New Deltapoll research goes beyond asking how many voters think something, and instead reveals how much they care
The battle for the Scottish marginals
What happens north of the border could determine the outcome for the UK as a whole
A 68-seat Johnson majority: do YouGov’s election figures make sense?
The “MRP” method has likely captured the overall picture but there should be caution over individual seats
Why are political parties apparently so bad at vetting their candidates' social media posts?
Among all the complexity of who survives and who doesn't, one thing is clear: the parties need a better process for examining, and approving, candidates
The most unpredictable election ever? Don’t believe it
Polls have their problems. But don’t buy into the panic about local variation making the result impossible to call. If we can only gauge the national vote share, explains a member of the exit poll team, the old swingometer could…
Ending the rowing over TV debates at election time: the case for an independent commission
Voters have a right to informative discussions as part of the electoral process
The lesson of history? If the forces of Remain don't get their act together, they could be wiped out
As Nigel Farage weighs in behind Boris Johnson, Labour and the Lib Dems must urgently put their bitter disagreements to one side—and do a deal
How is Boris Johnson getting away with it?
What sickness has caused so many to fall under the spell of such an incompetent as our prime minister?
Our outdated election rules risk the integrity of the vote
The hope is that 12th December remains a legitimate democratic exercise but we cannot be sure of that
This election is not about Brexit, it is about the climate emergency
Vote for Planet Earth