UK politics

The next general election campaign has been underway arguably for a year already. Catalysed by the demise of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and spurred on by seven months of government instability that now seems to be rearing its head once more, it makes sense that the Conservatives and Labour are racing to select candidates for their top target seats.

It is hard to remember another contest in Britain’s past that had been so open. There were no safe seats, no obvious regional blocks of support, no places that could be taken for granted, no matter what the polling showed beforehand.

It was a hard fought campaign, on unfamiliar ground, and with no clear lines of engagement – but, nevertheless, the 2016 Brexit referendum vote was held, and it was decisive.

Since Boris Johnson’s resignation as an MP, Nigel Farage has been making noises about a new deal with the former Prime Minister. Is this really on the cards? If so, what success will such an arrangement yield?

Populist leaders in Hungary, Israel and Türkiye defeated opposition electoral alliances. Contrary to the liberal consensus, cobbled-together coalitions are doomed to fail. Voters crave authenticity. Time for pragmatism to die and ideology to rise?

With the 2022 Elections Act ushering in new voting requirements – including proof of ID – how will this impact UK elections moving forward?

26 years after Labour’s 1997 landslide, how much has the party changed since then, and is the only thing holding it back its leader?

The constant, but simmering issue of constitutional reform has taken a key role in Keir Starmer’s mission to be the next UK Prime Minister.

The UK Supreme Court ruled that Scotland cannot legally hold an independence referendum without Westminster’s consent. Where do we go now?