In the run-up to the general election, I regularly covered why the polls and focus groups gave reason to doubt the electoral wisdom of the Conservative Party’s focus on immigration. Why repeatedly ...

In the run-up to the general election, I regularly covered why the polls and focus groups gave reason to doubt the electoral wisdom of the Conservative Party’s focus on immigration. Why repeatedly ...

– indicates that party didn’t feature in the polling questions separate from ‘Others’ or that the data is not yet available. Numbers in brackets show change since the previous comparable poll (i.e. by ...

Six principal authority council by-elections this week and, hooray, a full set of Liberal Democrat candidates. That is one up on the last time these seats were up. Cholsey (South Oxfordshire) Council ...

I usually concentrate on changes in seats in my pieces about local council by-elections, but vote share changes are also useful to help understand what the broader political trends are. Handily, the ...

Five Christmas, birthday, wedding, graduation, driving test pass, citizenship acquisition or candidate selection victory gift ideas for that special person you know. (And more tasteful than some ...

There is a new Lib Dem councillor in Sheffield, Willis Marshall. Nine principal authority council by-elections this week for ten seats, and a full slate of Lib Dem candidates, up a very welcome four ...

As this new data from Ofcom shows, it’s the dominant app across age and gender. Note too how widespread email is, with just the one email app, Gmail, on its own appearing in the top ten. Politicians ...

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A news release from Chesham and Amersham Liberal Democrats brings the news: Cllr Jonathan Waters, Deputy Cabinet Member at Buckinghamshire Council, has joined the Liberal Democrats after resigning ...