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In hindsight, it is clear to see that the age of liberal democracy, lasted between two historic lectures. The first was given by the French philosopher Benjamin Constant at the Paris
Just as Boris Johnson’s campaign for the general election heats up, his political spin doctors’ shameless tactics have plunged to new and indefensible lows. Here we are, overwhelmed
My family have lived in Richmond Park for 20 years and my children have attended our local state schools. I believe in our community and our local politics. But it appears our former MP
For the last 300 years the world was changed by mass movements of people demonstrating and then as the franchise was extended, by voting. Not anymore. The age-old means
Boris proved everyone wrong. ‘Get Brexit done’ got him and the conservatives a victory which they hadn’t seen since 1987. While on the other hand the labour hadn’t had a loss
When the time comes for historians to reflect upon the Brexit epic, they won’t only struggle to define the end date — what Boris Johnson calls “getting Brexit done” — but also
Stuff can happen in election campaigns, and the Labour leadership contest is not yet at the halfway point — but Keir Starmer is in a strong position and party members start voting
In the old days, winning an election by a landslide meant trouble ahead. Clement Attlee won a 146-seat majority in 1945. Five years later, it was gone. His majority cut to five,
According to ancient custom, newly elected speakers of the House of Commons are dragged from the backbenches up to the speaker’s chair. It is a tradition which is believed
To the Liberal Democrat campaign launch, then, in a small room all of 50 yards away from the House of Commons. Britain’s third party has been through a radical reinvention
