On this morning’s edition of the Today programme, the Shadow Education Secretary, Michael Gove, was challenged on the Conservatives’ opposition to electoral reform. Gove reiterated the familiar arguments advanced
New Labour seemed to have a strong feminist component when it came to power in 1997, its legacy is a rollback of women's influence in British politics made painfully evident by the general election.
Over half of British voters (51%) say that political parties are corrupt. Research by ICM, conducted the day after the final leaders’ debate, shows that trust in political parties remains
As the election comes down to the wire, voters should stick to their guns.
OurKingdom discovers the opening clip from the far-off days when politicians made honest party political broadcasts for the UK elections
As UK politics trembles on the edge of a hung parliament the new generation need to reshape the democratic movement around them
England has not been an issue in the UK election and it did not figure in the leaders debates. But it could explode into prominence if there is a hung parliament.
The surge of interest among young people at this election is one of the most heartening aspects of the current political mood. For that we must acknowledge that Nick Clegg’
In a powerful analysis that echoes many of the arguments published in OK, distilled into a strong, convincing case, Andreas Whittam Smith argues that we are witnessing a historic protest
I have signed in my personal capacity a letter organised by Richard Reeve of Demos in today's Guardian. It says a great opportunity for reform is opened up
The UK electorate is told to fear a 'hung parliament' and back 'strong government'. But voters should welcome uncertainty. Jeremy Hardie sets out a new approach to politics.
The possibility that the election might produce no clear winner has prompted a series of warnings from senior Conservative politicians that if politicians have to negotiate - or ‘haggle'
