Rishi Sunak braces for London and West Midlands mayoral results as election counts continue May 4, 2024 Rishi Sunak is braced for the result of key mayoral elections in London and the West Midlands, after the Conservatives were trounced yesterday.
Piers Corbyn is going to run for London mayor: here’s why that could be a problem for Sadiq Khan February 26, 2024 British elections wouldn’t be the same without the delightfully crank candidates such as Count Binface and the Monster Raving Loony Party.
Pro-Palestine protests planned following PM’s extremism warning March 2, 2024 Pro-Palestine protests are set to continue across the country on Saturday following Rishi Sunak’s warning that democracy is being targeted by extremists.
Imagine if the gender balance in parliament was flipped March 8, 2024 Our current system passively accepts that the egregious gender imbalance in parliament will continue - but it shouldn't, argues Lyanne Nicholl
By-elections are circuses of democracy, it’s time to give them up February 15, 2024 By-elections may capture the national imagination, but they often do more harm than good, writes Will Cooling.
Five things we learned from Friday’s local election results May 4, 2024 Whether you stayed up all night for Friday’s local election results, or are catching up now, we've rounded up the five key takeaways from the night.
Will Starmer dare deal with the merchants of death? July 1, 2024 There’s one substantial, profitable sector where industrial strategy could actually work: Defence. But with some on the left calling for an arms embargo, will the Labour leader look to defence as the driver of growth it could be? Asks Eliot Wilson If you can find solid principles underlying the Labour Party’s economic and industrial policy, [...]
All you need to know about the upcoming by-elections February 13, 2024 Three by-elections are taking place this month, in the latest test of the strength of Rishi Sunak’s government.
Election 2024: Polling station dos and don’ts – from dogs to selfies July 3, 2024 With just a few hours left until voters go to the polls in the UK General Election, here is City A.M.’s guide to how to vote, including everything from dogs to selfies.
Try as Sturgeon might, Scotland can’t overcome the problem of geography December 8, 2022 There is a saying in Mexico, “So far from God and so close to the United States”, to explain how its proximity to a richer and larger neighbour has stunted its development and bedevilled its politics. They would likely have short shrift then for the plight of Scotland, which once dreamed of conquering Panama, and [...]