Elections

It isn’t enough to be better managers than the other lot

Emily Thornberry on Labour’s need to affirm its purpose.

What’s behind the Green Party surge?

Green gains at the ballot box should give Labour some cause for concern. For voters, there’s always somewhere else to…

How the civil service prepares for transitions of power

With an election looming, the UK’s most senior civil servants must get ready for all eventualities.

The Policy Ask with Alastair Campbell: “Boris Johnson and his kind should never be allowed near public life again”

The journalist and former Downing Street press secretary on populism, Brexit, and the need for a Political Reform Bill.

The secret life of an election pledge  

Labour and Conservative manifesto writers reveal the untold story of these vital documents.

Expert comment and analysis from Michelle Donelan MP, Chloe Smith MP, Jonathan Reynolds MP and Alastair Campbell.

“The Tories are seen as increasingly anti-London”, says Westminster’s first Labour leader

Adam Hug on his party’s path to power in the capital’s iconic borough.