Shamik Das
Look Left – The Week in Fast Forward
He was from Eton and Oxford, he was from Westminster and Cambridge; they'd flirted with each other for years, and then, finally, it happened.
BNP candidate charged with assault as Griffin faces oblivion
The BNP candidate filmed kicking and punching a young man on the eve of the election has been arrested on suspicion of assault.
Politics Summary: Friday, May 14th
Sign up to receive this daily email by 9am every morning. Just days into the new coalition, Tory MPs have […]
Election trends and what they tell us
The decline in the two-party vote, increasing voter disengagement and fewer of marginal seats have all combined to create a system that doesn't work.
A rose garden love-in, but no love lost in Thirsk
The Liberal Democrat candidate in the delayed Thirsk and Malton election on May 27 has promised a "full-on fight" against the Tories.
Lib-Con deal: support but also real anger among Lib Dem grassroots
Some Liberal Democrats have voiced concern, over the eagerness with which their leaders gave life to a Tory government and the consequences for themselves.