Labour landslide? – It was Farage wot did it!
The election was not just a victory for Labour, but a wake-up call for the right. Their response will be crucial and should be closely monitored.
Right-Wing Watch
The clowns are packing up, the circus is almost over
The latest fibs, fiascos, and blunders as the campaigning hits the home stretch.
‘They think it’s all over. It is now!’ Tories think Election final whistle has blown
As the election draws closer, one thing is becoming ever clearer, the Conservatives have resigned themselves, not only to defeat, but a big defeat.
Please Sir, May I Have a Sky Dish?
A look at the biggest political drama of the week as the election campaign reaches the halfway stage.
Tell Me Lies, Tell Me Sweet Little Lies
The biggest Punch-and-Judy spectacles of the election campaigning this week.
Election campaigns descend into farce. So soon I hear you say!
A look at the biggest gaffes, rows, fiascos and strategies during the first full week of general election campaigning.
Benefit Fraud: The Right-Wing Lie that Refuses to Die
For many right-wing politicians and their media allies, ‘welfare cheats’ is a line that bears endless repetition.
How the Right-Wing Media’s ‘Conveyor Belt’ Propaganda Machine Works
Providing little in context or critical analysis, the right-wing monopoly of our print media poses real problems for democracy, as news with a reactionary and conservative political bias dominates the popular discourse.
Will Sunak now shift to the left or right?
In a bid to see-off more humiliating defections, there is likely to be more of the same desperation to get flights to Rwanda off the ground, more speeches littered with US-imported culture war rhetoric, and still more pledges to control spending to pave the way for tax cuts from the Prime Minister.
Will tactical voting destroy the Tories?
Under our winner-takes-all system, in tight seats, voters could well hold their noses and cast their ballot for a candidate with the best chance of winning, just to deliver a knock-out blow for the Tories.