Jeremy Hunt has hinted that the next election could be held in October after Rishi Sunak ruled out a vote on May 2.]]>
The former UKIP leader, who has since founded Reform UK, again refused to rule out another bid to become an MP despite admitting his current life is 'pretty good'.
As a political scientist, I've long believed political competition to be the keystone of representative democracy. Yet in the 2024 election cycle, I'm consciously limiting my time, attention and contributions to politics. I’ve turned off the news and social media app notifications on my phone. I plan to visit two or three trustworthy news websites only once a day. And I’ve unsubscribed to candidate fundraising emails. Why? Because while political competition theoretically drives efficient and...
The South Carolina Election Commission announced the candidate filing period opened over the weekend.
2024, AN ELECTION ABOUT ELECTIONS. The new poll out from Fox News has a number of intriguing findings. For example, it shows that in a two-way, head-to-head matchup, former President Donald Trump leads President Joe Biden by 5 points. And in a five-way matchup between Biden, Trump, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Cornel West, and Jill Stein, […]
The number of Tory MPs standing down is the highest ahead of any general election since 1997. Here's the list in full.
The upcoming general election campaign in the UK looks to be the most cynical and personal we have seen as both major parties take the gloves off following a growing trend in British politics. Image Source: Author In April 2023, we saw the Labour Party release a campaign poster asking “Do you think adults convicted […]
The PM has already said his "working assumption" is a poll will be held in the second half of this year.
South Carolina residents seeking to run in 2024 for Statehouse, Congress or multi-county or other offices on the November ballot have until April 1 to file their candidacies with the State Election Commission (SEC). As of today, two dozen people have filed for offices in Charleston County. Candidates seeking to run for federal, statewide and […]
Two big pieces of news emerged from the world of Wisconsin politics over the past week. Together, they show how Donald Trump’s Big Lie that the 2020 presidential contest was stolen will shape the contours of the 2024 election in this key battleground state. On Monday, Trump supporters announced that they had collected enough signatures to […]
Is the Black Sea Fleet no more? Recent attacks by drones and missiles have whittled it down to a shadow of its former self.
Calls for a general election have been growing.