17 May 2012
| by George Eustice
which full political and fiscal union can follow. But, after the elections in Greece and France ...
11 May 2012
| by Peter Holt
First there s the level of engagement in local elections. Average percentage turnouts in local elections in the 30s aren t new to the UK but they re no less embarrassing for their familiarity.
Once ...
referendum and this year s directly elected mayor referenda in ten of England s largest cities has shown low ...
10 May 2012
| by John Woodcock
After the local election results underlined just how far the Government has fallen in recent months...not automatically translate into general election triumphs. But all eyes are now on how the three parties react ...
04 May 2012
| by Alex Aiken
Some heads of communication will need to start looking for new jobs after the local elections...dispiriting stories of unprofessional behaviour when faced with a new administration, freshly elected and full ...
the election count, failed to contact the new leader and proposed continuing with the same core messages ...
the people they have just elected want to achieve for their communities. Support should start with meeting ...
19 Apr 2012
| by George Eustice
is the London mayoral election. Win that, and the weather will change.
George Eustice is Conservative MP ...
European Football Championship year, with the added bonus of a US Presidential election in the autumn ...
05 Apr 2012
| by Ian Monk
elective democracy. The frenzy to feed the 24-hour news media makes idiots of politicians without fooling ...
05 Apr 2012
| by John Woodcock
awful for ministers.
Cameron's people may point to Labour's by-election loss as a reason to stay ...
29 Mar 2012
| by George Eustice
anything done and election promises would be meaningless. Most government policy is initially drafted ...
party funded by a wealthy individual running for election to shake up the system.
But the main ...
not involve direct payments to parties by taxpayers. One could increase the number of election addresses ...
that project is going. If the public is dissatisfied it can fail to re-elect that government in the next election.
Pragmatic and tactical governments may think they can sustain themselves for longer ...