Local elections in Taiwan suggest dissatisfaction with the incumbents and a preference for improving relations with mainland China.
Author: Charles Richardson
It’s 2002 all over again – or is it?
The Labor Party in Victoria has won only its second landslide in 60 years. There are interesting comparisons to be made with the first one.
Brexit: the final fortnight
Britain's parliament has two weeks to approve the agreement for leaving the EU. Assuming it doesn't, then what?
Belated weekend reading
Later than usual, but something for everyone in reading suggestions.
Another Trumpist goes down
Victoria's Labor government comfortably wins re-election, in a striking repudiation of its opposition's turn to the right.
Election preview: Victoria
Victorian voters seem poised to give their Labor government a second term, although the opposition is not entirely without hope.
Oh dear, it’s populism again
A new series on populism in the Guardian promises to raise some interesting questions.
Another look at Victorian odds
As the Victorian state election approaches, there's been quite a bit of movement in the betting odds – some of it surprising.
More slow counting in America
Two weeks after the election, US Congressional results are almost final. The Democrats have won a solid majority in the House of Representatives despite a less-than-stupendous swing.
Brexit, or how not to do democracy
Theresa May's government is teetering, with little prospect of getting its Brexit plan through parliament. Is there a better way this could have all been handled?
The World is Not Enough 