Four remaining candidates are fighting for the leadership of the British Conservative Party, representing an interesting mix of diversity and uniformity.
Author: Charles Richardson
The Senate comes through again
Australia's Senate once again shows itself to have better democratic credentials than the House of Representatives, despite its severe malapportionment.
Death in Japan
The assassination of Shinzo Abe seems to have given his party an electoral boost, but it also puts the spotlight on the defence issues that he championed.
Gerrymanders for all
The US supreme court may have another controversial decision up its sleeve for later this year, making it even harder to stop elections being manipulated.
Johnson wraps up
As Boris Johnson comes to the end of the road, his failure is symptomatic of a larger failure of modern politics.
Australia’s new pendulum
Updating the electoral pendulum with the results of Australia's May election reveals some interesting things about the way the different parties are placed.
Gorsuch goes rogue again
At the end of a controversial term, a US supreme court decision shows unusual acrimony within the conservative camp.
EU expansion, part XXIV
The European Union approves two new candidate countries for membership, one of them very big and difficult. But it's only the start of a long process.
America battles over choice
The US supreme court's decision to overturn its precedents on abortion has thrown the issue into the political arena as never before. The search for a compromise is unlikely to succeed.
Tactical voting, here and there
Boris Johnson suffers two sweeping by-election defeats, one of them strongly influenced by tactical voting. It provides an interesting counterpoint to the discussion of tactical voting in Australia.
The World is Not Enough 