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Election preview: United Kingdom

Britain's winter election is finally upon us. Boris Johnson is the one to beat, but his victory is by no means assured.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Elections, Europe Leave a comment 12 December 201926 January 2022

Britain, one week out

With a week to go, Boris Johnson is strongly placed to win Britain's winter election.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Elections, Europe, Political issues 9 Comments 6 December 201926 January 2022

Tactical voting bonanza in Britain

Britain's December election is going to be a minefield of tactical voting. This is what happens when modern politics collides with a pre-modern electoral system.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Elections, Electoral law, Europe, Party matters 3 Comments 18 November 201926 January 2022

Left, right and Brexit

Try yourself out on a 3-dimensional political diagnosis, and think about what this might mean for party realignment in Britain and elsewhere.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Elections, Europe, Ideas, Party matters, Political issues 1 Comment 1 November 201926 January 2022

Brexit deferred again as election looms

Britain's prime minister is very close to getting the election that he wants. But why does he want it just now?

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Elections, Electoral law, Europe, Political issues, Referenda 2 Comments 29 October 201926 January 2022

Back on the Brexit countdown

Boris Johnson is counting on Brexit fatigue to secure approval of his last-minute deal. Will it work?

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Europe, Political issues, Referenda 1 Comment 21 October 201926 January 2022

What hath Boris wrought?

It's a deal! Well, sort of: Boris Johnson has an agreement with the Europeans, but now he has to somehow get it through parliament.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Europe, Party matters, Political issues, Referenda 6 Comments 18 October 201926 January 2022

Brexit, always Brexit

Another week, another round of Brexit manoeuvring. Is the British government serious about a deal?

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Elections, Europe, Political issues, Referenda Leave a comment 3 October 201926 January 2022

Brexit: the judges take a hand

Boris Johnson loses big at the supreme court. It's a radical decision, but one with a solid grounding in the peculiarities of British constitutional law.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Constitutional law, Electoral law, Europe, Political issues 7 Comments 25 September 201926 January 2022

More Brexit election numbers

Britain's divided House of Commons is unlikely to survive much longer, but a replacement may not end up making things any clearer.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Elections, Electoral law, Europe 2 Comments 19 September 201926 January 2022

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