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Who lost Brexit?

Labour's loss in last week's British election is being widely blamed on Brexit. But what exactly could it have done differently?

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Elections, Europe, Party matters, Political issues, Referenda 5 Comments 19 December 201926 January 2022

Britain’s desperate need for electoral reform

Britain's voters are deeply divided over their country's future, but their electoral system obscures that division and creates an artificial majority.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Elections, Electoral law, Europe, Political issues 1 Comment 16 December 201926 January 2022

Brexit question answered at last

Britain decides to push ahead with leaving the EU. Or at least, the electoral system decides for it.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Elections, Europe, Political issues 8 Comments 13 December 201926 January 2022

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

Another German left turn

After years of drift towards extremism, Germany's far right party takes a step back towards the mainstream.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Germany, Party matters 2 Comments 9 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

Germany’s centre-left searches for an identity

A new left-wing leadership for Germany's Social Democrats represents a step into the unknown and means trouble for Angela Merkel.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Germany, Party matters 8 Comments 4 December 201926 January 2022

November electoral roundup

A regular update on election news. Today, Sri Lanka, the United States, Romania and Israel.

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Charles Richardson Central and South Asia, Elections, Europe, Middle East, United States 2 Comments 22 November 2019

Europe not getting any bigger, for now

European leaders, and Emmanuel Macron in particular, have dropped the ball when it comes to EU expansion.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Political issues 8 Comments 19 November 2019

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

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