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Category: Party matters

Chasing the Dunkley myth

Last weekend's Dunkley by-election has thrown up some myths that are badly in need of deflating.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Party matters Leave a comment 7 March 2024

Decisions on the right

Centre-right, and for that matter far-right, parties across the democratic world are being faced with decisions that illustrate the dangers of pandering to the extremes.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Europe, France, Ideas, Party matters 1 Comment 4 March 202430 June 2025

South Carolina again

Nikki Haley exceeds expectations in South Carolina, but the task in front of her still seems all but impossible.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Party matters, United States Leave a comment 26 February 2024

Marriage equality comes to Greece

Greece votes to legalise same-sex marriage, with – most unusually – majority support from its centre-right governing party.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Party matters, Political issues Leave a comment 19 February 202419 February 2024

Trump at the Supreme Court

Donald Trump looks like being on the ballot for this year's election, but his efforts to halt his criminal trials are not going well.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, Elections, Electoral law, Party matters, United States 3 Comments 9 February 20249 February 2024

Primary season gets confusing

Democrats voted at the weekend in South Carolina, and Nevada Republicans will vote this week – twice.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Party matters, United States 1 Comment 5 February 202429 March 2024

Movement at last in Northern Ireland

More than seven years on, Brexit is still troubling the politics of Northern Ireland, but a return to self-government is on the cards.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Europe, Party matters, Political issues 3 Comments 31 January 2024

Trump. But why?

Donald Trump wins well in New Hampshire, clearing his path to the nomination. How and why has the Republican Party allowed things to get to this point?

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Charles Richardson Elections, Party matters, United States 1 Comment 25 January 202425 January 2024

There’s no Trumpism without Trump

Ron DeSantis bows out of the presidential race, demonstrating the folly of trying to win over Donald Trump's supporters by promising competence.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Party matters, Personalities, United States 4 Comments 23 January 202426 January 2024

On to New Hampshire!

Donald Trump had a good night in Iowa, but the Republican contest is far from over.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Media, Party matters, United States 4 Comments 18 January 202422 January 2024

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