Electoral Commission chair told ministers their plans are not ‘workable’ or ‘secure’. But the government ignored him
While the question of Scotland’s independence won’t be solved by a British court, the ruling could cause chaos
The DUP’s boycott of Stormont has caused political paralysis. Is it time to change how Northern Ireland operates?
As a younger generation leaves the old sectarian divisions behind, new political alliances are forming
The Labour leader and Emmanuel Macron both fail to grasp that aping the far Right won’t lead to its demise
The far Right does not command a majority in France. But Macron’s arrogance and elitism, plus divisions on the Left, could hand it a victory
With oligarchs using their media outlets to promote far-Right presidential candidates, France is being haunted by its own ghosts
The Electoral Commission is only the latest target in the Tory party’s determination to destroy any semblance of scrutiny
Lords’ defeat of last-minute additions to England and Wales’s Policing Bill hailed as a victory by campaigners, but the fight is far from over
The government claims the Elections Bill is designed to protect our democracy. As a former Tory minister, I know this is nonsense
