An opaque process helps no-one.
People don’t talk about Eastleigh much – but it should loom large in our minds.
Doing nothing at all may well have been more successful than trying to bump off the Lib Dem leader like this.
Candidates sought to replace Laura Sandys and Lorraine Fullbrook – and perhaps to fight against Farage in 2015.
With a UKIP victory, a Lib Dem wipeout and another Miliband mess-up, what does this all mean?
Find out who has won in each region as the results come in.
Ed Miliband made more of a mess of the council elections than he made of that bacon sandwich.
Whether you’re electing councillors to send to the Town Hall or MEPs to send to Brussels, blue is best.
Just as selections become more local, the by-election machine places more demands on candidates nationally.
It’s the right decision for the public finances – but there’s a certain sense of justice for Plebgate, too.
Newspapers that once flirted with Farage now denounce him – claiming it’s a LibLabCon plot misses the point.
Good luck with that.
Our ConHome surveys illuminate the realities of a more democratic approach.
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Instead of flinging insults, the Culture Secretary offers voters a viable alternative to UKIP.