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Society is running out of time to renew the political party
James Lloyd traces the decline of the political party. He warns without a much-needed revival of party membership, this key aspect of democracy will erode, along with its numerous and irreplaceable...
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There exists a disjunction between Tory preoccupations in Birmingham and the...
Tim Bale describes the typical party conference atmosphere and argues the Conservatives’ obsession with issues like Europe, visa restrictions and Boris only distract from far greater and more pressing...
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The state of the electoral battle: None of the parties are clearly on course...
With party conference season upon us, John Curtice looks at the latest polling data and examines the respective fortunes of the parties. For Labour, there can be little doubt that Ed Miliband’s...
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Party conferences are far from perfect, but our democracy would be worse off...
The Liberal Democrats began their party conference over the weekend, with Labour and the Conservatives following suit before the month ends. But with their democratic purpose being hollowed out, there...
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