When Will The Election Be? Scenario One: May ’24
The right to choose the General Election date is one of the few residual advantages that Rishi Sunak enjoys as we approach the coming campaign.
In this post, we consider Sunak’s first option, a May 2024 election.
When Will The Election Be? Four Scenarios
The right to choose the General Election date is one of the few residual advantages that Rishi Sunak enjoys as we approach the coming campaign.
Over the course of this week, we will lay out the various scenarios available to Sunak and his team, and some of the metrics they are considering.
Kemi Badenoch’s Mission in Abu Dhabi: Insights from WTO’s 13th Ministerial Conference
This week over 150 trade ministers from around the world gathered in Abu Dhabi for the WTO’s 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) many commentators have been pessimistic about the prospects for a successful event.
Munich Security Conference Highlights Europe’s Defence Crossroads
The future of European defence and support for Ukraine’s war effort were always going to dominate this year’s Munich Security Conference. But nothing could have brought the importance of these issues into focus like the two events which occurred during the Conference.
Power Shifts and Ballot Boxes: How Elections in 40 Countries Could Shape the World in 2024
2024 is a critical year for democracy in the world. According to the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance’s (IDEA) annual report, democracy remains fragile, stagnant at best, and declining across every region in the world. This new year offers an unprecedented opportunity for dramatic change. In 2024, 3.2 billion people, across 40 countries, […]
Labour Reshuffle: Keir’s Own Team
In a long-anticipated Labour reshuffle Keir Starmer has changed his top team and now has the lineup he expects to take into an election victory.
What did we learn about foreign policy from the first US Republican debate in Milwaukee?
In the first Republican debate of many, only two foreign policy issues broke through – US relations with China, and the continuation of support for Ukraine.
Lessons From Spain
As we saw over the weekend, it seems for now at least that Centre-left Pedro Sanchez has just about held off the challenge from the right in Spanish General Election. Whilst lessons from other countries’ elections can often be overblown, comparisons can often offer some engaging insight.
Two Record Defeats And Yet, a Claim of a Score Draw
This parliamentary cycle began with one of the Conservatives’ greatest ever by-election results, their gain of Hartlepool from Labour in May 2021, yet last week they narrowly escaped the fate of Harold Wilson’s Labour government in March 1968 of losing three seats in one day.
This note takes a careful look at each of the recent by-election results and analyses what each means for the main parties involved.
The Skills for a Jobs Transition: A New Report from the Future Energy Skills Programme
The Skills for a Jobs Transition: A New Report from the Future Energy Skills Programme