Samuel Walker Articles

Why did today’s PMQs remind our reviewer of the 1960s? What leaked figures did one Labour MP confront Cameron with, and which classic line did Miliband deliver with a flourish at the end?

By-elections are my favourite kind of election. For the true political addict a by-election holds the same thrill as an alcoholic unexpectedly finding that there’s enough gin left for one more Martini.

AV should be supported as much for what it is as what it isn’t. It gives greater freedom to the voter, but one alternative – full PR – is most undesirable for a lower house, and should be confined to the upper chamber.

Julia Gillard declared she was against gay marriage almost as soon as she became prime minister, yet now senior names in Australian Labor are backing it. Are they doing the right thing – or is this a well thought-out electoral move?