Democrats lost yesterday because Middle America turned against Obama
Mike Magan is a former White House aide to George W. Bush and consultant with Media Intelligence Partners and Halas… Read more »
The Republicans make historic gains but can they undo the huge legislative achievements of the Obama-Pelosi sprint?
By Tim Montgomerie In this blog: (1) THE HEADLINE RESULTS FROM LAST NIGHT'S MID-TERMS (2) THE ENCOURAGING POLITICAL CONCLUSIONS FOR… Read more »
Dan Hamilton’s preview of today’s US Senate races
For the third successive cycle, keen US politics watcher Dan Hamilton previews today's closest Senate races. LIKELY REPUBLICAN GAINS Indiana… Read more »
Ten things you need to know about tomorrow’s US elections
By Tim Montgomerie The hype of a forty year rule by Obama's Democrats crashes to earth: After the Democrats took… Read more »
Is Angela Merkel the new Iron Lady of Europe?
By Tim Montgomerie On ToryDiary yesterday Jonathan Isaby noted the unhappiness of British newspapers at David Cameron's failure to get… Read more »
French police ready to break strikes and guarantee supplies for petrol stations
By Tim Montgomerie Public services throughout France have been affected. Trains and flights have been cancelled. Schoolchildren have boycotted classes…. Read more »
Spain’s socialist minority government is making the late Brown Administration look fresh, decisive and visionary
Dominic Schofield is a former Westminster City Councillor and two-time parliamentary candidate. The ‘noughties were good times for Spain. Rising… Read more »
Republicans launch their ‘Pledge to America’
By Tim Montgomerie It’s not a revolutionary document but today the Republicans – accused by Democrats of being the ‘party… Read more »
Sweden’s centre right leader wins historic second term but anti-immigration party denies Reinfeldt majority
In yesterday's Swedish elections the centre right Alliance won 49.3% of votes; the centre left bloc led by the once… Read more »
Ten things you should know about America’s Tea Party Movement
By Tim Montgomerie We have just ended another week in which America's Tea Party Movement has been winning headlines. The… Read more »
EU Justice Commissioner compares Sarkozy’s deportation of Gypsies to the crimes of WWII
By Tim Montgomerie Over recent weeks the embattled French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, has begun a programme of deporting Gypsies. He… Read more »
Australian Labor back in power (for now)
Labor’s Julia Gillard may have (1) been the first Australian PM to lose a first term majority, (2) lost the… Read more »
November’s midterms look increasingly bleak for the US Democrats
By Jonathan Isaby Today's Independent reports on latest polling in the US in advance of the midterm elections in November… Read more »
Tony Abbott is now (also) ahead on second preference votes
By Tim Montgomerie The one thing Julia Gillard was holding on to was the fact that her Australian Labor party… Read more »
Australia marked another electoral defeat for climate change
By Tim Montgomerie It is still not clear who will be Australia's next Prime Minister. Conservative Tony Abbott looks likely… | 96 comments