Malcolm Turnbull is new leader of Australia’s Liberals
Within one hour of Brendan Nelson becoming John Howard’s successor, 292 days ago, Malcolm Turnbull had, blogs Samantha Maiden, "stormed… Read more »
Some Canadian election links
"One candidate believes in low taxes, gun rights and a strong national defense. The other has a dog named Kyoto… Read more »
Brendan Nelson calls ‘put-up-or-shut-up’ election
The Australian Liberals finally won some serious power yesterday when the Nationals agreed to form a coalition with them in… Read more »
New Zealand General Election will be on 8th November
Here is Mr Key greeting Prime Minister Helen Clark’s announcement. He promises to put education and a ‘crusade on literacy’… Read more »
Angela Merkel’s 2009 opponent
The Wall Street Journal Europe has an interesting editorial on the new SDP candidate for Chancellor. As pro-Moscow as his… Read more »
Canadian Conservatives launch videos with “risk” as key message
Click here to see the series of ads that Canada’s Conservatives are running in the election called yesterday. The theme… Read more »
Canadian Conservatives present election as choice between strength and risky experiments
The 31 month-old minority Conservative government won approval from the Governor General today for an election on 14th October. A… Read more »
The Republicans after St Paul
The US Republicans leave their Convention in much better heart than most dared to hope. Their President has had lower… Read more »
The perils of calling an early election
Australia’s Liberals have made significant gains in the conservative state of Western Australia (WA). There are still results to come… Read more »
US Republicans publish their ‘2008 Platform’
It does not bind their presidential nominee but 112 delegates of the US Republican Party have published their 20,000 word… Read more »
Liam Fox endorses Stephen Harper’s re-election bid
Dr Liam Fox, the UK Conservatives’ Defence spokesman, pays tribute to Canadian PM Stephen Harper. Talking to Ottawa blogger Stephen… Read more »
Canada set for election
Canadian PM Stephen Harper has led a minority government since the start of 2006 but frustration at opposition parties’ blocking… Read more »
Berlusconi enjoys high ratings but remains hugely controversial
Jacopo Barigazzi writes a very positive account of the Italian PM’s first 100 days back in office for the latest… Read more »
Stephen Harper exploits green tax plans of Canadian Liberals
In a speech yesterday setting out his accomplishments as Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper noted that his was now the… Read more »
Brendan Nelson “impressed” with David Cameron
Australian Liberal leader Brendan Nelson was in London on Thursday and Friday. His time in the UK included meetings with… Read more »