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Posts Tagged: 1935 General Election

The prospect seems remote. But is National Government on its way?

One can conceive of Ministers seeking an all-party public front, and Labour objecting to responsibility with no power.

By Paul Goodman | 19 March 2020 | 264 comments

Lewis Baston: Election gambles that worked. And those that failed – like May’s this year.

And those that never were, such as 1978, 1991 and 2007. Prime Ministers tend to make the opposite error to that of their predecessors.

By Lewis Baston | 11 August 2017 | 27 comments

Lewis Baston: The Scottish Conservatives – fragile, but enduring and adaptable. A history.

A further graft from the remnants of Labour and the LibDems might be the best way of preserving the Union and providing an alternative government to the SNP.

By Lewis Baston | 13 May 2016 | 27 comments

Lewis Baston: How a centrist Tory leader won a landslide victory over left-wing Labour – 80 years ago tomorrow

Nearly every observer expected the same result – a Conservative win with a reduced majority. This as found to be in error when the votes were counted.

By Lewis Baston | 13 November 2015 | 2 comments

Lewis Baston: Do general election campaigns help to decide the results?

Most produce results that are more or less what a reader of opinion polls and other electoral data might have anticipated a few months in advance.

By Lewis Baston | 6 March 2015 | 6 comments

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