Paul Linford

And so the problems continue to pile up for Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats. First it was the local elections and the loss of 700 c...

When future historians come to assess the political events of 2010, two big counterfactual questions are likely to loom large in their minds...

So is it a betrayal of millions of people who voted Liberal Democrat to stop the Tories getting in - or a noble attempt to set aside party d...

Gordon Brown was always a party man at heart, and his decision to sacrifice himself in order to facilitate Labour's participation in a ...

Usually, it’s all over bar the shouting by 3am, sometimes even earlier if it is clear that one party has achieved a landslide. But this ha...

The result is still inconclusive, but it's already clear that the dream of a progressive-left coalition will have to remain just that f...

Today has been quite the grimmest weather I can remember on election day since I was old enough to vote. It may be a case of rose-tinted spe...

This election is a bit of a first in our part of the world, as we're part of the brand new seat of Mid Derbyshire. In truth it's so...

In my Journal column today I'm calling the 2010 general election against Gordon Brown and Labour. Not an easy one for me to write for re...

Before the current election campaign got under way, there were some pundits who predicted that it could become the first such contest to be ...

Whether you take the view that politics is essentially about the big issues facing the country, or whether you see it as merely a clash of e...

Check back here tomorrow morning for my verdict on the parties manifestos and yesterday's TV leaders' debate - but in the meantime h...

And so at last they're off, as the race finally gets under way in earnest in what promises to be the most pivotal UK general election si...