Election 2024

19/06/2024

As Labour marches towards a crushing victory - is a gigantic majority good for democracy?

There's actually no such thing in British politics, but a crushing Labour win over the Conservatives and Reform in the General Election would bring significant changes.

06/06/2024

Starmer accuses Sunak of lying about his tax claims -- but neither man is being honest about the true state of the economy, and the inevitability of your tax bill rising after the election...

Why isn’t Labour screaming and shouting about the Conservatives’ stealth tax raid on millions of people? Because it’s planning to do exactly the same thing.

05/06/2024

Well, that wasn't fun...

The Conservative and Labour leaders shouted at each other for an hour, and voters were no better informed about the choices at this election. Is this really the best we can do?

04/06/2024

One day we'll be able to stop talking about Nigel Farage. One day....

The new-ish leader of Reform UK says he's coming for Rishi Sunak and his Tory MPs. How big an impact will Nigel Farage's move have? And can he finally get elected, after failing 7 times?

01/06/2024

Are we really looking at a near-total Tory wipeout at the General Election? A Labour majority of 300? The latest poll suggests it's at least possible...

If the poll is right, this could be an extinction-level event for the Conservatives — a devastating defeat that could prove fatal.

30/05/2024

Like the first cuckoo of spring, here comes the first Labour blunder of the election campaign. So soon, so self-inflicted...

The Labour leader has managed to appear both ruthless and indecisive, able to be cruel to a long-standing MP, but also unable to make a potentially unpopular final decision.

28/05/2024

Cash bonuses for pensioners, compulsory unpaid work for teenagers. But the Conservatives don't hate young people -- it's just, erm, an election strategy -- albeit, probably not a winning one...

Why is Rishi Sunak promising a cash boost for pensioners and National Service for teenagers if the Tories win the election? It's all part of the strategy...

26/05/2024

Rishi Sunak has had a big idea. Admittedly, it's also a rubbish idea, but still, well done Rishi...

25/05/2024

Clearly, the opening days of the election campaign have gone so well, Rishi Sunak can afford to spend Saturday chilling out at home…

23/05/2024

Hello… tap tap tap… is this thing still on? Looks like we’re back on the election rollercoaster.…

24/10/2023

Hello. It's been a while. In fact, it's been so long the website that hosted all the Party Games episodes has shut down. But before saying our last goodbyes, Paul Osbourne looks back at the lessons learned from 6-and-a-bit years and 200-or-so episodes...

From 2015-2021 I ran a podcast on UK politics. Here's what I learned about writing, editing, presenting and promoting yourself.

21/10/2022

It's bye-bye to Liz Truss, but is it really hello (again) to Boris Johnson? Really?

05/10/2022

The good news for Liz Truss: she’s making headlines all over the world. The less good news: they’re not, strictly speaking, positive headlines…