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first past the post

  • Two party politics is over in Britain

    Opinion

    Meaningful support is now spread across multiple different parties, but Westminster still acts like there’s a government and an opposition, says Louise Thompson The Green Party’s victory in the Gorton and Denton by-election is a watershed moment. Hannah Spencer secured the party’s first-ever parliamentary by-election win in what had been Labour’s sixth most secure seat. [...]

    Zack Polanski and Hannah Spencer discussing environmental policies at a press conference, highlighting climate action init...
  • Election 2024: How does our first past the post voting system work?

    Battle for No10

    With the general election fast approaching on Thursday, July 4, here’s everything you need to know about the UK’s first past the post voting system.

    With the general election fast approaching on Thursday, July 4, here’s everything you need to know about the UK’s first past the post voting system. Photo: PA
  • Election 2024: No party has ever come back from this far behind – but anything can happen

    Henry Hill

    Rishi Sunak has clearly decided that the risks of waiting outweigh the dangers of calling a general election when the polls are so dire

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