Who is Michael Gove?
Michael Gove will now stand for leader, upsetting Boris Johnson’s hopes to become the next prime minister. (Getty) It was a standard assumption throughout the United Kingdom’s EU membership referendum...
View ArticleTen things that May’s elevation to No. 10 tells us about Britain’s future
Home secretary Theresa May has a clear path to succeed David Cameron at 10 Downing Street. (Oli Scarff / Getty Images) It’s as if an entire season of Game of Thrones swept through British politics in...
View ArticleO’Leary, businessman and ‘Shark Tank’ star, wants to be Canada’s Trump
A more polite Donald Trump? Canada’s Kevin O’Leary hopes to make the same leap from business to reality TV to politics. (Facebook) If Kevin O’Leary has his way, Donald Trump won’t be the only public...
View ArticleNorthern Ireland struggles to form government after close vote
Arlene Foster’s year as first minister ended calamitously with the ‘Cash for Ash’ scandal, the fall of her government and early elections. (Facebook) It was first set of regional elections in the...
View ArticleWhy Labour’s 2017 defeat could be much worse than Foot’s 1983 disaster
Jeremy Corbyn has been written off as a Labour leader who will flush his party’s election chances away. (Twitter) In the first viral meme of the 2017 general election campaign, Labour leader Jeremy...
View ArticleAs O’Leary exits race, Canadian Tories focus on a more conventional...
Kevin O’Leary (right) dropped out of the Conservative leadership race last week, but his endorsement of former minister Maxime Bernier (left) doesn’t guarantee Bernier’s victory. (Facebook) It turns...
View ArticleThree reasons why Corbyn and Labour are ‘surging’
It’s not exactly Corbynmania, but the narrowing gap between the Tories and Labour is due in large part to Labour leader’s near-flawless campaign, composure and a less-than-radical platform. (Facebook)...
View ArticleLIVE BLOG: 2017 UK election results
The Houses of Parliament at sunset. British voters are taking part in their likely final election as a member of the European Union (sborisov / 123rf) Throughout the night, Suffragio will be...
View ArticleIn Scotland, the unionists (and Ruth Davidson) strike back
No Conservative had a better night than Ruth Davidson, the leader of the Scottish Conservatives, who won more seats than at any election since 1983. (Facebook) It was the worst night for Scottish...
View ArticleWhat a DUP-dependent government means for the UK
Arlene Foster, the DUP leader and until January the first minister of Northern Ireland, may now play a key role stabilizing Theresa May’s government. (Facebook) What seemed like a certainty in the wee...
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