William Hague said on Tuesday that the Conservatives would win a working majority if the general election were held now – in defiance of his party's shrinking opinion poll rating

The Conservatives and Ulster Unionist Party have confirmed plans to fight elections in Northern Ireland on a joint ticket and under a new name of 'Ulster Conservatives and Unionists - New Force'. After much deliberation but seemingly without the involvement of Sylvia Hermon MP, the Ulster Unionists have sucumbed to the enchantment of David Camerons's Tory party and decided to join &...

Part of the reason that the Conservatives did so badly in 1997 and 2001 was because a lot of people who had voted Conservative in 1992 stayed at home during those two elections. Mike Smithson argues that one of the reasons why the Tory leads in the polls are so high nowadays is because they are intending to turn out (and vote Conservative) at the next general election.

A bit more about the realities of evil Tories on the ground, as we prepare to be governed by them: Parked high outside Hendon Town Hall is one of those wretchedly dated revolving billboards that councils use to spam the masses with unsubstantiated PR bilge: at various turns of the loop, this one proclaims that the Tory Barnet council is 'working for a healthy community,' and 'suppor...

The Conservatives will fight next year's European Parliament elections by campaigning for a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty.

Press Release from Norwich Conservatives Campaign HQ: A former city Tory Leader, a leading member of the business community and a charity worker are amongst the 9 men and women selected by the Norwich South Conservatives to contest the City by-elections due on 9th September. The Executive Committee of the Norwich South Conservative Association have adopted the following candidates: Bowthorpe - Ant...

The Conservatives today confirmed that they would not ban advertising of junk food, and have appointed the head of the company behind Pot Noodle to lead their healthy food policy. But although they plan to give the green light to unhealthy foods, the easy to understand 'traffic light' system of food labelling is likely to be the first casualty of a healthy food policy written by Unilever...

The news that the Ulster Unionists and the Conservatives have come to an agreement to stand under a joint ticket in future elections must surely be welcomed by everyone. I blogged about the initiative HERE in July... Slowly but surely Northern Ireland politics is emerging from their sectarian past. The Tory/UUP deal may even encourage a few Tory minded Catholics to transfer their allegiances. It m...

The biggest electoral hurdle for the Conservatives and the General Election are next June's European Elections. A strong showing by the Kilroy-Silk-powered UKIP at the 2004 Elections somewhat derailed Michael Howard. UKIP are a shadow of their former self but...

Yup, you read that headline right. For those are the surprising figures from the 2009 European Election expense returns which have just been published. In 2009 the Conservatives spent £2,482,536 on election expenses for the European elections, just ahead of Labour on £2,302,244 with the Liberal Democrats on £1,180,883. However, while the Labour figure was up 35%