TELEVISION viewers who have not completely tired of party political election broadcasts will tonight be treated to one by a new political force – the Hung Parliament Party.

TELEVISION viewers who have not completely tired of party political election broadcasts will tonight be treated to one by a new political force – the Hung Parliament Party.

Britain's two most venerable political weeklies are probably the Spectator and the New Statesman. The 'Speccie' is the right-wing one, while the 'Staggers' views life from the left. They are reasonable gauges of political opinion from amongst the chattering classes, and as such the 'Speccie' at the moment should definitely be up on Cameron's bastards list (and if he hasn't started keeping one, it'...

In a supposed effort to “bring the debates, discussions and opinions of MEPs into the homes of those that will be affected by their decisions”, the European Parliament has launched its very own internet television channel. Despite the €40 million...

We are only two months from the European elections, to be followed by the forming of the (new) political groups in the European Parliament. In the United Kingdom, the House of Commons Library has published a standard note authored by Vaughne Miller on the political groups in the European Parliament. European Parliament Political Groups (SN/IA/5031; 26 March 2009; 10 pages) offers a brief view of t...

The Spectator Parliamentarian of the Year Awards bash took place this evening, CoffeeHousers, and a  jubilant time was had by all. We shall be putting out a supplement celebrating the event, and Parliament's most preeminent performers, in tomorrow's issue of The Spectator. But, in the meantime, here's the list of all the winners from tonight: Newcomer of the Year: Dominic Raab ...

Here are some of the posts made at Spectator.co.uk over the past week The Spectator welcomes Nick Cohen as its latest guest blogger. The Spectator Book Blog congratulates 2 old friends of the magazine on their appointment to the Booker Prize judging panel. Fraser Nelson praises Michael Gove’s education white paper, and analyses the political precedents of Howard Flight’s loose talk. Ja...

We're lucky to have the Spectator's very own Notting Hill Nobody, and infamous Tory insider, Tamzin Lightwater, as a member of the Spectator's special election panel.  You can read her dispatches over at Spectator Live, but here's her latest for your delectation: Gary Barlow is a political genius – it’s official!! We were backstage at the School Songs initiativ...

ITV has no divine right to that 3 button on every remote control in the land. Just how many people watch television on the Internet compared to the number of people who watch television on the television? Just which digital channel has anything remotely approaching ITV’s viewing figures? And has no one noticed how massively dependent on terrestrial television is digital television for its conten...

The Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament (16th edition, October 2008) make the political groups instrumental in many respects. Thus, a member of the European Parliament (MEP) needs his or her political group for effective action. Here are a few additional examples: A political group can table amendments, as in Rule 62 on amendments to the Council’s common position. The delegation to...