UK Election 2015

5 things to know about the UK elections

July 30, 2016Politics

Point 1: Anything can happen.

A UK politician the internet loves to mock could become prime minister

July 30, 2016Politics

Before John Oliver got angry about it, UK women were already slamming the ‘Barbie Bus’

July 30, 2016Sexuality

TV debates might be too American for UK elections

July 30, 2016Politics

David Cameron was pretty much a robot during his Buzzfeed interview

July 30, 2016Politics

In this 2014 photo, leader of the Party for Freedom (PVV) Geert Wilders greets a little dog at a market in The Hague during campaigning.

Forget left and right, Europe’s new politics are all over the place

July 30, 2016Politics

Here’s a guide to the new political forces taking shape.

The two-party system in the UK is gone

July 30, 2016Politics

British politics used to be simple. Now the two-party system is a thing of the past and next month’s election is one of the most hotly contested in years.

Cameron’s Conservatives have at least one New York billionaire’s vote

July 30, 2016Politics

But Mike Bloomberg also gave a couple of reasons some of the public won’t be voting that way.

Scottish secessionists could be the UK election’s big winner

July 30, 2016Politics

They used to have low turnouts. But on May 7 the Scots are set to vote in greater numbers than the English, Welsh or Northern Irish, and largely for their pro-independence party.

How the UK election could affect the global war on drugs

July 30, 2016Politics

The leading politicians just say no, but the rise of smaller parties means more pressure to reform Britain’s drug laws.