May 16th 2011 By Bagehot AS IF May was not working out badly enough for the Liberal Democrats, the weekend brought a fresh round of press allegations against the Lib …
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By Bagehot MY PRINT column this week examines the strange mood of calm that surrounds Nick Clegg, the Liberal Democratic leader and deputy prime minister, after his party was given …
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May 12th 2011 By Bagehot BRITAIN’S politicians are still getting used to the idea of knowing the date of the next general election. Many cannot quite believe that the next …
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By Bagehot TODAY’s British press is full of the latest row about high street banks, this time involving the aggressive marketing of payment protection insurance (PPI) to millions of customers. …
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May 6th 2011 By Bagehot DURING the 1960 primary campaign in West Virginia, it is claimed, John F Kennedy liked to use a joke to ward off charges of using …
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May 6th 2011 By Bagehot WITH results from regional and local elections now pouring in, a nationalist triumph in Scotland is the story of the morning (counting in the referendum …
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By Bagehot TWO things reliably happen on a Thursday that affect the life of an Economist political reporter: it is the day of the week when Britain traditionally holds elections, …
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Apr 25th 2011 By Bagehot EVEN hardened Westminster types seem taken aback by the ferocity of the language flying between the Liberal Democrats and their Conservative coalition partners in the …
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Apr 20th 2011 By Bagehot MY PRINT column this week looks at the British public mood around the royal wedding, and makes the case that it is time for compassionate …
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Apr 14th 2011 By Bagehot THIS week’s print column looks at the shockingly low quality of the national campaigns around the May 5th referendum on whether to change the voting …
