Glenrothes: Labour defies predictions to shrug off SNP byelection challenge

The votes have been cast, and Labour has pulled off a stunning victory in yesterday's by-election. Observers will likely see this as a sign of continued recovery for prime minister Gordon Brown, who has been...

Polls apart: has Labour had its day in Glasgow East?

The Glasgow East byelection has been dogged with problems for the Labour Party.  They've had problems securing a candidate, after their original choice pulled out of the race hours before the selection...

Blow for Labour as poll gives SNP four-point lead in Glasgow East byelection

These are scary times indeed for the Labour Party in the UK. The Scottish National Party is now polling four points ahead of Labour for the upcoming by-election in Glasgow East. If Labour loses this election,...

David Davis surprises critics with relatively high turnout

Despite critics saying that his resignation and standing for a by-election was a waste of taxpayers money and would generate little turnout, British MP David Davis actually generated a fairly high turnout in the...

Ministers defend PM as Prescott reveals feuds inside Downing St

As Gordon Brown enters the fight of his political life to keep his job as British prime minister, competing autobiographies are being released this week that paint a picture of absolute dischord behind the...

By-election results: Liberals win 3 of 4 byelections

There were 4 by-elections today in Canada, 2 in Ontario, 1 in Sask., and one in BC (in my riding as it happens). The Canadian Liberal has won the 2 in Ont, lost in Sask, and are in a head to head battle with the Conservative candidate in BC. The Liberal candidate, Joyce...

Liberals say Tory ads are 'offensive, desperate'

"Liberals say Tory ads are 'offensive, desperate' The Canadian Press TORONTO — A new election campaign advertisement by the Progressive Conservatives is so "offensive,'' party leader John Tory should apologize...

Quebec Voting Rules: Niqabs, Burkas, Veils Allowed.

Quebec Premier Charest initially pushed for these changes after media reported Polling Officers and Bureaucrats refused to allow Veiled Muslim to vote at Quebec Polling Stations if they did not remove their Veils....

NDP Gain On Liberals

"In the Quebec byelection. While it was a given the BQ would hold onto the riding, what is interesting is that the Liberals fell behind the NDP in votes."

Republican Runs In London Byelection

"Dianne Haskett claimed she moved to Washington for her daughters sake. In reality she went to hone her skills as a neo-con Republican. Now she is running for MP in the London By-election. She has two American elections under her belt as a rightwing republican policy wonk....

More Votes Than Registered Voters

The mainstream media censored the vast majority of the evidence of fraud, so that most Americans to this day, have never heard a fraction of what was amiss.

Kinsella Cherniak Blowback

"From the Star and the horses mouth......Another senior Liberal complained the attacks on the self-described "radical reverend" backfired, turning her into a martyr among voters."

I'll Dance Upon Your Grave

""You want politicians that focus on important issues, not ... mudslinging," DiNovo, who danced onto the stage at her victory party to Stevie Wonder's "Higher Ground," told about 400 cheering supporters."

Cumupance

"The slimy trio of Liberal bloggers, Cerebeus, Cherniak and Kinsella, who engaged in a vindictive deliberate political smear and slander campaign against the NDP Candidate, DiNovo have gotten their cumupance. NDP wins in Parkdale-High Park: Heads Must Roll"

Cheeky Headline

"The leader of the PQ is gay. So the headline says.....Boisclair cruises to victory "

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