Liberal Democrat minister and chief whip who took part in the coalition talks with the Conservatives after the 2010 election
September 2023
Cameron and Clegg considered audacious electoral pact in 2015
Senior Tory and Lib Dem MPs were behind the plan, new book reveals
March 2021
Why Conservative party dominance isn’t such a mystery
Letters: Readers respond to an article by John Harris on why the Tories are riding high
February 2019
Loss of minority ethnic support threatens Tory power, study suggests
Rising BME support for Labour and diversity in Tory seats could be pivotal
October 2017
Gordon Brown: ‘I didn’t show enough emotion to win the 2010 election’
Former prime minister says he failed to rally the nation but stands by approach to economy in autobiography
September 2017
Tory review calls for new youth wing to counter Corbyn's appeal
Eric Pickles review recommendations to include engaging more with young people after Labour surge cost Tories in election
May 2016
EU referendum: push to improve voting turnout for psychiatric inpatients
Misunderstandings mean many people in mental health hospitals, and among those with learning disabilities, fail to cast ballot
June 2015
Datablog
Guardian/ICM polls: every one since 1984
Full results on voting intentions going back to the beginning of our polling - plus the trends in the big questions over time
May 2015
Losing badly takes a heavy personal toll on MPs – I should know
Lembit Öpik
Vote with a smiley face: electoral guide says X doesn't have to mark the spot
April 2015
First thoughts
Millions of women fail to vote. Did the suffragists suffer in vain?
Polly Toynbee
No, Nick Clegg, in 2010 Britain wasn’t ‘in the midst of an economic firestorm’
Larry Elliott
Nick Clegg should learn from history – don’t get into bed with the Tories
Dick Leonard
Guardian Opinion cartoon
Steve Bell on the 2010 and 2015 general elections – cartoon
March 2015
Bertie Carvel: ‘I don’t envy Nick Clegg watching me play him’
What is the essence of Clegg? Actor Bertie Carvel embarked on an odyssey to capture the ‘Platonic ideal’ of the deputy PM for new TV drama Coalition. So will he be tragic hero – or comedy fall guy?
February 2015
Passport to post-election comedy: five days of political paralysis isn’t enough
Marina Hyde
Clearer constitutional guide needed to deal with a hung parliament, say MPs
May 2014
General election debates: blazing an online trail
Editorial: It is not acceptable for there to be any doubt about the possibility of leaders' debates in the 2015 election. The public now expects them
April 2014
Ed Miliband accuses David Cameron of stalling over televised election debates
In article for Radio Times, Labour leader says PM is 'single biggest obstacle to getting TV debates on at the next election'
March 2014
Politics blog
Has Nigel Farage booked himself a place in the 2015 election debates?
Michael White: It is possible the big parties will decide to risk debating with Farage if Ukip does well enough in the EU elections
