Labour’s annual conference last week in Liverpool passed new rules for the process of selecting an MP when there is already a sitting candidate. While the final, detailed NEC (National […]
This article has been superseded as new information emerged the following morning. For the updated position, see here. After a concerted campaign by Momentum for ‘open selection’ (OS) – the […]
Those who pay attention to Labour’s internal democracy – or otherwise – may be aware that the selection of Labour’s candidate to contest the next parliamentary election in Watford has […]
As anticipated, last week’s article on the supposed ‘survey’ that appears to be a device to obtain voters’ data and persuade them to apply for a postal vote via the […]
Following concerns over the handling and appearance of postal votes at the recent Copeland by-election, the SKWAWKBOX has uncovered what appears to be a pattern of postal voting irregularities among Tory […]
In May, West Midlands voters will elect a regional (‘combined authority’) mayor for the first time. The Conservative party has made no secret of the fact that it sees success […]
The SKWAWKBOX has recently covered concerns over the propriety of the Copeland by-election and tactics of threat and impersonation being used by local Tory councillors and activists in Pendle, not […]
This has been one of the hardest articles to frame that I’ve written, because the events seem so extreme, even for the current political climate – but the people who brought […]
Since the by-elections in Copeland and Stoke the week before last, the SKWAWKBOX has revealed concerns raised by electoral analysts and others with experience of conducting election counts, regarding the […]
The SKWAWKBOX has received some interesting information from a reader with experience of attending counting at elections, who wanted to contrast normal procedures for handling postal votes with what took place […]