The language of war in political campaigning
“All-out war” on mediocre schools; apparent threats to “weaponise” the NHS and the “battle” to win voters. A distraction from the real wars that dog the planet?
Ed Miliband calls on David Cameron to have a face-to-face debate with him, after the prime minister issued an ultimatum that he would only do one televised debate with at least seven party leaders.
Ed Miliband sets out how a Labour government would honour its pledge to cut university tuition fees to £6,000 a year, saying an “entire generation” has been betrayed.
The Lib Dems are at their lowest level of support for 25 years. As a new poll puts them on just 6 per cent, Michael Crick takes his pink Cadillac to Chippenham to find out why the slump.
Michael Crick, for his second Hunter S Thompson-themed tour, is in the northern part of one of Ukip’s main target seats, Boston and Skegness – a seat held by the Tories from the last election.
How can political parties persuade younger voters to make their way to the polling stations in May in the face of apathy, a new electoral registration system, and recent policies aimed at pensioners?
Nick Clegg will lose his seat at the general election in May if a poll by respected Conservative pollster Lord Ashcroft remains true.
“Everybody knows that if you have a collation you make compromises,” Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg tells Jackie Long on his broken promise on tuition fees.
The Liberal Democrats have been making their pitch as the party that will not cut as much as the Conservatives or borrow as much as Labour.
“All-out war” on mediocre schools; apparent threats to “weaponise” the NHS and the “battle” to win voters. A distraction from the real wars that dog the planet?
Prime Minister David Cameron confirms that raising the threat level for the Jewish community would mean stepping up police patrols.
As the row over the general election debates puts it in the political spotlight, the Green Party gains more than 2,000 new members in the last day alone, overtaking both Ukip and LibDems.
David Cameron thinks if he’s having to put up with Nigel Farage pulling away votes from him in a debate, Labour should have to put up with the Greens stealing votes off them too.
As politicians past and present reveal Christmas card designs to be sent to friends and family, Channel 4 News takes a look at other excruciating festive efforts from years gone by.
Chris Leslie MP says the George Osborne’s £2bn NHS pledge for extra NHS funding is “smoke and mirrors.” “We need to raise real revenue over a consistent period of time.”
Deep down, the Tories worry Nigel Farage would sweep up support as he did in the Clegg/Farage debates in the European election.