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general election 2015

May 12, 2017

Unlock Democracy criticises CPS on election expenses

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has announced that no charges will be brought against Conservative Party candidates or agents relating to election expenses during the 2015 General Election campaign.
May 8, 2016

Reasons to be cheerful: a year after the General Election

This time last year, I stayed up all night with Ekklesia staff and associates as we live blogged the General Election results.
August 27, 2015

Assessing Labour's leadership candidates on practical values
May 13, 2015

Support the most vulnerable, say Churches in open letter to Prime Minister

Leaders from four major UK Churches have signed an open letter to David Cameron, congratulating him and encouraging him to hold "truth, justice, peace and wellbeing" at the heart of government.
May 12, 2015

Aspiration, Labour's failure and the long road to understanding

Shock does not produce reasoned reaction.
May 12, 2015

Election result requires 'early delivery' of new powers for Scotland

Scotland's unprecedented General Election result should lead to the early delivery of the Smith Commission Agreement, says the convener of the Church and Society council.
May 11, 2015

Rightward shift could further damage Labour

After the Labour Party’s disappointing results in the UK General Election, some senior figures are urging it to move still further to the right.
May 11, 2015

Sharing our shirts - when should we help the poor?

On Friday, when David Cameron stood outside Downing Street to address the nation, he struck a less strident note then he has for some time.
May 11, 2015

First Quaker MPs elected in a decade

Two Quakers have been elected as members of parliament in the UK General Election. Nineteen had stood as candidates.
May 8, 2015

Beyond the ballot: a spirit that will not be broken

A desolate day follows a long night and the metaphors are a measure of the shock: “ a tsunami”, “ a landscape changed out of recognition”, “ sweeping all before them”.