Tactical voting at next election could push Reform into fourth place, poll finds Polling suggests Andy Burnham is attracting progressives back to Labour, motivated by desire to stop Nigel Farage The Guardian - UK · Sep 24
Who will win the Holborn and St Pancras by-election? Labour’s Sagal Abdi-Wali is the overwhelming favourite and a victory for Green Party leader Zack Polanski would be a political earthquake in London Evening Standard · Sep 24
Elif Eralp: ‘Germany’s Zohran Mamdani’ who vows to be a mayor for all Berliners Die Linke candidate, a lawyer affected by her experiences as the child of political migrants from Turkey, poised to head Berlin coalition government The Guardian - UK · Sep 24
The Far-Left Wins Berlin's Election on the Promise of Seizing Private Apartments The Left wants to cure the city's high housing costs by expropriating 225,000 apartments owned by large real estate corporations. Reason · Sep 23
‘Watermelons’: Zack Polanski and the rise of the ‘green outside, red inside’ eco-populists Author Russell Warfield argues the Green leader’s brand of politics is not new but has evolved in the party over time The Guardian - UK · Sep 23
Zack Polanski's Greens to blitz north London as activists told: Ditch conference to fight Holborn by-election ‘Now is the time to go all in’ says Green Party as members urged to campaign ahead of October 8 by-election Evening Standard · Sep 23
George Galloway v Zack Polanski: How fight for radical Left vote may gift Holborn by-election win to Labour Green leader Zack Polanski risks losing votes to George Galloway in London contest Evening Standard · Sep 23
It’s easy to ignore the Lib Dems, but they could soon hold the balance of power Ed Davey’s strategy is meant to build a ‘firewall’ of MPs to prevent Reform UK entering government. The stakes are high if he gets it wrong, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr The Guardian - UK · Sep 23
Report finds oil and gas decline outpacing Scotland’s green transition A NEW report has warned that oil and gas industries are declining at a faster rate than new green industries are growing –with thousands of jobs… The National (Scotland) · Sep 22
Zack Polanski seeks to win over north London schoolgate mums in bid for historic by-election victory Green strategists believe parents alarmed by summer heatwaves and worried about their children’s future may back the party in Holborn by-election Evening Standard · Sep 22
Councils fear data centres 'coming at us' on prime land Local councils have called for state and federal governments to crack down on data centre developments, as potential residential land is snapped up. AAP · Sep 21
Five takeaways from Germany's regional elections after far-right gains Sunday's elections in two German states resulted in the defeat of the country's ruling CDU, a result described as a “disaster” by Chancellor Friedrich Merz. In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, in the northeast of the country, the far-right AfD became the strongest party while the hard-left Die Linke led the polls in… France 24 · Sep 21
Germany: The Left triumphs in Berlin as AfD surges in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Germany’s final state elections of the year have delivered a sharp political shake-up. The Left has won Berlin, while the AfD has come out on top in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, with the CDU suffering heavy losses in both elections. Euronews · Sep 21
Labor and Albanese slump to new lows in Newspoll, but Labor improves in a DemosAU poll Labor’s primary vote in Newspoll was down two points to 27%, their worst Newspoll since 2012 and just one point above their record low. Anthony Albanese’s net approval slumped six points to a new low of -27. The Conversation · Sep 21
The Independent UK · Sep 20 Would Labour win an early election? Here’s what the polls say Rising support for the government could make this the right time for Burnham to cement his position – but experts have urged caution
The Guardian - AU · Sep 19 Melbourne finishes second-last at world tram driving championships – as it happened This blog is now closed
AAP · Sep 19 Government grants: 'park barrelling' or pledge-keeping? The government is quietly furious at attacks on its closed-shop $560m grant round, believing it has the right to fund election promises and breaks no rules.
Euronews · Sep 19 Tense Berlin election finale: who is to emerge strongest in the capital? The Left and the CDU are vying for first place, with the AfD and the Greens trailing and the SPD suffering heavy losses. An overview of parties, leading candidates, key issues and possible coalitions.
The Independent UK · Sep 19 Zack Polanski speaks Bengali in bid to reach Holburn and St Pancras by-election voters The Green Party leader was mocked by the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan for his Urdu-speaking video earlier this week
The National (Scotland) · Sep 19 SNP and Greens respond as Michael Marra wins Scottish Labour leadership MICHAEL Marra has faced immediate challenges from the SNP and Scottish Greens after being elected the new leader of Scottish Labour.
AAP · Sep 19 Victorian Greens MP succumbs to cancer battle Victorian Greens state MP Tim Read has died following a battle with metastatic cancer that began with a melanoma diagnosis.
The Independent UK · Sep 19 The AfD is surging and Berlin is going to the polls. Could the ‘City of Freedom’ fall to the far right? IN FOCUS: After success in Saxony-Anhalt, the far-right AfD has trained its sights on state elections in the German capital of Berlin. In one of the world’s most liberal cities, the party is just four points off the lead in the polls. Alex Croft reports
The Independent UK · Sep 18 Green Party considered conference delay to focus on Zack Polanski’s by-election bid Zack Polanski will stand in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election next month
The Guardian - UK · Sep 18 Polanski request to postpone Greens’ conference to focus on byelection refused by party Exclusive: Leader understood to have wanted to concentrate on Holborn and St Pancras campaign in London but executive committee voted against plan
Evening Standard · Sep 18 George Galloway hit by growing backlash for standing against Zack Polanski in Holborn by-election ‘I want Labour defeated, and only way of doing that is a vote for @ZackPolanski,’ says Mr Galloway’s ex-Chief of Staff in Commons