Britain | The progressive pincer
Why the by-elections in Wakefield and in Tiverton and Honiton matter
Two by-elections, at either end of the country, provide a dry run for the next British general election
|Tiverton and Wakefield
Psephologists used to lament the improved health of mps. In the past parliamentarians dropped dead regularly, providing a steady stream of by-elections to gauge a government’s mid-term popularity. Thankfully for pollsters, bad behaviour has replaced bad health.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “The progressive pincer”
Britain June 18th 2022
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