How much does it cost to hold a general election?

Canada’s Reformation

This general election has been likened to the Canadian general election of 1993, when the Conservative party collapsed from 169 seats (a majority) to just 2 as its vote was split by a new party called the Reform party of Canada. Did it prove to be an extinction event? Neither party prospered in the following two elections: in 1997 the Conservatives won 20 seats and Reform 60; in 2000 their respective totals were 12 and 66. In 2003, however, they merged, with Reform leader Stephen Harper becoming leader of the combined party, known as the Conservative party of Canada. It won 99 seats in 2004. In 2006 it gained power as a minority government with 124 seats (out of 308). Harper became prime minister and remained so for nine years.

So long, farewell

We hear a lot about people migrating to Britain but what about emigrants? How many of them are there and who are they?

– Last year, 532,000 people left the UK long-term, an increase of 39,000 on 2022.