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”
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