Author: Andrew Whitehead

Andrew Whitehead is a historian, lecturer and freelance journalist who has worked for 35 years with the BBC as a correspondent, presenter and Editor of BBC World Service News. He writes a regular column for India news website The Wire.

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The Year Voters Lost Faith In Incumbents — And Democracy

​A Kashmiri man shows his voter slip as he lines up to cast his ballot at a polling station, during the first phase of assembly elections, in Pulwama, India, Sept. 18, 2024.
Voting in Kashmir, India, on Sept. 18, 2024. Saqib Majeed/ZUMA

Looking back, 2024 was a year of momentous elections around the world. The results, from country to country, show overall that the global health of democracy remains precarious when some of those who win elections do not seem to believe in the political system which brought them to power.

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Economy

Rishi Sunak’s Snap Election: Surrender Or One Last Trick Up His Sleeve?

May 22, 2024, London, United Kingdom: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak makes a statement outside 10 Downing Street announcing the date of the next general election. A General Election will be held in the UK on 4th July 2024 with the Labour Party under Keir Starmer still ahead in the polls and expected to form the next government. (Credit Image: © Tejas Sandhu/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire)
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak makes a statement outside 10 Downing Street announcing the date of the next general election. Tejas Sandhu/SOPA Images via ZUMA

Britain’s prime minister has announced a surprise decision to hold a general election six months early, on July 4.

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