The nightmare election before Christmas

December 2000. A muddy field. Falkirk. All of the candidates in the forthcoming Falkirk West by-election have agreed to take part in a football match. They are decked out in the club’s scarves, both as a show of support for the team and in the hopes of avoiding hypothermia.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits schoolchildren in Milton Keynes. Picture: Paul Grove/Getty

Dani Garavelli