Looking for certainty, whatever that is.
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The British prime minister threw away a monumental poll lead and is now hanging on by a thread.
The face of the British left.
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From outcast campaigner through looming electoral disaster to near-triumph, Corbyn’s remarkable political journey is far from over.
Surprise!
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Hitting a moving target is hard, and young people don’t always do what’s expected.
Starting them young.
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Younger voters have been patronised and overlooked for too long – and when politics is meaningful for them, they take part with gusto.
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Even though they won the election in Scotland, the result will be portrayed as a loss for the SNP. So where does it leave Nicola Sturgeon on a second independence referendum?
I’ve got your back T, there are just a few little suggestions I’d like to go over first though.
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Theresa May is to rely on support from Northern Ireland’s biggest party in order to survive as a minority government. But that help doesn’t come for free.
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If there’s political will, Britain could retain its membership of the single market – or it could crash out without a deal.
You Brexit, you fix it.
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Britain and other member states are vulnerable, in the wake of the gamble that failed.
Feel the Earth move.
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In bringing out the youth vote, Labour has changed the rules of the game. Where next is anyone’s guess.
Ok, now what?
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The Conservatives are still the largest party, but how long can they hold onto power after spectacular miscalculation?
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The exit poll published at 10pm suggests the Conservatives could fall short of a parliamentary majority. Is it to be believed?
Who knows?
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June 9, 2017
James Tilley , University of Oxford ; Ben Williams , University of Salford ; Daniel Fitzpatrick , Aston University ; John Garry , Queen's University Belfast ; Kathryn Simpson , Manchester Metropolitan University ; Laura McAllister , Cardiff University ; Matthew Cole , University of Birmingham ; Michael Kitson , Cambridge Judge Business School ; Neil Matthews , University of Bristol ; Parveen Akhtar , Aston University ; Richard Murphy , City, University of London ; Robin Pettitt , Kingston University ; Stuart Wilks-Heeg , University of Liverpool , and William McDougall , Glasgow Caledonian University
Rolling coverage of the general election results from expert academics.
At last! A day without interviews!
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I didn’t hear the news today. Oh boy.
uhh, ummm, golly, ermmm, is it 8th June? 9th? Pass?
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A specialist rates the two leaders as they navigate journalistic grillings on the campaign trail.
Hogarth’s The Polling, from the Humours of an Election series.
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We take it for granted, but it wasn’t always so easy to take part in the democratic functioning of the country.
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It was Winston Churchill who led the charge for the UK’s first living wage. But you’d never have guessed the Conservative Party would adopt the policy with such gusto in the 21st century.
Well might you ask.
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Despite their clever repackaging and repositioning, the Greens face a disappointing election night – and their biggest problem isn’t going away.
Let’s find out.
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If the 2017 polls are to get the election right, they have to nail one variable in particular: turnout among the young.
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Calling an election was a risk, as was opting out of the BBC live debate. And the PM may now be having some regrets.
Quite a surprising result for this man.
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With just a week until the vote, the polling agency has thrown a cat among the pigeons. Here’s how to understand the poll everyone is talking about.