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A minority Labour administration might govern the UK despite finishing runner-up in both England and Scotland.
No party is offering a wealth tax or anything equivalent to tackle UK inequality.
German philosopher Jurgen Habermas once famously pronounced the European Union a force for good: A model for what he described as a “cosmopolitan world order.” The Nobel committee agreed and in 2012 awarded…
This week the “mother of parliaments” faces a general election in the UK. The ‘first past the post’ electoral system means we can’t predict the result with certainty, nor expect it to match the vote.
Our experts pick apart the SNP’s top policies.
Now the electorate seems to be taking the possibility of one seriously, what would a Labour cabinet actually look like?
With one week to go, how are the parties standing? According to Twitter analysis, it’s an emotional rollercoaster.
The front pages of the Sun and the Scottish Sun on Thursday morning provided further evidence of Roy Greenslade’s recent assertion that the idea of a national press is a fallacy. In images which appear…
Politicians promising to expand free childcare is no bad thing, but it is difficult to deliver in practice
There is no avoiding it – the UK’s electoral process is well past its sell-by date. In 2010 the first-past-the-post system failed to deliver a single-party majority government and it is very unlikely to…
It’s easy to poke holes in UKIP’s plans for agriculture.
So you feel like organising a general election draw. What’s the fairest way to do it?
Pollsters don’t aim to predict the results, but that doesn’t stop the media trying. Maybe they should ask William Hill who will win instead.
Cameron and Miliband talk NHS and immigration but the audience wanted to know about post-election deals.
The final big pitch to the voters has been made. So who came out on top?
This is what democracy looks like: citizens giving politicians a public bollocking.
The Conservatives are planning to cut £12bn from the welfare budget. It could be a bad political move.
The SNP has changed the way Scottish people think about politics, something no party has achieved for decades.
Treasury minister does the dirty on coalition partners in 11th hour bid to win back votes.
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Paul Whiteley is a Friend of The Conversation.Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Associate Professor of Politics, Richmond American International University
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Professor of Politics, University of Warwick
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Manchester
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Professor of Politics and Public Policy, University of Stirling
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, Lancaster University
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Honorary Senior Lecturer, Institute of Local Government Studies, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Digital Politics, University of Sheffield
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Professor Emeritus of Economics, SOAS, University of London
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School of History, Anthropology, Philosohy and Politics, Queen's University Belfast
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Professor of Electoral Geography, University of Sheffield
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Lecturer in Politics, University of Aberdeen
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Professor, School of Journalism, Media and Culture; University Dean of Research Environment and Culture, Cardiff University
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Lecturer in British Politics, University of Bristol
