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The general election 2019 has delivered a seismic shift in the balance of British politics.
Our panel of experts analyse the results of the British election.
From Brexit and Labour’s future to Britain’s new political battlegrounds, here’s the expert lowdown on what Boris Johnson’s predicted landslide win means.
Boris Johnson wants to leave by the end of January 2020 and hopes to have a trade deal agreed within a year.
When Stanley Baldwin called an election in December 1923, the outcome was unintended, unexpected and enduring.
The academic research makes it clear that ‘getting Brexit done’ will deeply hurt the UK economy across the board.
The crisis of Conservatism of the early 20th century has some parallels for the party today.
Newspapers and broadcasters have been more likely to focus on issues the Conservatives want people to talk about.
Research from around the world shows that UK leaders are actually better at putting their pledges into action when they win office than voters think.
The British electorate is volatile but one party has to benefit more than the others for that to actually affect the outcome.
Before we declare the end of austerity, it is important to explore what exactly austerity was – and remind ourselves of the terrible toll it has had on many people’s lives.
The Conservative Party’s manifesto presents a modest £2.9 billion spending increase compared to Labour’s £82.9 billion spending programme.
Promises in the Tory manifesto on the NHS fall well short of what is needed.
The Brexit Party’s most baffling decision is to continue to fight key Labour-held seats. But all is not what it seems.
A political economist explains the background to Labour and the Conservatives’ new commitment to spending and borrowing.
The anti-EU party will not contest constituencies the Conservatives won in 2017 in the upcoming general election. But it still hopes to take votes from both of the two biggest parties.
In Labour target constituencies in the North of England, the moratorium applies. But sites in safe Conservative areas in the South East will remain open for business.
In order to win a majority in the upcoming election the Conservative Party is targeting traditional Labour strongholds that voted Leave.
Nearly 60 members of parliament have said they won’t run again in 2019. It’s worth looking closely at who they are and why they are quitting.
Top contributors
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Paul Whiteley is a Friend of The Conversation.Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Professor of Politics, Queen Mary University of London
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, Lancaster University
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Associate Tutor in Politics and Social Sciences, Edge Hill University
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Manchester
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Associate Professor of British Politics, University of Leeds
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Hull
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Former Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics
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Associate Professor of Politics, Richmond American International University
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Head of Politics, Sheffield Hallam University
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Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations, Monash University
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Teaching Fellow, Department of History, University of Birmingham
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Founding Director of the Sir Bernard Crick Centre for the Public Understanding of Politics, University of Sheffield
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Ashbel Smith Professor, School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas
