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.
With Labour closing in on the Conservatives in the polls, we discuss the likely outcome of the UK general election 2017.
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She faced criticism for not taking part in the BBC head-to-head, but the PM would have struggled had she done another late U-turn.
There are rules about what charities can say and spend during election campaigns.
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Charities are limited in how much they can spend on campaigning. Is this justified?
Oh, the regret.
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One policy above all others will haunt the Tory election campaign to the bitter end.
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Many issues are devolved – but broadcasters often forget it, leaving viewers baffled.
Safe pairs of hands?
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The PM will continue with her target of reducing migration to the tens of thousands, despite failing to meet it for years.
Fiddlesticks, that’s hot!
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They can be b***y difficult people but politicians want you to know they give a ts, even if they sometimes talk b*****s.
Tim Farron read his and he loves it. He really, really loves it.
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From mental health to sharing the wealth, one party just about has the edge over its rivals.