Man of the people?
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Our expert shows that public opinion may not be the best guide for effective policy.
Students can vote to start an election all over again.
Peter Spooner
Students have helped solve the mystery of the million missing voters. We should thank them by giving them a reason to show up on May 7.
The good life?
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Our experts analyse the evidence on the Conservatives’ big ticket policies.
Nigel Farage raised fishing quotas on the campaign trawl in Grismby.
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UKIP leader Nigel Farage has said EU fisheries policies means the UK gives away the majority of its fish. Is he right?
Welfare cuts should serve to increase employment, but
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Research indicates that Conservative proposals will increase incentives for the unemployed to return to work, but it won’t reduce poverty.
All in for renewable energy.
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Labour’s green jobs numbers add up, but the picture’s less clear on fracking.
Cameron’s property-owning democracy plans don’t add up.
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We all want security, freedom and independence, but the Conservative Party’s housing proposal does not square with their inheritance tax policies.
Why don’t they trust me?
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Both major parties have tried to address their key weaknesses head on – but it’s too late to change voters’ perceptions.
Don’t ask, don’t get.
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Natalie Bennet has unveiled a shopping list so extensive that she is sure to score a few hits after May 7.
Too good to be true?
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Cameron spoke with considerable authority, and apparent sincerity. The problem lay not in the style, but rather the content.
Cutting the deficit and growing the economy are central to the Labour Manifesto.
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A key tenet of the Labour Party’s manifesto is reducing the budget deficit year-on-year through the lifetime of the next parliament.
Housing Association tenants will get the right to buy.
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The Conservatives have long dreamed of a property-owning democracy but this version will not solve the UK’s modern housing nightmare.
Making it count. Why voters vote.
AdamKR
While Conservative pundits wonder why high scores for economic competence aren’t boosting poll numbers, some clues might lie away from financial measures.
Big and brave or the best of a bad bunch?
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The Greens have nothing on Syriza or Podemos.
Labour’s defence policy might sound good, but it’s mainly empty rhetoric.
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On defence, the Labour manifesto is full of fine words, but lacking in substance.
It may be costed, but that doesn’t mean it will work.
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Labour’s 2015 manifesto aims to improve life for children and it suggests that one effective means of achieving that aim is to invest in early years’ provision. The claim is that a child’s language development…
Time to get serious on tax avoidance.
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The Labour Party has put tackling tax avoidance firmly on the election agenda.
High five.
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April 13, 2015
Maria Goddard , University of York ; Anand Menon , King's College London ; Christine Merrell , Durham University ; Claudia Hupkau , London School of Economics and Political Science ; Hilary Steedman , London School of Economics and Political Science ; Ian Preston , UCL ; Jonathan Perraton , University of Sheffield , and Steve Higgins , Durham University
Our experts crunch the evidence on Labour’s big ticket policies.
Will non-doms be driven away?
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Labour has pledged to get rid of the centuries-old non-dom rule.
Plaid Cymru want to expand the Welsh government’s Bwcabus service.
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Regulators, rebates and retaining bus services - Plaid’s transport policy offers a lot, but little explanation on how to fund it.