The prime minister is being optimistic at best with his reading – but these results to suggest Labour’s win might not be as decisive as polls currently suggest.
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Local elections in the UK have swung in favour of Labour, while counting continues for three seats in the Tasmanian upper house.
In a dismal night for the government, one result towers above the others.
It could happen to anyone – and that’s really the point.
Local election results are strong predictors of general elections held in the same or following year.
Members have been blamed for choosing badly in recent years, but MPs played their part too.
Even though Keir Starmer is more comfortable being associated with the leaders of the last Labour government than Jeremy Corbyn or Ed Miliband, this is not a return to the past.
The extreme levels of poverty endured by economically inactive people (as highlighted in the government’s own data) are a direct result of deliberate political choices to continually erode benefits.
The first minister’s decision to abruptly end his coalition deal with the Greens has backfired in spectacular fashion, leaving the SNP in crisis once more.
What the brevity and humble tone tell us about the resigning first ministe'rs hopes for the future.
It’s a rare event for an MP to leave government to join the opposition. But the timing here may mean voters will hardly notice.
A vote for Khan appears potentially more readily transferable to the other main candidates than a vote for Hall.
Mayoral votes, a by-election triggered by a scandal and a prime minister under threat. It’s a big week.
The Labour MP was friends with Margaret Thatcher, but certainly didn’t agree that there’s ‘no such thing as society’.
Infamy, infamy everyone’s got it infamy. Truss’s book turns out to be great textbook on leadership.
Public goods like clean air and a stable climate demand more democratic planning, not less.
First past the post tends to deliver the winning party more seats in parliament than they’d get under a truly proportional voting system – but this year is off the charts.
Religious leaders are vital links for health services looking to counter vaccine hesitancy.
Are Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves focusing on the same criteria for economic competence as Britain’s voters?
Whether true or not, the UK’s political parties have failed to quash the perception that they prioritise cities.
Principais colaboradores
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Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
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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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Senior Lecturer, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Associate Tutor in Politics and Social Sciences, Edge Hill University
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Professor of Politics & International Studies, The Open University
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Professor of Politics, Queen Mary University of London
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Manchester
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, Edge Hill University
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Associate Professor of British Politics, University of Leeds
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Ashbel Smith Professor, School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas
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Head of Politics, Sheffield Hallam University
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Teaching Fellow, Department of History, University of Birmingham
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British Politics Lecturer, University of Liverpool
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Senior Lecturer in Contemporary British History, Newcastle University
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Associate Professor of Politics, Richmond American International University
