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With Labour closing in on the Conservatives in the polls, we discuss the likely outcome of the UK general election 2017.
Academic rigour, journalistic flair
Articles on UK elections 2015
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Theresa May’s U-turn on social care funding shows how hard it is to fix. But there is a logical solution.
Dealing with the UK’s chronic lack of investment is as important as getting the Brexit negotiations right – and much more important than balancing the books.
Polling is difficult – and everyone except pollsters overestimates how accurate polls are.
Crucially, they differ in how they are calculated and the ages of workers that they apply to.
With the Conservatives trying to muscle in on traditional Labour territory by painting themselves as the party of workers, it’s worth taking a closer look at their promises.
The decision not to take action against a number of election candidates is not a whitewash, but it shows that the law needs a rethink.
Those who voted No in the indyref were never as anti-blue as is often believed.
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Expert analysis of that infamous Brexit spat, tactical voting and Diane Abbott's media meltdown.
The pensions ‘triple lock’ explained.
I like you, but won’t ‘like’ you.
Lynton Crosby is the manipulator with the Midas touch, who has a reputation for tapping into those ideas and prejudices that coarsen public life but are seemingly widely held and a ballot-box boon.
Bringing you up to speed on the political hot potato that may have passed you by.
New survey information puts paid to ‘shy Tories’ theory.
For better or for worse, various countries around the world charted a new course last year. What lies ahead for 2016?
Students didn’t hold that much sway at the election.
All four leadership hopefuls have a political position — but only one is actually saying what it is.
There is a widespread belief that the independence referendum stumbled across the elixir for dispelling longstanding voter apathy. In the areas where it matters most, it is just not true.
It is normal that for politicians to engage in angry finger-pointing after a humiliating electoral defeat. Playing the blame game has a therapeutic effect and helps a party make sense of its defeat. It…
With a steady hollowing out of membership, the cosying up to vested interests with pockets deep enough to maintain party, today’s political parties barely “represent”.
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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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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 in Politics, Lancaster University
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Government, University of Essex
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School of History, Anthropology, Philosohy and Politics, Queen's University Belfast
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Professor Emeritus of Economics, SOAS, University of London
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Professor, School of Journalism, Media and Culture; University Dean of Research Environment and Culture, Cardiff University
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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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Lecturer in British Politics, University of Bristol
