The US president, Donald Trump, has arrived in the UK for a summit of NATO leaders – but it’s awkward timing for the British prime minister, Boris Johnson.
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The voting public is being forced to wade through a fog of disinformation thanks to some cynical ploys.
A politics professor is bombarded with questions about the constituency in which he works.
Corbyn can’t get enough of Scotland while Johnson is playing it safe with strategic stop offs.
Conversation academic experts get behind the soundbites and campaign claims.
A close look at the way the parties are using video in the campaign can tell you a lot about their approach.
Things could have been quite different if Jeremy Corbyn swung more decisively to Remain or if Jo Swinson hadn’t been in such a rush to the polls.
The Brexit Party’s most baffling decision is to continue to fight key Labour-held seats. But all is not what it seems.
With Labour in danger of coming fourth in Scotland, they could have done without fresh independence trouble.
Authoritative statements by esteemed officials that the rule of law has been violated no longer have political consequences. Scandals that would have ended careers only a few years ago barely register.
From Boris Johnson to Donald Trump, a new breed of bullshitting politicians is flourishing.
Both main campaigns are focusing on the enemy, not the plan, in part, because the British political system hasn’t caught up with societal changes.
With the promise of more periods of intense rainfall in years to come, what do we need to do to protect ourselves more from flooding in future?
Broadcasters snubbing the likes of Nicola Sturgeon and Jo Swinson in favour of head-to-head debates with the two big party leaders just serves to stoke political tensions.
In order to win a majority in the upcoming election the Conservative Party is targeting traditional Labour strongholds that voted Leave.
‘Why are we having this election?’ is a question that undermines Johnson’s ‘get Brexit done’ narrative.
Which messages and formats are cutting through the most?
There is a chance – just a chance – that far from smoothing the UK’s exit from the EU, the election blows up in Johnson’s face and delivers a remain parliament.
There are five possible options left for the UK, but which is the most likely to work?
Research suggests that people still depend on the mainstream media for their news. It’s more important than ever that journalists earn that trust.
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Paul Whiteley is a Friend of The Conversation.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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Ashbel Smith Professor, School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas
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Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Government, University of Essex
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University of Nottingham
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Associate Professor of British Politics, University of Leeds
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Senior Lecturer in Contemporary British History, Newcastle University
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Associate Tutor in Politics and Social Sciences, Edge Hill University
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Visiting Professor of Management Practice, Bayes Business School, City, University of London
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Professor of Politics, University of Bristol
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Sussex
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, Edge Hill University
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Professor of Politics, University of Liverpool
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Professor of Politics, Queen Mary University of London
