Cynicism (with a tinge of humour) on the rise in the 2019 UK general election.
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The cynicism of political lies and the fear of losing control by opening up the corridors of power can’t last.
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The next two years look dangerous for the economy. You wouldn’t know it from UK party manifestos.
The Vote Leave bus.
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Economic forecasts are flawed but they should not be blindly dismissed as fake facts.
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A look at the challenges of producing and consuming election polls.
The working week will be this long.
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… and is the NHS really comparable to a string quartet?
And the crowd says…
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Crowd-based prediction markets have even been shown to outperform intelligence analysts.
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What the main parties propose to do about immigration.
Fledgling mangroves in Philippines.
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Promising to plant 100m trees a year is one thing; making them grow can be quite another.
Labour would like to take Calder Valley from the Conservatives.
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Some ultra-marginals are at play, with a picture muddled by the collision of party loyalties and Brexit positions.
Drumming up support: Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn canvasses the youth vote, October 2019.
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Instagram has become a major battleground for the attention of young voters.
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The Labour Party has to convince voters in the north of England that privatisation is not the solution to NHS woes.
Finally, the handshake.
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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.
School climate strikes have encouraged some political parties to be more radical.
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Here’s a rare chance to lever serious resources to transform society.
Labour proposes a radical shake-up of the way businesses are run.
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There is no denying that the shareholder model of business needs countering, but this doesn’t mean IOFs are the best remedy.
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People in the UK continue to die from alcohol while the government continues to cut funding for treatment services.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid briefs the House of Commons, September 2019.
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The BBC relies for too much of its analysis on one think tank in particular.
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Like everyone else in this election, Nigel Farage has caught the spending bug, with a little help from a ‘Brexit dividend’.
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Investors in the private companies that Labour plans to nationalise are likely to seek compensation for their losses.
Definitely going to ‘get Brexit done’ this time?
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Research from around the world shows that UK leaders are actually better at putting their pledges into action when they win office than voters think.
Boris Johnson and Plymouth parliamentary candidate, Rebecca Smith in front of a statue of Nancy Astor.
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It isn’t just politicians: experts, business representatives, even academics quoted in the media are more likely to be male.