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A permanent fracking ban is needed to end the farce and shift resources into carbon capture and storage.
As the election campaign hots up we explore how the parties are exploiting videos on their social media accounts.
From Boris Johnson to Donald Trump, a new breed of bullshitting politicians is flourishing.
“We now have a leave alliance”.
A political economist explains the background to Labour and the Conservatives’ new commitment to spending and borrowing.
What about the dads?
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.
The benefits of a four-day working week, without loss of pay, can outweigh the cons for both businesses and staff.
Michael Gove claims that drug prices are not on the negotiating table.
The anti-EU party will not contest constituencies the Conservatives won in 2017 in the upcoming general election. But it still hopes to take votes from both of the two biggest parties.
Many people move house every year – and few of them inform the electoral register.
Has the party unecessarily compromised its powerful position in Westminster?
When an election looms, some politicians reach for the easy ‘crackdown’ on Travellers and Gypsies to win over core voters.
No wonder several high-profile figures say they can’t take it any more. Are we really going to allow women to be harassed out of public service?
While other media – old and new – may fixate on the personalities and quick headlines, we will dig deep into policy proposals
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.
Housing currently accounts for almost one-fifth of the UK’s annual carbon emissions.
Which messages and formats are cutting through the most?
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Ashbel Smith Professor, School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas
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Paul Whiteley is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Head of the School of Journalism, Media and Culture, Cardiff University
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Professor of Communication and Media Analysis, Loughborough University
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University of Nottingham
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PhD Researcher in Politics, University of Leeds
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Lecturer in Media and Communication, University of Leicester
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Professor of Political Communication, Loughborough University
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, York St John University
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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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Professor of Politics, Queen Mary University of London
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Lecturer, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Professor of Political Communication, University of Leeds
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Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Bayes Business School, City, University of London
