Will women vote for women in 2018? It depends on if they’re married
Research shows that married women tend not to relate as much to other women. This makes a big difference when a woman is on the ballot.
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The price tag of a UK government: bargaining, bungs and a billion in the bank
The Conservatives' pact with the DUP is dodgy and depressing.
Britain relies on blunt tools to keep corporate investment post-Brexit
Keeping companies in the UK will be a huge task for whoever ends up in Downing Street.
Starkly different views on welcoming refugees divide Britain’s main parties
What the political party manifestos say about refugees and asylum seekers.
Why Churchill would have disagreed with Theresa May’s stance on European human rights
The Conservative party manifesto's repudiation of the ‘libertarian right’ bodes ill for the European Court of Human Rights.
Fact Check: have the Conservatives protected police and counter-terrorism budgets?
Theresa May says they have. But let's take a closer look.
How the parties differ on their plans to fix Britain’s social care crisis
After the Conservatives' U-turn on social care, how do the parties compare?
Missing May: she was damned if she did and damned if she didn’t join the debate
She faced criticism for not taking part in the BBC head-to-head, but the PM would have struggled had she done another late U-turn.
Fact Check: have the Conservatives always been the low-tax party?
Theresa May claims the Conservatives have historically been a party of low taxes. Is she right?
How UKIP’s decline could provide a major boost for Theresa May
If the purple vote turns blue...
Theresa’s bins and Jeremy’s leaks: Election Weekly podcast
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Expert analysis of the leaked Labour party manifesto and how the parties are trying to manage their media messaging.
Fact Check: are there 6,500 more doctors and 15,000 more nurses since Jeremy Hunt became health secretary?
We asked two academics to check Jeremy Hunt's figures.
Fact Check: are fewer people switching gas or electricity company?
The Conservatives claim the energy market is broken. Are they right?
Local and mayoral elections 2017: results roundup
Everything you need to know about the recent local and mayoral elections.
Is this really the Brexit election?
Talk of punishing parties for their stance on the referendum may be overhyped – not least because of all the confusion about where each actually stands.
Theresa May’s biggest risk with election 2017 looks to be Scotland
The war of words is underway: who will come out on top is far from clear.
George Osborne, the Evening Standard and the Conservative media establishment
The former chancellor has no experience of journalism, but that hasn't prevented him from taking over London's most important newspaper.
As the Liberal Party continues to fracture, we may be watching its demise
Riven by dispute about the idea of liberalism espoused by Robert Menzies, and increasingly at risk of fracture, a once great party is in turmoil.
Historic win for the Conservatives puts them on course for a long period in office
It held on in Stoke, but Labour has suffered a humiliating defeat to the governing party in Copeland.
Four problems with the Higher Education Bill
Academics have little confidence in the current higher education reforms.
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