These so-called ‘mega polls’ all give Labour massive majorities – but all of different sizes. What’s going on?
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Does a poll lead increase your poll lead? The science of bandwagon effects explained.
More than half of people now support electoral reform.
It is impossible for politicians to use TikTok for necessary, nuanced discussion around important policy proposals.
It is in education policy where the arts and creativity can make the most long-lasting beneficial change.
Some government reforms to initial teacher training appear to have actually suppressed the number of people who can be trained.
Sinn Féin continues to abstain from attending the House of Commons but it still runs candidates, both to boost its own position and deny its rivals the seats.
It’s been a terrible few years for unionism’s biggest party, and they could be about to see the fallout.
The effort to get Muslims voting for independents won’t cost Keir Starmer the election – but is that all that matters?
Ever since the welfare state was established in 1948, Britain’s elected leaders have grappled with how to pay for and deliver social care.
Broadcasters can struggle to report impartially when they have to single out one party for making dubious claims.
The prime minister attempted to play the populist and ended up playing into the hands of Nigel Farage.
People are generally more prone to activating the parts of their brain associated with fear than those linked to rational decision making.
The rule that people vote with the economy in mind stretches back across a government’s lifespan, not just the few weeks before the election.
The multi-party debate is an opportunity for smaller parties to get their messages across.
Commitment to nuclear deterrence has become a de facto criterion for entering No. 10.
There is something contrived about parties producing detailed plans for a parliament that may well last five years, in a world that is volatile and uncertain.
It was hard to escape the feeling that the would-be leaders are as out of touch as one questioner suggested.
The day’s agenda was already set by Nigel Farage, hours before the two party leaders stepped on stage.
The 2010 general election put immigration front and centre of the political landscape for the next 14 years.
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Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Manchester
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Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
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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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Professor of Mathematics, University of Surrey
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, York St John University
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Researcher, Centre on Migration Policy and Society (COMPAS), Deputy Director, Migration Observatory, University of Oxford
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Professor of Politics, University of Strathclyde and Senior Research Fellow, National Centre for Social Research, National Centre for Social Research
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Professor of Politics, Royal Holloway University of London
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Head of Politics, University of Liverpool
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Chair Professor, Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Culture, Cardiff University
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Regents Professor of Strategic Communication, Texas Tech University, Texas Tech University
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, Lancaster University
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Surrey
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Professor of Politics, University of Liverpool
