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Research from political science shows that rightwing voters respond to narratives that harken back to a better time.
The Tories have 346 seats and could lose more than half of those. Labour is aiming for huge gains, the SNP is fighting for relevance – and the Lib Dems are hoping to become the third party again.
Study shows that even people who didn’t vote for Boris Johnson in 2019 were swayed by his grin.
Audience research can tell us what voters really want to see in debates.
After taking the vast majority of seats in the last two elections, the SNP looks set for major losses.
Criticisms that this is ‘just a logo’ aren’t entirely unreasonable, but Labour is setting out a green transition on a tight budget.
A look back at how much the dial has shifted during the short, official campaign period in elections since 1945.
A redrawing of federal seat boundaries could have implications for the next election.
The electoral register is incomplete, especially when it comes to young people.
In my view, Sunak’s plan positions young people as a problem.
Making election promises about migration numbers is much easier than keeping them.
Success on social media won’t mean a thing unless it persuades voters to go out and support you on election day.
The Labour leader is looking to the examples set by Tony Blair and Harold Wilson in drawing a line under his party’s recent past.
With the UK heading for an election on July 4, it can feel like the result is pre-ordained. Labour has maintained a decisive poll lead for over a year and nothing Rishi Sunak does appears to shift the…
The election will land right in the middle of the Euros. So will the feelgood factor lighten the public’s mood towards the government?
Audiences may not know if so-called impartial news is delivered by professional journalists or partisan politicians.
The large number of MPs deciding not to stand in the forthcoming election adds yet more electoral pressure on the PM.
There are 16 government bills currently making their way through parliament.
The main characters are widely seen as dull but this election is already characterised by a narrative of chaos.
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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
