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Democracy on the Line?

Kingsley PurdamRob Ford By Kingsley Purdam and Rob Ford Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Inclusive Growth Posted: April 26, 2018

Kingsley Purdam and Rob Ford from The University of Manchester use the Manchester Metrolink map to show levels of voter turnout and ask if there will be more or less local democracy in 2018. The 2018 local elections across England will be held in May, but despite their importance for policy they are likely to […]

Tagged With: british politics, communities, democracy, economy, Greater Manchester, inequalities, local government, Social Statistics

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All or nothing: new survey shows polarised views on immigration

Rob Ford By Rob Ford Filed Under: All posts, Brexit, British Politics Posted: July 3, 2017

Last week, the results of the British Attitudes Survey were published. Here, Professor Rob Ford who authored the survey’s chapter on immigration, looks at what the results mean for attitudes and potential policies around immigration. There has been a sharp increase in the share of Brits who see both the economic and labour market impacts […]

Tagged With: Brexit, british attitudes survey, BSA, immigration, immigration policy, polarisation, polling, survey

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Ethnically targeted government assistance: a hard sell

Rob Ford By Rob Ford Filed Under: Ethnicity Posted: December 21, 2015

How can the UK Government best tackle ethnic disadvantage? Dr Rob Ford looks at why a targeted approach aiming to tackle the problem directly could be politically dangerous. Discrimination is a serious problem in Britain. A wide range of research shows ethnic minorities suffer disadvantages in university applications, in the labour market, in the housing market […]

Tagged With: ethnicity, immigration, inequality, race

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Migrant Drs keep the NHS going

Kingsley PurdamRob FordAneez Esmail By Yasmin Farooq, Kingsley Purdam, Rob Ford and Aneez Esmail Filed Under: All posts Posted: September 25, 2015

Research led by Yasmin Ghazala Farooq with Kingsley Purdam, Aneez Esmail and Rob Ford at the University of Manchester has highlighted the vital contribution overseas trained doctors have made to people’s health and to the NHS in the UK. Given the ongoing debates about immigration control it is important to recognise that Britishness is a […]

Tagged With: GPs, migration, NHS, Social Statistics

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Refugee crisis: An open letter to David Cameron and Teresa May

Rob FordMaria Sobolewska By Rob Ford and Maria Sobolewska Filed Under: All posts, Ethnicity, Featured Posted: September 7, 2015

Academics Rob Ford and Maria Sobolewska have written an open letter, reproduced below and signed by 365 people, asking Prime Minister David Cameron and Home Secretary Teresa May urging them to do more to help the thousands of refugees currently trying to make their way across Europe. Rt Hon David Cameron MP 10 Downing Street London […]

Tagged With: asylum, migrants, refugees

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Racial prejudice: how bad measures can lead us astray

Rob Ford By Rob Ford Filed Under: Ethnicity, Featured Posted: February 26, 2015

Last year, the Guardian triggered a major debate over prejudice after a front page splash painted a dark picture of rising racial intolerance in Britain, writes Dr Robert Ford. But he argues that this debate was focussed on a poorly constructed measure – and that more robust measures paint a very different picture. There is […]

Tagged With: British Social Attitudes survey, muslims, racial discrimination, racial prejudice, The Guardian, West Indians

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Polling Observatory #43: Stability returns with race close to dead heat

Rob FordWill JenningsMark PickupChristopher Wlezien By Rob Ford, Will Jennings, Mark Pickup and Christopher Wlezien Filed Under: All posts, Polling Observatory Posted: December 17, 2014

This is the forty-third in a series of posts that report on the state of the parties as measured by opinion polls. By pooling together all the available polling evidence we can reduce the impact of the random variation each individual survey inevitably produces. Most of the short term advances and setbacks in party polling […]

Tagged With: election, election forecast, GE2014, general election, opinion poll, polling, voting, voting intention

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Polling Observatory 42: Sharp drop in Labour support adds confusion to chaos

Rob FordMark PickupWill JenningsChristopher Wlezien By Rob Ford, Mark Pickup, Will Jennings and Christopher Wlezien Filed Under: Featured, Polling Observatory Posted: November 14, 2014

This is the forty-second in a series of posts by Dr Robert Ford, Dr Will Jennings, Dr Mark Pickup and Prof Christopher Wlezien that report on the state of the parties in the UK as measured by opinion polls. By pooling together all the available polling evidence, the impact of the random variation that each individual survey inevitably produces can be […]

Tagged With: election, GE2014, general election, opinion poll, polling, voter intention, voting

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The Polling Observatory Forecast 5: Conservatives fading away?

Rob FordMark PickupWill JenningsChristopher Wlezien By Rob Ford, Mark Pickup, Will Jennings and Christopher Wlezien Filed Under: Featured, Polling Observatory Posted: October 15, 2014

As explained in the inaugural election forecast, up until May next year the Polling Observatory team will be producing a long term forecast for the 2015 General Election, using methods first applied ahead of the 2010 election (and which are also well-established in the United States). The authors’ method involves trying to make the best use of […]

Tagged With: electorate, GE2015, general election, opinion polls, politics, polling, UK, voters, voting

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Polling Observatory 41: Opinion stable for now, but election battle lines are being drawn

Rob FordWill JenningsMark PickupChristopher Wlezien By Rob Ford, Will Jennings, Mark Pickup and Christopher Wlezien Filed Under: Featured, Polling Observatory Posted: October 8, 2014

This is the forty-first in a series of posts by Dr Robert Ford, Dr Will Jennings, Dr Mark Pickup and Prof Christopher Wlezien that report on the state of the parties in the UK as measured by opinion polls. By pooling together all the available polling evidence, the impact of the random variation that each individual survey inevitably produces can be […]

Tagged With: cameron, Conservative, election, GE2015, Labour, Lib Dems, party conference, polling, polls, UKIP, voters, voting

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