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Polling Observatory #35 (March 2014): Politics, Fast and Slow

Rob FordMark PickupWill Jennings By Rob Ford, Mark Pickup and Will Jennings Filed Under: Polling Observatory Posted: April 8, 2014

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

Tagged With: conservatives, education policy, election, GE2015, Labour, Liberal Democrats, polling, UKIP, voting

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The prospects for a dramatically more representative Parliament post 2015 are bleak

Catherine DuroseFrancesca GainsLiz RichardsonRyan CombsChristina Eason By Catherine Durose, Francesca Gains, Liz Richardson, Ryan Combs and Christina Eason Filed Under: Westminster Watch Posted: January 31, 2014

The next election is an unknown quantity, with pundits and pollsters both divided on the likely outcome. However one thing is becoming increasingly clear: there is unlikely to be a large-scale move towards a realignment in the House of Commons, with party selectorates continuing to exert influence which amounts to a continuation of a white, […]

Tagged With: election, parliament, representation

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How effective is social media in getting people to the polls?

Rachel Gibson By Rachel Gibson Filed Under: Featured, Westminster Watch Posted: October 28, 2013

The question of whether Web 2.0 technologies work in ‘getting out the vote’ is one that remains the subject of some debate. Professor Rachel Gibson, who is leading research into the impact on the electorate, suggests that while online has its place, traditional methods still remain powerfully persuasive. This post is an adapted version of […]

Tagged With: campaign, campaigning, election, polling, social media, vote, voting, web 2.0

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Females to the fore in reshuffle – but women’s policy input may remain limited

Francesca GainsClaire Annesley By Francesca Gains and Claire Annesley Filed Under: Whitehall Watch Posted: October 7, 2013

As expected, David Cameron has boosted the number of women in his Government. But this strategy is problematic, argue Professors Claire Annesley and Francesca Gains, and may not address the lack of women’s policy input in decision making. Earlier this spring Andy Coulson, David Cameron’s former spin doctor, suggested that ‘Sam Cam’ was the Conservatives’ ‘secret […]

Tagged With: cameron, coalition, conservatives, election, government, policy, reshuffle, women

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