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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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Tackling the ‘childcare crunch’

Colette FaganHelen Norman By Colette Fagan and Helen Norman Filed Under: British Politics, Featured Posted: March 24, 2014

Many women leave the labour market or cut their working hours after having children because childcare facilities are either unavailable, too expensive or simply inadequate, say Professor Colette Fagan and Dr Helen Norman. Read Dr Norman’s full policy briefing ‘UK Childcare in the European Context’ Childcare is now at the forefront of the political debate. […]

Tagged With: childcare, employment, family policy, gender inequalities, IPPR, Labour, Lucy Powell

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Polling Observatory #34: a voteless recovery so far but still time to turn the tide?

Rob FordWill JenningsMark Pickup By Rob Ford, Will Jennings and Mark Pickup Filed Under: Polling Observatory Posted: March 19, 2014

This is the thirty-fourth 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 fortunes are […]

Tagged With: Conservative, GE2015, general election, Labour, Liberal Democrat, opinion polls, party politics, politics, polling

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Polling Observatory 33: public opinion steady through the storms

Rob FordWill JenningsMark Pickup By Rob Ford, Will Jennings and Mark Pickup Filed Under: Featured, Polling Observatory Posted: February 12, 2014

This is the thirty-second 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 fortunes are […]

Tagged With: Conservative, GE2015, general election, Labour, Liberal Democrat, opinion polls, party politics, politics, polling

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Polling Observatory 32: running down the clock

Rob Ford By Rob Ford Filed Under: Featured, Polling Observatory Posted: January 21, 2014

This blog post, by Dr Robert Ford, Dr Will Jennings and Dr Mark Pickup is the thirty-second 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 […]

Tagged With: Conservative, GE2015, general election, Labour, Liberal Democrat, opinion polls, party politics, politics, polling

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Polling Observatory 31: No joy from the polls as festive season approaches

Rob Ford By Rob Ford Filed Under: Featured, Polling Observatory Posted: December 13, 2013

This blog post, by Dr Robert Ford, Dr Will Jennings and Dr Mark Pickup, is the thiry-first in a series that report on the state of the parties as measured by opinion polls. Manchester Policy Blogs will be posting Polling Observatory updates on a regular basis, alongside the well-established Ballots and Bullets blog. A more detailed […]

Tagged With: Conservative, GE2015, general election, Labour, Liberal Democrat, opinion polls, party politics, politics, polling, UKIP

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Polling Observatory #30: Good news for all the parties… except the Lib Dems

Rob Ford By Rob Ford Filed Under: Featured, Polling Observatory Posted: November 19, 2013

This blog post, by Dr Robert Ford, Dr Will Jennings and Dr Mark Pickup, is the thirtieth in a series of posts that report on the state of the parties as measured by opinion polls. From now onwards, Manchester Policy Blogs will be posting Polling Observatory updates on a regular basis, alongside the well established Ballots […]

Tagged With: cameron, campaigning, Clegg, Conservative, GE2015, general election, Labour, Liberal Democrat, Milliband, opinion polls, party politics polling, politics, UK polling

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International development: what kind of world do you want to live in?

Sophie King By Sophie King Filed Under: Featured Posted: November 12, 2013

This question above was one posed at an event during Manchester Policy Week, where outgoing Shadow Minister for International Development Ivan Lewis MP (right) debated Labour’s post-2015 development vision with Professor David Hulme (centre) from the University of Manchester. Dr Sophie King witnessed a fascinating discussion that focused largely on the need to develop an […]

Tagged With: aid, DFID, high level panel, international development, Ivan Lewis, Labour, overseas budget, UN

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Should Labour Defend Its Record on Education?

Ruth Lupton By Ruth Lupton Filed Under: Featured Posted: November 11, 2013

England’s education system is undergoing rapid change under Michael Gove, but little has been heard from Labour about its own plans. During Manchester Policy Week 2013, Professor Ruth Lupton took part in a debate on Labour’s achievements, and what it might do now. There was profound disagreement among the academics involved. But despite this, she argues […]

Tagged With: education policy, gove, Labour

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The OBR and Scrutinising Public Money and Policies: Why We Need a Parliamentary Budget Office

Colin Talbot By Colin Talbot Filed Under: Whitehall Watch Posted: September 23, 2013

Ed Balls, the shadow chancellor, has declared he’d like the Office of Budget Responsibility to assess Labour’s tax and spend policies before the next election. Robert Chote, the head of the OBR, and Andrew Tyrie, the Conservative chair of the Treasury select committee, have both said they think this could be a good thing. Others […]

Tagged With: CBO, ed balls, Labour, OBR, parliament, policy, Whitehall

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