The Fox in the Hen House? UKIP and the 2015 General Election
This week’s European elections have produced fascinating and, in many countries, uncomfortable shifts in electoral support-see Paul Mason’s blog piece here (though we shouldn’t forget Italy, where the...
View ArticleThe Lessons of Clacton and Heywood
In this expert analysis, Professor Kaufmann explains how Ukip will damage the Tories in 2015 but may ultimately harm Labour Ukip’s Douglas Carswell won the party’s first seat in Clacton while in...
View ArticleWho Will Win in 2015? Peter Kellner Talks to Birkbeck
Peter Kellner, expert pollster and President of YouGov, spoke to the Centre for British Politics and Public life last Wednesday. You can see some of YouGov’s latest polls here. His talk is on a podcast...
View ArticleThe new political class of 2015
The new political class of 2015 There is a perception that Westminster politics is a self-serving career machine for the ambitions of a small cadre of self-reproducing politicians. To what extent is...
View ArticleRochester and UKIP: Domino or Outlier?
Mark Reckless won the Rochester and Strood by-election by 2,930 votes, handing UKIP another victory and an aura of invincibility that is wreaking havoc within the main parties. What is so disturbing...
View ArticleBusiness and Labour
In the run-up to the election, senior business leaders have launched an attack on Labour’s policies. No-one should be surprised at this criticism. Labour presumably hopes to get its votes primarily...
View ArticleBirkbeck Academics Predict Who Will Win 2015
This General Election is the most unpredictable in decades. From the SNP in Scotland to UKIP’s assault and the Green insurgency, this election is full of uncertainties. We tried to make sense of a...
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