Voting is all over the place in 2018. But Labour is the party with most to think about after this result.
- Professor of Government, University of Essex
Polls got it badly wrong in the last general election. Here’s another way of gauging public opinion.
Jeremy Corbyn has been accused of being unelectable as a Labour leader. Could this be true?
The stage seemed set for a Conservative surge, but Britain’s changing policy mood got in the way.
General elections are the great democratic leveller. Every citizen – however wealthy, educated or interested – gets an opportunity to pass judgement on the performance of the government and the direction…
If most commentators are right, the 2015 general election is likely to be one of the most unpredictable and exciting polls of the post-war period. The dramatic rise in support for UKIP in England, the…
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