Making a ‘boring’ campaign more exciting, or just distracting from the issues that matter most?
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Research from political science shows that rightwing voters respond to narratives that harken back to a better time.
Addressing serious disconnects between Labour and its ‘traditional’ constituencies remains a key challenge for Keir Starmer’s party.
Local pubs play an important role in local identity – itself a known driver in support for radical-right parties.
After rioters outside the US Capitol sang Bob Marley’s ‘Three Little Birds’, here are more global instances when history has sounded a little out of tune.
There are lots of options for Brexit supporters, but that won’t make it an easy choice.
The EU saw this coming and is ready for Farage’s ‘Trojan horse’.
As the UK careens towards a disastrous “no-deal” Brexit, the only sensible option is to put another vote to the people, now the implications of leaving the EU are clearer.
By recruiting Tommy Robinson, UKIP does indeed appear to be lurching towards the far right.
The idea that welfare cuts galvanised Vote Leave risks identifying the wrong culprit.
Research has shown that UKIP polling is driven by media coverage rather than the reverse.
What impact did Brexit have on the local election results?
While often lumped with other European populist parties, Beppe Grillo’s M5S is a movement of activist fans mobilized by the messages of his “celebrity brand”.
How does UKIP keep itself relevant after Brexit?
Everyone has forgotten there were almost as many asylum seekers in Europe in the early 1990s as today.
The party lost its seat in parliament and polled less than two per cent of the vote.
Rolling coverage of the general election results from expert academics.
We asked two academics to check the claim made by UKIP leader Paul Nuttall.
We asked two experts to check a claim in the UKIP manifesto.
Immigration targets are based on a lack of understanding of the UK’s labour needs and could seriously damage the economy.
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Professor of Politics & International Studies, The Open University
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