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UK General Election
Total 43 Posts

Autumn statement: What to expect, what they’re not saying, and the traps for Labour

6 min read
The budget aims to address the Tories’ economic strategy and the cost of living crisis ahead of the general election. Given the challenging economic outlook, the budget may include tax cuts and measures to boost growth, but challenges like inconsistent policies and pressure to cut benefits persist.

My mathematical model cautions Rishi Sunak against shifting to the right ahead of the next election

6 min read
Rishi Sunak wants everyone to be better at maths. Here’s what taking his own advice would mean for his election campaign. Shifting to the right ahead of the next General Election could pose significant challenges for him.

New Labour dominance in the 1990s is now weakening the Conservative voter pipeline

5 min read
A study on voting trends in Britain spanning 55 years reveals that growing older doesn’t directly lead to increased Conservative support. Instead, age appears to have a greater influence on Labour voting.

Why Labour’s plan to ‘rewrite Brexit’ might not be as politically risky as it sounds

4 min read
Once upon a time, questioning the terms of Britain’s exit from the EU was effectively taboo. But times have changed, and the public might be more on board now than before.

Labour’s immigration policy: Will focus on ‘security’ win an election?

4 min read
Labour’s immigration policy emphasises border security and targeting smuggling gangs, aiming to win back “red wall” voters concerned about immigration. Labour’s strategy can talk tough on security while not demonising migrants themselves, offering a nuanced position.

Rishi Sunak packages U-turns as challenges to consensus politics – an improbable effort to rebrand as the candidate for change

5 min read
A prime minister who has been an MP for nearly a decade now wants to challenge 30 years of ‘vested interests’.

Political leaders need a grand narrative – Rishi Sunak’s is a story of decline

5 min read
The prime minister has acknowledged that a narrative of national decline is setting in – but he has been unable to disentangle himself from it.
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