Voting behaviour has changed or remained consistent in the UK since the 1970s based upon the underlying demographic dynamics. Firstly,…
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Tag: Parties
Sajid Javid’s gamble over the Shamina Begum case
Walpole had an interesting discussion with a friend over the past weekend on the subject of past pupils and what…
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The Conservatives will win the next election
Here’s a wild and probably erroneous prediction for you: the Conservative Party will win a solid parliamentary majority at the…
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First Past the Post and the structure of UK party politics
I roundly support Nick P’s excellent blog post in support of our Westminster First Past the Post electoral system. I…
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What did we learn from the Conservative Party Conference?
During my first year of teaching, I was given some excellent advice by my mentor at the time. There is…
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Three things we learnt from the Labour conference last week
Labour congregated in Liverpool last week, eager to put their miserable summer of antisemitism allegations behind them. With the Brexit…
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Its time for the Lib Dems to re-brand or dissolve!
It is often suggested that attitude reflects leadership. There is no better example of this than the current predicament facing…
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