The dust has long settled on the 2019 election, and we’re now experiencing what is expected to be a full five-year Conservative government under Prime Minister Boris Johnson. With a majority of 80 seats, the government will have essentially a free-hand to enact its will over not just Brexit, but domestic policy too. But how […]
The Data Election
New YouGov MRP: The Worst Of Both Worlds For Remainers and CorbynSceptics
We’re almost there. The election is tomorrow. And now YouGov has dropped its final MRP analysis before polls close: This is the same sort of analysis (which isn’t exactly a poll), which correctly predicted the hung Parliament in 2017. And the results are… not good, if you’re a Remainer and a Corbynsceptic, like this author. […]
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The Gaffe That Changed The Election?
Tried to show @BorisJohnson the picture of Jack Williment-Barr. The 4-year-old with suspected pneumonia forced to lie on a pile of coats on the floor of a Leeds hospital. The PM grabbed my phone and put it in his pocket: @itvcalendar | #GE19 pic.twitter.com/hv9mk4xrNJ — Joe Pike (@joepike) December 9, 2019 Back in 2017, Theresa […]
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What Will Be Thursday’s Portillo Moment?
Here are the probabilities of some selected big names losing on Thursday, based on Ladbrokes' latest constituency odds #GE2019 https://t.co/Koblz5cdSA pic.twitter.com/mXhq6zrTut — Ladbrokes Politics (@LadPolitics) December 9, 2019 There’s now just three days of campaigning to go until the 2019 election and what might happen is still hugely uncertain. Yes, a small Tory majority is […]
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Tonight Is Corbyn’s Last Roll Of The Dice
The election hasn’t seen as many twists and turns as a political junkie might hope. But all of that might change tonight. I mean, it probably won’t, but there’s a chance. Why? Because tonight is the final debate ahead of the election: A straight head-to-head between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn. “Basically Corbyn’s got one […]