The Data Election

Ask political commentators and they’ll tell you that tonight is set to be one of the biggest moments in the 2019 election campaign. At 8pm Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn go head-to-head on ITV, in the first election debate. This is a moment when, in theory, undecided voters may tune into politics for the first […]

Bloomberg has put together this excellent map graphic showing the target seats of the major parties in this forthcoming election. And it makes for instructive reading, as it’s basically a laundry list of some of the most intense political battles that are currently being fought around the country. The Conservatives‘s top ten targets are all […]

The Labour Party has won the battle for coverage today, with most news outlets giving high profile coverage to the party’s promise that if elected, it will nationalise parts of BT, and offer free fibre broadband to everyone in the country. It’s an eye-catching pitch to say the least. But will it actually move the […]

With all of the volatility in polling, to get a snapshot of what people are really thinking it is often instructive to look at the betting markets. Why? Because betting real money is like playing with live ammunition: There’s going to be no messing around. With polling, it is easy for activists and partisans to […]

There are now 29 days until election day, in what is widely viewed as the most uncertain election in recent history: Though the Tories at the moment appear to have a solid lead in the polls, it is unclear whether this will be reflected in the ballot box. Why? Because the polls are more volatile […]