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Aug 26 2012

Book Review: Opinion Polls and the Media: Reflecting and Shaping Public Opinion

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Tweet Opinion Polls and the Media provides a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between the media, opinion polls, and public opinion. The contributors explore how the media use opinion polls in a range of countries across the world, and analyses the … Continue reading

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Feb 22 2012

There will be no general election in 2014. Cameron can’t risk giving Miliband the gravitas boost of being Prime Minister and throwing his own party into turmoil

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Tweet Responding to Patrick’s Dunleavy’s contention earlier this week that a break-up of the coalition and a general election can be expected as soon as 2014, Mark Pack argues that David Cameron would actually be too worried about giving Ed … Continue reading

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Jan 2 2012

Even if the Liberal Democrats vote to oust the Conservatives before 2015 a new general election is still unlikely

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Tweet Up until this parliament, the date of parliamentary elections could be set by the Prime Minister of the day; now as part of the coalition agreement, election dates are set for every 5 years. In spite of this new … Continue reading

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Dec 10 2011

Europe leaves Britain behind, In The Black Labour makes a splash, and inequality rises fast: round up of political blogs for 3 – 9 December

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Tweet Avery Hancock, Danielle Moran, and Paul Rainford take a look at the week in political blogging.  Eurozone Crisis Jon Snow senses that Cameron is about to face a major backlash for his decision to give up the UK’s seat at Europe’s top table, as Conservative … Continue reading

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Nov 26 2011

New houses, unfair pay, and vegetarians eating kebabs: round up of political blogs for 19 – 25 November

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Tweet Avery Hancock, Amy Mollett and Chris Gilson take a look at the week in political blogging  Housing strategy Left Futures discusses the government’s plans to build 450,000 new houses by 2015, which it claims could risk a sub-prime mortgage … Continue reading

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Oct 29 2011

Tories rebel on Europe, Labour drops below 40 per cent in the polls, and 50 years of PMQs: round up of political blogs for 22 – 28 October

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Tweet Avery Hancock, Danielle Moran, and Paul Rainford take a look at the week in political blogging. EU Referendum vote At the weekend, Conservative Home’s Tim Montgomerie argues there won’t be an immediate referendum if Monday’s EU motion passes but … Continue reading

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Oct 8 2011

Tories in a catflap, Ed shuffles his pack and a Plan BoE: round up of political blogs for 1-7 October

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Tweet Danielle Moran, Paul Rainford and Avery Hancock take a look at the week in political blogging. Tory Party Conference The Tories’ conference kicked off in Manchester on Sunday with William Hague claiming that the formation of the Coalition has … Continue reading

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Sep 24 2011

A move towards same-sex marriage, ‘cheery gloom’ for the Lib Dems and voter skepticism over ‘weird’ Ed: round up of political blogs for 17 – 23 September

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Tweet Chris Gilson,  Paul Rainford and Amy Mollett take a look at the week in political blogging.                       The coalition and the parties Mike Smithson at politicalbetting.com wonders if Boris Johnson is eyeing up David Cameron’s job, while thetorydiary reckons that … Continue reading

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