So today we find out who will be the final two candidates to become the new leader of the Conservative party. It’s also the day that we find out whether the EU has made any progress on selecting individuals to fill the top jobs at the Commission, the European Parliament and the European Council. Both […]
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After last week’s graphic, I’ve been working to keep things up-to-date. Now, with the first round of voting, we have some more clarity on policy positions, so as well as the revised overall picture we can also provide some detail on the emergent trends. First up, that overview: PDF version: CON leaders 4 For today, […]
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May was a month of election highs and lows. The local elections early in the month saw the first of two bruising protest votes meted out to both Conservative and Labour parties, with Lib Dems, Greens, and a few independents triumphing. The European Parliamentary elections saw much the same outcome, but with one key difference: […]
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It’s a bit odd to have one’s maiden blog at a new institution deal with diary dates. But there we are. I joined the Department of Politics at the University of Surrey in January, and it’s been a marvellous maelstrom ever since. So, with apologies, I am overdue a blog or ten, on everything from […]
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This post was originally written for UCL’s Constitution Unit. In all of the hubbub around the European elections, the small matter of what the 73 individuals elected to serve as the UK’s Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) will actually do has been somewhat overlooked. With that in mind, it’s useful to consider what MEPs […]
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To try and make a bit more sense of the Conservative leadership contest, I’ve put together a new infographic. It sets out the positions – as far as they’re clear – of the current candidates, with a rough-and-ready Brexit Hardness rating, based on the shift to a harder position relative to Theresa May. There’s also […]
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