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Do politicians break their promises once in government? What the evidence says.

Research from around the world shows that UK leaders are actually better at putting their pledges into action when they win office than voters think. [Read now...]

    • by

      Dr Fraser McMillan

  • Tags:
    Study, 2019 General Election, 2017 General Election, Brexit, Coalition Governments, Conservatives, Labour Party, Liberal Democrats, Party Manifestos, UK Politics, Voters

UK election 2019 could deliver the country’s first real living wage.

Promised increases from both sides are a striking new feature of UK politics and could be transformative for many. [Read now...]

    • by

      Professor Donald Hirsch

  • Tags:
    Study, 2019 General Election, Business, Conservatives, George Osborne, John McDonnell, Labour Party, Living Wage, Low Pay, Minimum Wage, Real Living Wage, Sajid Javid, UK Economy, UK Politics

Do biased polls skew elections? Experimental evidence says yes.

Study shows voters struggle to take media bias into account – even when they are explicitely told it’s there. [Read now...]

    • by

      Dr Zacharias Maniadis

  • Tags:
    Study, 2019 General Election, Biased Reporting, Elections, Journalism, Media, Opinion Polls, Politics, Research, Social Media, Voters, Voter Behaviour, UK Politics, US Politics

Economics of a four-day working week: Research shows it can save businesses money.

The benefits of a four-day working week, without loss of pay, can outweigh the cons for both businesses and staff. [Read now...]

    • by

      Dr Miriam Marra

  • Tags:
    Study, 2019 General Election, Business, Japan, Labour Party, Microsoft, Productivity, UK Employment, Work, John McDonnell

Analysis shows horrifying extent of abuse sent to women MPs via Twitter.

No wonder several high-profile figures say they can’t take it any more. Are we really going to allow women to be harassed out of public service? [Read now...]

    • by

      Susan Watson

  • Tags:
    Analysis, Study, 2019 General Election, Anna Soubry, Luciana Berger, Misogyny, MPs, Online Abuse, Political Language, Social Media, Stella Creasy, Twitter, UK Politics, Women MPs

‘I risked my life in the back of a lorry to reach the UK from Iran.’

Expert in immigration and asylum spoke with migrants who have travelled to the UK on the back of a lorry. [Read now...]

    • by

      Dr Forough Ramezankhah

  • Tags:
    Study, Human Rights, Law, Migrants, People Smuggling, People Trafficking, UK Immigration

Voting could be the problem with democracy.

Randomly selecting citizens to take turns governing offers the promise of reinvigorating struggling democracies, making them more responsive to citizen needs and preferences. [Read now...]

    • by

      Professor Bernd Reiter

  • Tags:
    Long-Read, Citizens' Assemblies, Citizens' Rights, Democracy, Elections, Lobbies, Local Democracy, Parliament, Participative Assembly, Politics, Political System, politicians, Study, Voters, Voting System

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