Category Archives: UK General Election 2017
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Change in popular votes but not seats in Northern Ireland?
Leave a commentMay 1, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
Northern Ireland have had their political earthquake already. The FPTP election system used in this General Election means there is …
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Does a political earthquake await in Wales?
Leave a commentApril 30, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
With thanks to Professor Roger Scully from Cardiff University, I have some strange readings from the political Richter scale to report …
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Analysing Labour’s Brexit Conundrum
3April 29, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
As an explanation for why Labour is finding it so difficult to work out their Brexit strategy goes, it takes …
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Can the normal political rules survive the ‘Brexit election’?
1April 28, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
Within hours of Theresa May’s announcement that she intended to call an election on June 8th, the offices of ‘Open Britain’, …
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Antisemitism antisceptic: The strange case of David Ward’s short GE2017 campaign
Leave a commentApril 27, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
A fascinating little side show to yesterday’s highly political PMQs debate between Jeremy Corbyn and Theresa May over Brexit and …
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Why the Pensions Triple Lock guarantee should be removed
Leave a commentApril 26, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
On the first draft of the 1979 Conservative manifesto, Margaret Thatcher scrawled “Hostage!” or “hostage to fortune’ on any commitment …
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No ‘Tax lock’ would be sensible economics.
Leave a commentApril 26, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
Back during preparations for the 2015 General Election, there was a hole in the ‘media grid’ political parties use to …
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How the British election system could come to Labour’s aid.
Leave a commentApril 25, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
Predictions for Labour are dire. With no real position on Brexit, and one of the most unpopular mainstream Party leaders …
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The falling pound has been good for British firms. Hasn’t it?
Leave a commentApril 24, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
The fall of the value of the pound, which has been about 20% against the Dollar and the Euro since …
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Jeremy Corbyn’s morals and principles would make him an unpopular populist
4April 22, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
I met Jeremy Corbyn once. It was at my wife’s Auntie Angela’s 90th birthday party. It was a Sunday in …
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Why is Scotland different?
1April 21, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
Scotland is a country part in this General Election. The issues that matter there are very different from those that …
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Four plus two reasons why Theresa May wants to hold the election on 8th June
2April 19, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
There are many good political and constitutional reasons for Theresa May to have an election right now. She was always …
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Will we actually have the election on June 8th?
2April 18, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
When Theresa May stepped out today (April 18th) to a lectern in Downing Street to announce she would be seeking …
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