Did tactical voting sites benefit the Liberal Democrats?
Interesting initial analysis by Chris Hanretty based on looking at the difference that being backed by a tactical voting site made to the Lib Dem vote share. … Read the full post »
Chris Hanretty
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European Parliament election results 2019 broken down by Westminster constituency
Chris Hanretty has calculated estimates as to what the European Parliament election result was in each Westminster constituency. … Read the full post »
Ward and constituency breakdown of European referendum results
Both detailed ward-by-ward and constituency level results for the June 2016 European referendum are now available, using a mix of actual data and careful modelling to fill in the gaps. … Read the full post »
Why I will be in Stoke on Saturday
Stoke-on-Trent Central is a key test for liberal democracy, and Liberal Democrats, in the face of extreme populism. … Read the full post »
The mystery of why Leave areas are voting Lib Dem: LDN #89
Liberal Democrat Newswire #89 came out last week, including possible answers to the puzzle of why the Lib Dems are doing well in Leave areas, a look at the way campaigning is changing in the Liberal Democrats and new opportunities for members to help make party policy. You can now read it in full below, but if … Read the full post »
The smart Lib Dem strategy in Copeland is to be willing to put off voters
There is a significant opportunity for the Liberal Democrats in the Copeland Parliamentary by-election – if the party leaves aside its usual campaigning instincts. … Read the full post »
Six possible Parliamentary by-elections in the offing
Here are six Parliamentary by-elections which may happen in the next few months, even leaving aside what the police may do over those Conservative election expenses. … Read the full post »
The Liberal Democrat policy problem
The Liberal Democrat policy problem isn’t is about needing this or that policy to recover. Rather it is about… … Read the full post »