Ukip’s vote share fell again in the 2016 elections
Not only did Ukip slip back into fourth, behind the Liberal Democrats, in the 2016 local elections but the party’s vote share fell yet again. … Read the full post »
John Curtice
Read my posts featuring the work of political scientists and exit poll expert, Professor John Curtice.
Predicting the future: we didn’t turn Japanese (and the Japanese stopped being Japanese)
Shortly after the Conservative Party won its fourth general election in a row in 1992, a symposium met to consider the question of whether Britain – formerly a country with regularly rotating government between the two main parties – was turning into a political version of Japan. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat Newswire #73 is out: Lessons from Canada for the Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrat Newswire #73 came out last week, featuring what seven focus groups reveal about why the Liberal Democrats did so badly in May, lessons from Canada for the Liberal Democrats and more. … Read the full post »
Watch me lose – and 7 other things you can do at party conference
If you’re a reader of this site and are coming to the Liberal Democrat conference in Glasgow, do grab me and say hi. It’s always interesting to meet readers of this blog or of my Liberal Democrat Newswire monthly newsletter so even if we’ve never met, do wave hello! … Read the full post »
Coming to Lib Dem conference? Hope to see you Sunday night
This year, 2013, marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Liberal Democrats. From near-annihilation to entry into government, the years since 1988 have been a roller-coaster ride for the party. … Read the full post »
The 2010 election in historical perspective
It has become a Liberal Democrat History Group tradition at the first Liberal Democrat conference after each general election to hold a fringe meeting looking back on the results. … Read the full post »
Understanding the political opinion polls: some guides
With opinion polls and the general election very much in the use, it’s good to see a variety of guides to understanding polls appearing. … Read the full post »
Why wasn’t it “the economy, stupid” in 1997?
Once bad economic news has broken your reputation, economic recovery is not sufficient to put it back together again – as the Conservatives found out in 1997. … Read the full post »
A Delicate Balance: the history of Liberals and hung Parliaments
The Liberal Democrat History Group meeting at Bournemouth conference, supported by The Guardian, looked at hung Parliaments and lessons from the past for the Liberal Democrats. … Read the full post »
Lib Dem Conference: what to watch out for on Saturday
Running rather against the modern trend of reorganising events to suit the media, this autumn’s Liberal Democrat conference is starting and finishing a day earlier. … Read the full post »