The public’s spending priorities, post-pandemic
New polling from the Mile End Institute, as reported on by Phil Cowley. … Read the full post »
Philip Cowley
Read about the work of the political scientist Professor Phil Cowley who specialises in British elections and the behaviour of MPs.
How to interview MPs (and other people): a brilliant guide
An excellent new paper from Philip Cowley is nominally about how to interview MPs for political science research. But it’s really a very funny guide to… … Read the full post »
Coronavirus: the Hong Kong experience and what next for British politics? With Phil Cowley
In the latest episode of Never Mind The Bar Charts, I speak with Professor Phil Cowley, one of Britain’s leading political scientists. … Read the full post »
Will the Lib Dem boom go bust? Never Mind The Bar Charts Episode #9
Welcome to the latest episode of Never Mind The Bar Charts, in which Stephen Tall and I picked over the European election results and what comes next for the Lib Dems. … Read the full post »
What is the point of books about British general elections?
I’ve recently read two books about the 2017 general election, Britain Votes 2017 and None Past the Post. Not only is the title of the latter far better than any I’ve ever come up with… … Read the full post »
Phil Cowley (political science’s answer to Simon Cowell) speaks…
Phil Cowley is to writers of political books what Simon Cowell is to singers of songs, so hurrah for… … Read the full post »
The handsome, charming and hugely talented Professor Phil Cowley
The handsome, charming and hugely talented Professor Phil Cowley, who I have to be nice to currently as I’m hoping he’ll include a piece from me in a new book, features in the latest episode of The Political Party. … Read the full post »
How the Lib Dems nearly promised a whole £12 extra for the NHS: Liberal Democrat Newswire #118
Liberal Democrat Newswire #118 has the story from Phil Cowley of the Liberal Democrat manifesto for the general election that wasn’t in 2016. It promised a whole £12 extra for the NHS. … Read the full post »
New research evidence: local candidates do better in elections
Here’s what two research papers from the EPOP 2016 conference say about the electoral impact of candidates being local. … Read the full post »
The irrelevance of election campaigns
I suspect Phil Cowley and Rob Ford were gently trolling me when choosing the chapter title for my contribution to More Sex, Lies and the Ballot Box. … Read the full post »