I am reading all the books about the 2024 general election as they come out. Find out which ones you should read, what the gems are hidden in the less good ones and which ones we should forget were ever written.
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Here I'll explore polling and elections to draw out nuances in the electoral landscape which might be missed when looking at the big picture - but which are important to interrogate in order to understand that broader landscape.
Thoughts on elections, public opinion and politics. The Swingometer is named in honour of the late Sir David Butler, inventor of both "swing" and the device to illustrate it on television.
