@anandmenon.bsky.social Thrilled to welcome Anand to the team today

wrote about what will happen next, and my fear we are overcomplicating the cause www.politico.eu/article/shoc...

Shocked by the Farage surge? You haven’t been paying attention

Brits voted for Conservatives, they voted for Labour — and the change they wanted didn’t happen.

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New Public First polling shows how tough the “gun and butter” debate is for Starmer — public is wildly cakeist and Lab voters think butter more important. With @theboysmithy.ft.com dataviz for @financialtimes.com on.ft.com/421yt6y New poll shows risks for Keir Starmer over spending choices

Really interesting report and thread - James Frayne's 'Overlooked But Decisive' was IMO the single best and most useful piece on the Conservative electorate written about the last 14 years. I'm sure this one will be similarly so on the Tory party. Some 'yes, and' thoughts.

Robert Colvile@rcolvile.bsky.social · 2y ago

Why did the Tories lose the election? Can they recover? And if so, how? Today, CPS publishes a major piece of work by James Frayne, based on pre-election polling of 4,000 people plus immersive work and focus groups in key electoral battlegrounds. So what did we find? 🧵 cps.org.uk/research/com...

"The important political lesson is that voters really will recognise if broken Britain is being fixed." Pleased to be able to highlight some really important new Public First research in my latest piece for @labourlist.bsky.social labourlist.org/2024/12/news...

Plan for Change: ‘Voters will reward Labour in 2029 if Starmer fixes public services’ – LabourList

Will Keir Starmer’s reset work? And will his “plan for change” – to be revealed in a major speech this week – persuade voters to…

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What are the trends and voting patterns of Britain’s ethnic minorities? On this week's episode of Trendy, Sir John Curtice and @racheljanetwolf.bsky.social are joined by @jameskanag.bsky.social. Listen: lnk.to/55cneh

How do ethnic minorities in Britain vote?

Rachel and John are joined by James Kanagasooriam to discuss the trends that explain the attitudes, values and voting patterns of Britain’s ethnic minorities. Guests: James Kanagasooriam, chief resear...

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I really do admire Starmer’s ruthlessness!

Our research, which Duncan mentions in his column, can be found here. publicfirst.co.uk/when-reality... Deliverism is good actually and yes people do notice. Ministers should feel free to do their job!

When Reality and Perception Match (...or Don’t) - Public First

In this era of political cynicism, can better public services actually make a difference? - New polling from Public First shows that the public’s views [...]

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Duncan Robinson@duncanrobinson.bsky.social · 2y ago

www.economist.com/britain/2024... Deliverism is good actually