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  • The final countdown
    Jul 3 2024

    On the eve of the election John explains how the exit polls work.


    Hosts: John Curtice and Rachel Wolf


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    40 min
  • The digital election campaign
    Jun 27 2024

    What does the online election campaign look like? Who are the parties trying to reach and how effective are they? John Curtice and Rachel Wolf are joined by Kate Dommett, professor of digital politics at Sheffield University.


    Hosts: John Curtice and Rachel Wolf


    Guest: Kate Dommett, professor of digital politics at Sheffield University


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    47 min
  • (What’s the story) losing Tory?
    Jun 20 2024

    John and Rachel discuss the latest polls and policy dividing lines between the main parties.


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    44 min
  • Volatile voters and why people don’t trust politicians
    Jun 13 2024

    What has changed since Rishi Sunak’s D-Day gaffe and Nigel Farage’s intervention? John and Rachel delve into the latest polls, the party manifestos and the latest British Social Attitudes survey, which shows trust in politics is at a record low.


    Hosts: Professor John Curtice and Rachel Wolf


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    40 min
  • The Conservatives face their Mount Everest
    Jun 6 2024

    Is Labour’s poll lead over the Conservatives widening? What could Nigel Farage’s return to the political fray mean for the polls and the Tories? And John Curtice reveals the six tribes of voters that make up the UK electorate. Which one do you belong to?


    Hosts: Professor John Curtice and Rachel Wolf


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    38 min
  • How is the election campaign going?
    May 30 2024

    The first week of the election campaign is over. What do the polls say and how have they changed? What policies have the parties announced? John Curtice and Rachel Wolf are joined by two former campaign insiders to discuss.


    Hosts: Professor John Curtice and Rachel Wolf


    Guest: Dr Denise Baron, former head of insights for the Liberal Democrat Campaign and Dr Tom Hamilton formerly head of research for the Labour Party.


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    36 min
  • What does Gen Z think?
    May 23 2024

    Gen Z - people born between 1997 and 2012 - are the post Brexit, post financial crisis, post austerity generation. They are better educated than their predecessors, but face higher levels of debt and higher housing costs. For many this will be the first time they get a chance to vote in a general election. So what do they think and what could that mean for policy makers?


    Hosts: Professor John Curtice and Rachel Wolf


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    38 min
  • Was school better in your day?
    May 16 2024

    John and Rachel discuss how schooling has changed from the 1960s until now. Who goes to school? Who runs them? And are school-leavers better at maths now than their predecessors?


    Hosts: Professor John Curtice and Rachel Wolf


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    41 min