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New British Election Study Published
9th October 2019
There are uncertain times ahead in any forthcoming General Election according to the findings of the newly published British Election Study which claims that we now have the most volatile British electorate in modern times. Here are some links to social media coverage of the latest renowned academic study of voting behaviour. In the 1960s, only 10-15% of UK voters switched party support election to election; today it's closer to 50%. The book is due for final publication in December 2019.
Psephological News: advance spoilers from #British Election Study @BESResearch to be published in Dec 2019, also indicates half the electorate are now floating voters @BBCNormanS @JohnRentoul @smitharrytv @jonsnowC4 @krishgm @michaelwhite @MSmithsonPB @LordAshcroft @OwenJones84 pic.twitter.com/NrqOtQwZXB
— Mark J Smith (@MarkJSmithonMSN) October 8, 2019
The UK is heading into the most unpredictable and volatile general election campaign in decades, according to a major academic study of the electorate over the past 10 years https://t.co/W1ApX6rlSz
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) October 9, 2019
In our @BESResearch book, 'electoral shocks' shape elections, partly through reactive party competition. They are: abrupt changes to status quo, salient, relevant to party politics. The environment needs to get political - and mainstream - for politicians to really compete on it. https://t.co/Ke73FSb7ez
— Jane Green (@ProfJaneGreen) October 9, 2019
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Geoff Riley
Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.
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