‘Whitby Woman’, ‘Waitrose Woman’: Gender and Voting Behaviour at the 2024 UK General Election
The Political Quarterly, Volume 96, Issue 1, Page 74-82, January/March 2025.Abstract Women were identified as key targets in the 2024 British general election. There was much speculation as to whether ‘Whitby’ or ‘Waitrose’ women would swing the result for Labour. This interest in women voters stemmed, at least partially, from the fact that the 2017 and 2019 British general elections were the first where a modern gender gap—a ...
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Referendum e campagne referendarie in Irlanda
QOE-IJES, 2004 I referendum occupano un posto importante nel sistema politico irlandese, per certi aspetti eccezionale, come risulta dagli studi comparati (Uleri, 2003).
Micheal Gallagher
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INEQUALITY AND THE REFERENDUM LEVY [PDF]
This study examines whether or not the referendum levy generates revenue disparities among school districts. More specifically, we hypothesize that if the referendum levy generates inequalities in school finance, a positive relationship will exist ...
Kaiser, Harry M., Nelson, Glenn L.
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Broke and Broken: The Crises Facing Local Government in England
The Political Quarterly, Volume 96, Issue 1, Page 199-205, January/March 2025.Abstract English local government faces a perilous position owing to insufficient funding, structural issues and capacity challenges. Fourteen years of austerity have significantly reduced council budgets, while increased demand for services—particularly adult social care—has strained resources.
David Jeffery
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Euroscepticism is most common in Wales, the Midlands and among the over-60s.The wording of any potential referendum question will be crucial [PDF]
, 2012 Support is growing for a referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union. Thomas Raines examines the demographics of British Euroscepticism and notes that the wording of any referendum question is ...
Raines, Thomas
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The end of the beginning? Taking forward local democratic renewal in the post-referendum North East. [PDF]
, 2007 This article draws upon the author’s commissioned research on the nature of regional governance following the 2004 Referendum in the North East on elected regional assemblies.
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How Propaganda in the 2014 Scottish Independence Referendum Helped to Shape the Cause for an Independent Scotland [PDF]
, 2022 Perica Hadži Jovančić
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Fragmented and Dealigned: The 2024 British General Election and the Rise of Place‐Based Politics
The Political Quarterly, Volume 96, Issue 1, Page 13-25, January/March 2025.Abstract While the outcome of the 2024 British general election signalled a resounding repudiation of the incumbent government—returning a 231‐seat swing from the Conservatives to Labour—it did not radically overturn the geography of electoral outcomes in England and Wales.
Will Jennings +3 more
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Voter Turnout in Direct Democracy: Theory and Evidence [PDF]
We analyse voter turnout as a function of referendum types. An advisory referendum produces advice that a legislature may or may not take into account when choosing between two alternatives, whereas a binding referendum generates a decisive decision.
Søberg, Morten, Tangerås, Thomas P.
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