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BES Research Fellow @jamesdgriffiths.bsky.social has spoken with The Economist about our Parliamentary Affairs paper on how British voters are volatile, but their choices are now structured by party blocs after the Brexit realignment. Read here: www.economist.com/britain/2025...

economist.comThe new battle for BritainOnce elections were fought between left and right. Now the main fight is within these camps

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Ewan Hoyle

@ewanhoyle.bsky.social

23 Sept 2025

Please can you confirm if this analysis of the BES data is correct? I'd love to discuss this with someone. open.substack.com/pub/ewanhoyl...

open.substack.comHas the Green Party overtaken Labour?We haven't had a poll investigating tactical voting or voters' ranked preferences since July 2024, but the latest British Election Study data shows Labour are in deep trouble.

The British Election Study

@britishelectionstudy.com

12 Sept 2025

The Economist's piece also references work by @profjanegreen.bsky.social and @martamiori.bsky.social on tactical voting in 2024, and a paper that includes BES team member @jack-bailey.co.uk on Keir Starmer's "Island of Strangers" speech.

The British Election Study

@britishelectionstudy.com

12 Sept 2025

You can read our paper here: academic.oup.com/pa/advance-a... You can read Marta and Jane's paper here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... You can read the working paper on the Islands of Strangers speech here: osf.io/preprints/so...

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