John Curtice

3 weeks ago | aol.co.uk | John Curtice

This week, the Telegraph will be publishing a series of essays from experts on the demographic crisis facing much of the world, with falling birth rates and ageing populations seen across many regions. A list of published articles can be found below this oneThere is a long tradition of forecasting Britain’s political future through the crystal ball of demographic change. In the 1960s the then doyenne of British psephology, the late Sir David Butler, argued that demographic change favoured Labour.

3 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | John Curtice

1 month ago | spectator.com.au | John Curtice

David Cameron’s promise of an EU referendum in 2013 was designed to head off the apparent challenge to his party’s election hopes that was being posed by Nigel Farage’s Ukip. Although Ukip still did well in the 2015 election, the Conservatives won an overall majority. Unfortunately for Mr Cameron, he lost the subsequent referendum, and his party was then tossed into years of turmoil over how the decision to leave should be implemented.

1 month ago | spectator.co.uk | John Curtice

David Cameron’s promise of an EU referendum in 2013 was designed to head off the apparent challenge to his party’s election hopes that was being posed by Nigel Farage’s Ukip. Although Ukip still did well in the 2015 election, the Conservatives won an overall majority. Unfortunately for Mr Cameron, he lost the subsequent referendum, and his party was then tossed into years of turmoil over how the decision to leave should be implemented.

1 month ago | bbc.com | John Curtice

Sir John Curtice: The map that shows Reform's triumph was much more than a protest voteSir John CurticeProfessor of politics at the University of StrathclydeBBCThere is no doubt that Reform performed well in Thursday's local council elections. The party won most votes, most seats and overall control of most councils. True, the party's share of the votes cast across all 23 councils where elections took place on Thursday was no more than 31%.