
Philip Cowley
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4 days ago |
politicshome.com | Adam Payne |Philip Cowley
The professor will see you now: The limits of prime ministerial power Illustration by Tracy Worrall As memories of Tony Blair and Margaret Thatcher fade, so perceptions of the limitations of prime ministerial power increase A study published recently in the journal Scientific Reports argued that time could be flowing in reverse, without any of us knowing it.
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1 month ago |
politicshome.com | Zoe Crowther |Philip Cowley
4 min read In an occasional series, Professor Philip Cowley offers a political science lesson for The House’s readers. This week: voter preferences Fellow lecturer to me, after a Question Time-style event: “What did you think of that?” Me: “It was all right, but didn’t that dreadful woman remind you why you don’t vote Lib Dem?” Him: “That’s my wife.” It may have been years ago, but the embarrassment still lingers.
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2 months ago |
politicshome.com | Sophie Church |Philip Cowley
4 min read In an occasional series, Professor Philip Cowley offers a political science lesson for The House’s readers. This week: canvassing Professor David Denver, who died in August last year, began his book Elections and Voting Behaviour in Britain with the words: “Elections are fun”.
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2 months ago |
politicshome.com | Sophie Church |Philip Cowley
4 min read In an occasional series, Professor Philip Cowley offers a political science lesson for The House’s readers. This week: trust The latest data on trust in professions makes salutary reading for the political class. In the most recent Ipsos poll, for example, just 18 per cent of people said they trusted politicians to tell the truth. Of the 26 professions about which the survey asked, politicians come bottom. Actually, that is a sleight of hand.
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Feb 26, 2025 |
politicshome.com | Matilda Martin |Philip Cowley
4 min read In an occasional series, Professor Philip Cowley offers a political science lesson for The House’s readers. This week: bats Do you remember the ‘Vote Labour and the bats get it’ part of the election campaign? I missed it, which is curious, because bats are a big deal at Cowley Towers.
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