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Professor Paul Whiteley

Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex. Research interests: examining nature & significance of political participation, understanding causes & effects of public opinion on politics.

42 Posts

Colchester, UK.
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Can Rishi Sunak save the Tories? Voting behaviour over time suggests it will take more than personal appeal to win the next election post image
UK Politics Analysis Conservative Party

Can Rishi Sunak save the Tories? Voting behaviour over time suggests it will take more than personal appeal to win the next election

by Professor Paul Whiteley
A decade of polls suggests Scotland’s new first minister Humza Yousaf will struggle to deliver independence, just like Nicola Sturgeon post image
Scottish Independence Humza Yousaf IndyRef 2

A decade of polls suggests Scotland’s new first minister Humza Yousaf will struggle to deliver independence, just like Nicola Sturgeon

by Professor Paul Whiteley
Why refusing public sector pay rises won’t help reduce inflation post image
UK Strikes Analysis Conservative Party

Why refusing public sector pay rises won’t help reduce inflation

by Professor Paul Whiteley
70 years of data suggest the Conservatives will suffer a big defeat at the next election post image
UK Politics Analysis Conservative Party

70 years of data suggest the Conservatives will suffer a big defeat at the next election

by Professor Paul Whiteley
Trust in UK politics has taken a hit after recent chaos – and historical data suggests only a change of government can fix it post image
Trust in Politics Analysis Boris Johnson

Trust in UK politics has taken a hit after recent chaos – and historical data suggests only a change of government can fix it

by Professor Paul Whiteley
Liz Truss: Are the Conservatives facing an electoral meltdown? post image
UK Politics Analysis Bank of England

Liz Truss: Are the Conservatives facing an electoral meltdown?

by Professor Paul Whiteley
Tory leadership race: Will Liz Truss’s tax cut proposals win her votes? post image
UK Politics Conservative Leadership Contest Conservative Party

Tory leadership race: Will Liz Truss’s tax cut proposals win her votes?

by Professor Paul Whiteley
Cost of living crisis: The UK needs to raise taxes not cut them post image
Cost of Living Crisis Analysis Conservative Leadership Contest

Cost of living crisis: The UK needs to raise taxes not cut them

by Professor Paul Whiteley
Is race an issue that might explain why Rishi Sunak is doing so badly among Tory members? post image
UK Politics Analysis Tories

Is race an issue that might explain why Rishi Sunak is doing so badly among Tory members?

by Professor Paul Whiteley
Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss? Polling shows party members want her – but the wider voting public would choose him. post image
Conservative Leadership Contest Conservative Party Tories

Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss? Polling shows party members want her – but the wider voting public would choose him.

by Professor Paul Whiteley
What the result of the confidence vote means for the PM and the Conservative Party. post image
Analysis Boris Johnson Conservative Party

What the result of the confidence vote means for the PM and the Conservative Party.

by Professor Paul Whiteley
Why Britain really can’t afford to cut civil servants right now. post image
Analysis Civil Service UK Government

Why Britain really can’t afford to cut civil servants right now.

by Professor Paul Whiteley