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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.

47 Posts

Colchester, UK.
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The UK’s top financial influencers skew Conservative – which helps explain why Keir Starmer’s Labour is so anxious about uncosted spending pledges post image
UK Politics Conservative Party Keir Starmer

The UK’s top financial influencers skew Conservative – which helps explain why Keir Starmer’s Labour is so anxious about uncosted spending pledges

by Professor Paul Whiteley
Boris Johnson resignation: Why Rishi Sunak can’t afford to lose more than one of three impending by-elections post image
UK Politics Boris Johnson By-Election

Boris Johnson resignation: Why Rishi Sunak can’t afford to lose more than one of three impending by-elections

by Professor Paul Whiteley
What does high immigration mean for the government’s popularity? post image
Immigration Analysis Brexit

What does high immigration mean for the government’s popularity?

by Professor Paul Whiteley
Why a Labour-Lib Dem coalition wouldn’t cause electoral annihilation like their deal with the Tories post image
UK Politics Analysis Coalition Politics

Why a Labour-Lib Dem coalition wouldn’t cause electoral annihilation like their deal with the Tories

by Professor Paul Whiteley
A painful picture for the Tories: Forecasting the general election from the local results post image
UK Politics Conservative Party Labour Party

A painful picture for the Tories: Forecasting the general election from the local results

by Professor Paul Whiteley
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