Liberals saw their chance to build on an abandoned middle ground
In the lead up to the 2015 General Election, Alan Shipman looks back at how the Liberals built on the abandoned middle ground. Alan Shipman. Alan Shipman is lecturer in economics at The Open...
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More or Less looks at the supposed increase in catholic nuns, polling data and the best way to find a life partner. First published on Mon, 27 Apr 2015 as OU on the BBC: More or Less - Polls, nuns,...
View ArticleOpinion polls in a nutshell
Have opinion polls got you baffled? Fear not - Professor Kevin McConway explains opinion polls in these short videos. Professor Kevin McConway. Kevin McConway is Professor of Applied Statistics in the...
View ArticleHow lower tax drew trade unionists to the Tories
Alan Shipman explains how a substantial number of manual and professional workers also switched to support Thatcher in the 1979 general election. Alan Shipman. Alan Shipman is lecturer in economics at...
View ArticleOU on the BBC: More or Less - Strokes, teachers and electoral reform
Tim Harford investigates strokes, the plight of new teachers, overhauling the electoral system and how computers struggle with big numbers as much as we do! First published on Thu, 14 May 2015 as OU on...
View ArticleGeneral Election 2010 - 92Rewind
As we draw closer to the 2010 General Election, those of us who remember 1992 are getting a major sense of déjà vu. The OpenLearn team. The OpenLearn content & channel team: bringing you the finest...
View ArticleOpenLearn Live: 27th July 2016
When politicians get on the bus. Then more free learning across the day. The OpenLearn team. The OpenLearn content & channel team: bringing you the finest in free, online learning since 1999. First...
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