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Astrobites article for June!
This year I've been writing regularly for Astrobites. We take recently published papers and summarise them in something like 1000 words...
Predicting constituency results - a tough problem
So, the Times has published a prediction that the Conservatives will LOSE seats on June 9th, creating a hung parliament. Obviously, there...
City of Durham Hustings
I went to a City of Durham constituency hustings (kindly hosted by Ustinov College), so you don't have to! Not all the candidates were...


Labour's rising poll share
Huge excitement over YouGov's most recent poll, which shows a Conservative lead of 5%. This is somewhat totemic, as it's the smallest...


UKIP in freefall
Three weeks to go! Many, many polls in the final few weeks so I've updated the running average, which now reflects the interesting...


How the polls have changed
Just a quick update since there has been a huge flurry of polls since the election was called, and the polling average now shows the...
Welsh double-take
In more 'polls that make you do a double take', the Conservative vote has gone through the roof in Wales. To put that in perspective,...
An April Astrobites
For the last year-and-a-bit I've been writing for Astrobites, a kind of 'reader's digest' for the latest astronomy research. While the...


A country divided
The results of a small experiment, conducted using UK Polling Report's Swingometer (http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/swingometer-map). Left...
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