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T.U 2016 ref

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72.2

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T.U indy ref

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84.6

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2015 recall act

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fiona onasanya + chris davies (successful)
ian paisley (unsuccessful w/ 9.4% of vote)

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increase for EU ref

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7.6%

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T.U AV ref

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42%

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london mayor ‘21 T.U

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19.1%

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2001 T.U

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19.1%

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2017 T.U

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59.4%

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2019 lib dem seats

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19% of seats, but only 2% of votes

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16/17 yr olds for indy ref

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89% registered to vote

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election act

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voting ID

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police crime sentencing act

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strengthens police power to tackle protests

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Junior doctors 23

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77% voted to strike

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CBI

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BMA

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insider group
lobbied policy makers through direct meetings, + media etc.. to ensure health + care act ‘22 was passed

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38 degrees

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outside group
uses social media
has 2.5 million members

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greenpeace

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influenced michael gove’s ban on bee harming pesticides.

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marcus rashford

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with with fareshare on vouchers for free school meals during summer

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truss + thinktanks

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lots of connections to institute of economic affairs&raquo_space; has spoken more @ more of its events than any other politician over last 12 yrs.

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IEA + Brexit

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had significant influence in brexit + leaving EU single market.

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cameron + greensil

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lobbied rishi sunak via text on behalf of greensil, they paid him 10 mil over 10 yrs

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Civil partnership

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declared incompatible by SC in 2018. govt amended act in 2019

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prisoners voting

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echr rules blanket ban incompatible w/ echr

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FOI

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allowed public access to information in name of transparency

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police crime + sentencing bill ‘22

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gives police power to impose on noisy protests + create buffer around parliament

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2015 cons vote share

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37% of electorate, 51% of seats

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2015 Greens vote share

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1 mil votes but 1 seat

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2015 UKIP

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12.6 mil

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2017 UKIP

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1.% of vote

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bernie ecclestone + funding

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donated 1 mil to lab in attempt to exempt formula 1 from ban of tobacco sponsorship

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2017 Lab + Cons vote share together

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largest vote share since 1979
82.3% of vote

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donations in ‘22

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£51 mil

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2022 cons donations

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4.8 mil

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2022 lab donations

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7.2 mils

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2022 lib dem donations

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1.4 mil

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2022 greens donations

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172,000

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2005 lab vote share

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35.3% of pop vote

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indy ref

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T.U 84.6
Remain 55%
leave 45%

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T.U 2017 G.E

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63.5%

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2019 cons vote share

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365/650 seats w/ only 43.6% of vote share

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age in 2017

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64% 18-24 voted lab
61% of 65+ voted cons

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age in 2019

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56% of 18-24 voted lab
57% 0f 60 -69 voted cons

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social class ‘97

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-In 1997 Blair increased his vote share in all class categories
-In 1997-37% of AB voters voted Labour
-In 1997-41% of C2(skilled manual) voted for the conservatives

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social class in 2017

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-In 2017-48% of voters in the AB voted conservative
-In 2017-32% of AB voters voted labour

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social class in 2019

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-In 2019-36% of AB voters voted labour
-In 2019-C2 voters were more likely to vote cons (49%)DE(47%)AB(42%)
In 2019-43% of those with higher education voted labour

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region 2019

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-57.4% of people in south east of england voted for the conservative party
-wales-typical labour stronghold-but in 2019 Labour lost 6 seats in wales
-North east-48.2% voted labour

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media influence

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-the Sun has backed every winner since 1979
-In 1997-The sun backed the Labour party
-1992-”Its the sun wot won it”-allowed for unexpected conservative victory
-2017 General election-increased use in social media as a campaign tool
-Blair made use of “spinning” in 1997

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more media influence

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1997 made use of tv debates
-2017-Labour still scored highly despite constant negative press about corbyn
-2017-May won despite being seen as “may bot” with a lack of tv presence
-opinion polls showed Callaghan was popular candidate in 1979
-conservatism divided over EU in 1997 whilst labour were united around Blairs
third way.
-Most widley-circulated paid papers is the sun with 1.2 million papers printed
daily

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more more media

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-left wing tabloid mirror readers are 68% labour voters
-right wing tabliod the express readers are 77% conservative
-71|% of press for conservatives but 43.6% of 2019 vote
Salient issues-
-Conservatives made use of deteriorating economic situation-strikes,inflation
ect “crisis what crisis”

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more more more media

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-labour made use of conservatives failing economic policies after black
wednesday in 1997.
-Brexit was a divisive issue-Conservatives lost votes by AB voters who wanted
to punish them for leaving the EU.
-2017-cons have to U turn on “dementia tax”
-2019-Labours copious manifesto pledges led to questions on affordability
-2019-43% of former labour supporters based voter and leadership

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campaign ‘97

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1997-Tony blair- charismatic, young and enthusiastic, major was tainted through scandals in the tory party.

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campaign 2017

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2017 labour manifesto-appealing to younger voters+dropped socialist policies
such as nationalisation
2017-corbyn took advantage of media and in person events to win the votes of
younger people
2017-conservative manifesto-devised by policy advisors and lacked an
enthusiastic response.
2017-conservative campaign-uninspiring, = Minority govt

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Campaign 1979

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Thatcher softened her voice+appealing to stay at home mums
-Labour isn’t working slogans appealed to working class struggling with
economic situation.

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