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In simple words, how does UK's Conservative party manage to retain dominance?
UK's Conservative party is one of two main parties and arguably dominant in the UK.
But I don't understand how did they manage to pull that off in the century XX with its urbanization. As one would ...
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British attitudes towards their country's responsibility for Palestinian-Israeli conflict [closed]
Are there any opinion polls regarding Britain's legacy/responsibility for the colonial policies in Mandatory Palestine?
The question is prompted by the mistreatment of two October 7 survivors by ...
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What do modern British people think about the decolonization of India in 1947? [closed]
Do British people think that PM Clement Attlee's decision to give independence to India was correct?
If so, why? If not, why not?
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How many Britons consider that Brexit has negatively affected them, now that COVID has been mostly contained?
According to this Financial Times movie, the UK has been significantly economically impacted by Brexit. According to them, this became clearer after COVID had been largely contained, but its economic ...
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What made Queen Elizabeth so popular?
Queen Elizabeth was one of the most popular people in many countries, while also being significantly less controversial than any politicians or celebrities of the same scale.
What actions did Queen ...
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Do Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss (presently) poll poorly against Keir Starmer?
I recall reading on CNN about a complaint by an MP (who was possibly a Mordaunt supporter) along the lines that the Conservatives have already lost the next general election given the leadership ...
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Why is the public opinion about GCC countries so low in the USA/UK?
What is the public perception in the USA and the UK about oil-rich gulf countries and their people?
According to the above post, the public approval rate of GCC countries and their people is low in ...
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What is the public perception in the USA and the UK about oil-rich gulf countries and their people?
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are very loyal US and UK allies, I guess.
However, how do the general population of the USA and the UK see them as allies? Do they see them as valued allies ...
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Are there any polls on the acceptance of the "Irish Sea border" in the UK?
I'm venturing a guess that a symbol that may constitute a rallying cry for hardcore Brexiteers is going to be the "Irish Sea border" which is already making its (still subdued) appearance as ...
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What was the relative importance of EU regulations as a reason for Brexit?
In the National Review article, Only the Supreme Court Can Effectively Restrain the Administrative State, December 1, 2020, there is a sentence, emboldened below,
If the administrative state ...
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Have any polls surveyed the opinion of Brexit supporters on the recent decision on Hong Kong BN(O) passport holders?
On July 1st, the UK Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab, & Home Secretary, Priti Patel, announced that a 'path to full British citizenship' would be opened to Hong Kong British National (Overseas) ...
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Why has trust in the written press fallen so dramatically in the UK?
According to the new 'Trust in Media' report (requires free registration to view) published at the end of April by the European Broadcasting Union, the UK has the lowest level of net trust in the ...
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Has there been a significant difference in sympathy for Israel between the public in Ireland and in the UK?
There's fairly lengthy article in Foreign Policy that attempts to explain why the Irish have been supportive of the Palestinian cause, actually its champions in Europe according to that article. The ...
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Is there any hard data on what factors motivated voters to switch from Labour to Conservative in the 2019 election?
After the Conservative party's landslide victory in the December 2019 House of Commons election, there have been many theories put forward to explain Labour's loss, including:
Labour's left wing ...
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Is there an online source for pre-1942 UK general election polls from the British Institute of Public Opinion?
I know that there are records of UK general election polls from before 1942, since I have read them in back issues of Cavalcade in the British Library (because I'm fun). I'm looking for an online ...
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