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Harriet Harman at the University of East Anglia

Labour’s immediate leadership challenges after defeat

May 11, 2015May 15, 2015 by Editor

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Charles Clarke outlines Labour's immediate leadership challenges after defeat in the 2015 general election. Harriet Harman has six months to set Labour on the right course. The leadership election, which will doubtless fixate the media and which she will manage, is only one of the challenges she faces. In 2010 for…

General Election 2015: what do the bookmakers say?

July 14, 2014January 9, 2015 by Editor

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Dr. Chris Hanretty analyses the current bookmakers predictions for the general election 2015. The odds from Ladbrokes imply Labour will fall short of a majority, he argues. At the time of writing, bookmakers Ladbrokes offer odds on the winning parties in 449 of the 632 mainland Britain constituencies. Betting odds…

Experts evaluate British Labour Party Leaders at the University of East Anglia

July 9, 2014January 9, 2015 by Editor

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Who was the most successful Labour party leader of all time? And who was the worst? If we were to just count general election victories Harold Wilson comes top with four victories. But does this tell the whole story? Are general election results really a fair test of a leader's…