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• Posted on 12 June 2018 by Sir John Curtice, Senior Research Fellow

  The Lords Amendments – What do voters want MPs to do?

  

  Tomorrow and Wednesday, the House of Commons will consider the 15 amendments that the House of Lords made to the EU Withdrawal Bill against the government’s wishes.

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  Tags: Brexit, House of Lords, MPs, Parliament, voting, politics

• Posted on 21 March 2018 by Ian Simpson, Senior Researcher

  Why has voter turnout recovered?

  

  Turnout reached a twenty year high of 69% in last year’s General Election.  What is behind this recovery in electoral participation in Britain? Analysis of the latest British Social Attitudes (BSA) data by John Curtice and Ian Simpson offers some important clues.

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  Tags: politics, vote, voting, Conservatives, Labour, election, general election