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*Comment & Analysis

"I started to realise that a lot of people used Facebook, LinkedIn or similar as their primary news provider"

You can break out of your echo chamber – and here’s how

*Blog

The IFS report warns that Labour's tax raising plans don't add up

Your guide to how the IFS dismantled the two parties’ plans

*Blog

Jeremy Corbyn's personal rating is below Labour's share

Labour’s poll bounce is too little too late

*Blog

Theresa May insisted that Jeremy Corbyn had made "fake claims" about her original social care proposal

‘Fake claims’ and £350m: Is this the first post-truth election?

*Blog

"At a time when we should be seeing an upward trend when it comes to women MPs, a regression on 8th June would be shameful"

Election 2017: A big Conservative win could see fewer women in parliament

*Blog

Police officers patrol in central Manchester after Monday's terror attack

No conspiracy: The reality behind Britain’s ‘critical’ threat level

*Comment & Analysis

Twitter response: Political attacks on social media become more intense during a general election

Smears against SNP critic show it’s not just ‘fringe elements’ using dirty tactics

One nurse takes on Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon- and is treated to an exercise in online political smears by supporters of the SNP

*Blog

Theresa May is having a nightmare of her own making - but remains more popular than Jeremy Corbyn

Tories can be damaged by the dementia tax U-turn – but only if Labour is smart about it

Focusing on the ‘dementia tax’ is good for Labour – but talking about leadership isn’t

*Blog

Theresa May's manifesto reflects more of her worldview than her actual plans

The Tory manifesto is an uncosted shambles

News

Tim Farron has committed to a soft Brexit deal, a referendum on a final deal, and tax-funded public spending

Lib Dems pledge to outflank Corbyn on reversing welfare cuts

News

Labour wants to plough billions into the NHS - but it still might not be enough

Labour NHS spending plans will “leave £7bn funding gap”

News

"There are no costings on how a lifting of the cap and the freeze would be paid for"

Labour in confusion over benefit freeze

*Blog

Jeremy Corbyn's Labour manifesto will be used as the benchmark for those wanting to replace him

Corbyn’s manifesto will bind those who seek to replace him

*Blog

"Looking at the recent Scottish Borders council election results though, the scales seem tipped in the Conservatives' favour."

The Scottish election fight which could define the future of the SNP

*Blog

The Tories are now the workers' party - as long as those workers don't get ideas above their station.

Tory plans for workers’ rights deliver golden headlines at knockdown prices

*Blog

"If Labour really has chosen to pursue non-voters, the strategy is working. The party is winning more of them than the Tories."

Is Labour’s strategy working? Possibly. Is it winning? No

*Blog

"There is political inability - or reluctance - to provide a cure for a health service that has served the nation so well for over 70 years"

The NHS is victim of political short termism – when will the public notice?

*Blog

Jeremy Corbyn's leaked manifesto includes many spending commitments, but is more muted on reversing benefit cuts

Week in Review: Whatever happened to swimming through vomit?

*Blog

"Scottish Labour's saying is that it's down but not out"

Labour is down but not out in Scotland

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