How shallow was Labour’s victory? James Fransham and I dug into the results economist.com/britain/2024/0…

Though pollsters got the "narrative" of the election spot on; last week's GE was the biggest polling miss since 1992. My latest: economist.com/britain/2024/0…

One-in-three people don't contact their GP when they're ill because they don't think they'll be able to acess them. Perhaps most of this has few long-term consequences for health; but maybe we're storing up worse health down the line... more charts here: kcl.ac.uk/policy-institu…

About 28m Britons who could have voted at last week's general election chose not to. (20m non-voters + 8m not on electoral register) Why not? Some combination of apathy and disillusionment. wethink.report/news-hub/news/…

One (surely!) straightforward policy win for Labour -- dig up some money and fix the fact that it now takes four months to book a driving test. Easier to get growth going if young people can drive to work...

You think the two-child cap is the cause of poverty? Some new research -- from my elder brother and colleagues -- demonstrates that the overall benefit cap in concert with cost of housing is the biggest impediment to reducing poverty ↓↓↓

#economicsfest: How can the UK’s new government kickstart the economy? by James Fransham - JUST PUBLISHED on the Economics Observatory buff.ly/4eCjRPX Bristol Ideas #EconTwitter

My latest: economist.com/britain/2024/1…

🗳️📈🇩🇪 We have just launched The Economist’s German election poll tracker. This is where things currently stand ⬇️ economist.com/interactive/20…

Which company should you work for if you want to get ahead? To find out The Economist has created a new index with the Burning Glass Institute, a think-tank. Explore how 151 of Britain's biggest and most well-known firms are rated, here: economist.com/opportunity-in…