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David Cowling
is editor, BBC Political Research
Blog posts in total 4
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Election explainers to make your campaign coverage go with a swing
In the second of his briefings on election terminology, David Cowling spells out what’s meant by the likes of ‘turnout’, ‘coalition’ and the slightly trickier ‘swing’.
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Election terminology explained, because we don’t all speak ‘Westminster’
This is a stab at simplifying four basic terms: election deposits, manifestos, first-past-the-post and marginal seats.
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What price democracy? Almost a tenner, since you ask
The BBC's editor of political research has been digging in official publications to answer the question 'how much do by-elections cost?'
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What price polling day? Here’s what we know
Mounting a general election is a massive, extraordinary and complex operation: the biggest manifestation of civic society that any of us are ever likely to see.