Dylan Cridland
@dylancridland.bsky.social
Polling and Analysis at Labour Together
Well worth reading this from @tegerton.bsky.social - particularly on perceived PM agency
The final piece of my series on late-term premierships is out now, focusing on:
⚔️Agency vs structure
🔥 Pinpointing moments of strategic collapse
🧐 How popular memory misconstrues political history
Read for free below:
open.substack.com/pub/thepolit...
⚔️Agency vs structure
🔥 Pinpointing moments of strategic collapse
🧐 How popular memory misconstrues political history
Read for free below:
open.substack.com/pub/thepolit...
Why Governments Die #3: The Emperor's New Clothes – Strategic Collapse
Can we actually pinpoint what brought down these Prime Ministers? (and agency vs structure)
open.substack.com
August 12, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Well worth reading this from @tegerton.bsky.social - particularly on perceived PM agency
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The rise of Nigel Farage could lead you to believe that a more abrasive way of doing politics is popular.
So, we wanted to test: Does the public want politicians to swear more?
Should politicians try to be more colourful, by using more colourful language?
The answer is ‘no’(-ish).
A thread 🧵:
So, we wanted to test: Does the public want politicians to swear more?
Should politicians try to be more colourful, by using more colourful language?
The answer is ‘no’(-ish).
A thread 🧵:
June 20, 2025 at 7:10 AM
The rise of Nigel Farage could lead you to believe that a more abrasive way of doing politics is popular.
So, we wanted to test: Does the public want politicians to swear more?
Should politicians try to be more colourful, by using more colourful language?
The answer is ‘no’(-ish).
A thread 🧵:
So, we wanted to test: Does the public want politicians to swear more?
Should politicians try to be more colourful, by using more colourful language?
The answer is ‘no’(-ish).
A thread 🧵:
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Today @labourtogether.bsky.social called for a Digital ID for all UK citizens and residents. There are many good reasons for this - convenience, efficiency of public services, avoiding another Windrush scandal, but also the impact on perceptions of migration. www.labourtogether.uk/all-reports/...
BritCard: a progressive digital identity for Britain — Labour Together
In government, Labour has committed to reducing migration. Labour Together is supporting this agenda with a series of papers looking at how to create a migration system that puts country first. In Oct...
www.labourtogether.uk
June 6, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Today @labourtogether.bsky.social called for a Digital ID for all UK citizens and residents. There are many good reasons for this - convenience, efficiency of public services, avoiding another Windrush scandal, but also the impact on perceptions of migration. www.labourtogether.uk/all-reports/...
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📣 New report 📣
In a volatile world, we need an economy that is firing on all cylinders - but regional imbalances are driving overheating and stagnation in different places.
www.labourtogether.uk/all-reports/...
In a volatile world, we need an economy that is firing on all cylinders - but regional imbalances are driving overheating and stagnation in different places.
www.labourtogether.uk/all-reports/...
Nation Rebalanced: How do we create a country that works for all places? — Labour Together
This report, by Labour Together’s Director of Devolution, JP Spencer, sets out a bold vision for how to rebalance the UK economy and create prosperity in every part of the country. It outlines four k...
www.labourtogether.uk
April 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
📣 New report 📣
In a volatile world, we need an economy that is firing on all cylinders - but regional imbalances are driving overheating and stagnation in different places.
www.labourtogether.uk/all-reports/...
In a volatile world, we need an economy that is firing on all cylinders - but regional imbalances are driving overheating and stagnation in different places.
www.labourtogether.uk/all-reports/...
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New poll from Labour Together that really underlines just how utterly negligent it was not to change the electoral system for mayors back to ranked voting.
March 24, 2025 at 1:26 PM
New poll from Labour Together that really underlines just how utterly negligent it was not to change the electoral system for mayors back to ranked voting.
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@labourtogether.bsky.social have just published our recent poll of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority. A write up can be found here: inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Data tables, here: static1.squarespace.com/static/64f70...
Data tables, here: static1.squarespace.com/static/64f70...
Labour on course to lose key mayoral post in May, poll suggests
The Conservatives are ahead in the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough mayoral race, according to a poll by Labour Together
inews.co.uk
March 24, 2025 at 10:51 AM
@labourtogether.bsky.social have just published our recent poll of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority. A write up can be found here: inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Data tables, here: static1.squarespace.com/static/64f70...
Data tables, here: static1.squarespace.com/static/64f70...
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After the AfD's surge on Sunday, far right parties are the most voted-for of any grouping in Europe, for the first time in history: www.economist.com/graphic-deta...
February 28, 2025 at 5:32 PM
After the AfD's surge on Sunday, far right parties are the most voted-for of any grouping in Europe, for the first time in history: www.economist.com/graphic-deta...
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Short thread on our post-election survey research on Reform UK members 🧵1/n
January 5, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Short thread on our post-election survey research on Reform UK members 🧵1/n
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Ooh they read my @labourtogether.bsky.social paper. Good stuff.
December 16, 2024 at 2:17 PM
Ooh they read my @labourtogether.bsky.social paper. Good stuff.
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go.bsky.app/Nbo3g8U Follow the LT team!
December 11, 2024 at 3:47 PM
go.bsky.app/Nbo3g8U Follow the LT team!
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Levelling up 2019-22 (not). (h/t @resfoundation.bsky.social's @mikebrewerecon.bsky.social)
December 6, 2024 at 2:38 PM
Levelling up 2019-22 (not). (h/t @resfoundation.bsky.social's @mikebrewerecon.bsky.social)
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What a chart.
www.economist.com/interactive/...
www.economist.com/interactive/...
November 15, 2024 at 12:37 PM
What a chart.
www.economist.com/interactive/...
www.economist.com/interactive/...
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No, all groups except white urban men/white college men swung to Trump. Including women of all ethnicities. With ethnic minority women typically swinging more.
November 13, 2024 at 9:00 AM
No, all groups except white urban men/white college men swung to Trump. Including women of all ethnicities. With ethnic minority women typically swinging more.
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Tonight we have seen the difference between 'protests' and 'riots'.
August 7, 2024 at 10:23 PM
Tonight we have seen the difference between 'protests' and 'riots'.
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A good, balanced piece on my nemesis from the other place... app.theneweuropean.co.uk/2024/08/07/m...
Matt Goodwin’s fall into the abyss
How a once respected academic embarked on a “sad, depressing journey of radicalisation”
app.theneweuropean.co.uk
August 7, 2024 at 3:44 PM
A good, balanced piece on my nemesis from the other place... app.theneweuropean.co.uk/2024/08/07/m...
Rachel Reeves economic narrative has been overshadowed somewhat by the riots, but it doesn't make it any less important.
Well worth a read.
Well worth a read.
In the latest State of Play, Tom Egerton discusses the challenging economic climate Labour has inherited, historical comparisons and the narrative Rachel Reeves has constructed.
Read the full piece here for free
thepoliticalinquiry.substack.com/p/state-of-p...
Read the full piece here for free
thepoliticalinquiry.substack.com/p/state-of-p...
State of Play #17: Dealing with Inheritance
The challenges and opportunities of Labour's first major governing decision
thepoliticalinquiry.substack.com
August 7, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Rachel Reeves economic narrative has been overshadowed somewhat by the riots, but it doesn't make it any less important.
Well worth a read.
Well worth a read.
was largely unaware that bluesky had moved off of the invitation based system but very thankful its up and running.
time to learn a whole new system - it's going to take some getting used to
time to learn a whole new system - it's going to take some getting used to
August 7, 2024 at 12:27 PM
was largely unaware that bluesky had moved off of the invitation based system but very thankful its up and running.
time to learn a whole new system - it's going to take some getting used to
time to learn a whole new system - it's going to take some getting used to