Isla Glaister
@islag.bsky.social
Editor, Data and Elections at Sky News
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As Labour conference wraps up, I've done a piece for the Swingometer looking at their record in the polls so far.
Visual summary below...
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Visual summary below...
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October 3, 2025 at 10:38 AM
As Labour conference wraps up, I've done a piece for the Swingometer looking at their record in the polls so far.
Visual summary below...
swingometer.substack.com/p/labour-how...
Visual summary below...
swingometer.substack.com/p/labour-how...
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A changing electoral landscape is putting us in uncharted territory
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A changing electoral landscape is putting us in uncharted territory
“The future is already here,” William Gibson once said, “it is just not evenly distributed.”
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October 2, 2025 at 2:47 PM
A changing electoral landscape is putting us in uncharted territory
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Keir Starmer performance tracker: Is the PM making progress towards his key policies? news.sky.com/story/keir-s...
Keir Starmer performance tracker: Is the PM making progress towards his key policies?
Use our tools to see how some of Sir Keir Starmer's key policy objectives and economic targets are going.
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October 2, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Keir Starmer performance tracker: Is the PM making progress towards his key policies? news.sky.com/story/keir-s...
Finances feeling tight? New figures on disposable income help explain why news.sky.com/story/a-disa...
Finances feeling tight? New figures on disposable income help explain why
By the end of the last Conservative government, people had less disposable income each month than they did at the start. This had never previously happened over the course of a parliament.
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October 2, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Finances feeling tight? New figures on disposable income help explain why news.sky.com/story/a-disa...
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NEW!
In Liverpool for Labour Conference...
Starmer is concentrating on Reform but Labour shouldn't mistake their threat on the right, even in Leave voting heartlands.
Our new analysis w/ @martamiori.bsky.social explains:
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In Liverpool for Labour Conference...
Starmer is concentrating on Reform but Labour shouldn't mistake their threat on the right, even in Leave voting heartlands.
Our new analysis w/ @martamiori.bsky.social explains:
politicscentre.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
Article - Nuffield Politics Research Centre
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September 28, 2025 at 11:06 AM
NEW!
In Liverpool for Labour Conference...
Starmer is concentrating on Reform but Labour shouldn't mistake their threat on the right, even in Leave voting heartlands.
Our new analysis w/ @martamiori.bsky.social explains:
politicscentre.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
In Liverpool for Labour Conference...
Starmer is concentrating on Reform but Labour shouldn't mistake their threat on the right, even in Leave voting heartlands.
Our new analysis w/ @martamiori.bsky.social explains:
politicscentre.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
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Some lovely polling published by the Policy Inst at KCL today on partial quotations www.kcl.ac.uk/policy-insti...
September 23, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Some lovely polling published by the Policy Inst at KCL today on partial quotations www.kcl.ac.uk/policy-insti...
Waiting for the bailiffs but nowhere to go: Sharp rise in disabled people facing homelessness news.sky.com/story/waitin...
Waiting for the bailiffs but nowhere to go: Sharp rise in disabled people facing homelessness
A Sky News investigation finds there is a severe shortage of homes suitable for those with a disability, leaving many across England in need of a safe place to live - and most councils don't even know...
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August 18, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Waiting for the bailiffs but nowhere to go: Sharp rise in disabled people facing homelessness news.sky.com/story/waitin...
As the number of people killed in Gaza exceeds 60,000, Sky News' Data and Forensics team identifies a pattern of attacks on families during the deadliest days since the war began.
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Gaza's deadliest days linked by a pattern of attacks on families
Using exclusive new data, social media obituaries and satellite imagery, Sky News has tracked the killing of families in Gaza over the past 21 months.
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July 30, 2025 at 8:40 AM
As the number of people killed in Gaza exceeds 60,000, Sky News' Data and Forensics team identifies a pattern of attacks on families during the deadliest days since the war began.
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How England won the tournament against all odds - in numbers. England had just a 1% chance of winning the tournament when 2-0 down with 12 minutes to go against Sweden... news.sky.com/story/liones...
Lionesses live: England manager Wiegman dances and sings on stage with Burna Boy at victory celebration
The Lionesses have lifted the Euros trophy in front of Buckingham Palace in London after an open-top bus parade. Thousands of cheering fans gathered to cheer Sarina Wiegman and her team - and Wiegman ...
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July 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
How England won the tournament against all odds - in numbers. England had just a 1% chance of winning the tournament when 2-0 down with 12 minutes to go against Sweden... news.sky.com/story/liones...
As @pressgazette.co.uk features this week, we're looking for another data journalist to join our award-winning and growing Data and Forensics team at Sky News. If you've got the skills and passion to investigate, innovate and add insight, apply here: sky.talent-community.com/projects/dat...
July 28, 2025 at 9:18 AM
As @pressgazette.co.uk features this week, we're looking for another data journalist to join our award-winning and growing Data and Forensics team at Sky News. If you've got the skills and passion to investigate, innovate and add insight, apply here: sky.talent-community.com/projects/dat...
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Sky News is hiring journalists to expand its data and forensics team as part of its plan to produce more premium journalism that people might pay for pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/s...
Sky News expands data and forensics journalism team
Sky News is hiring journalists to expand its data and forensics team as part of a plan to make premium journalism that people might pay for.
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July 28, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Sky News is hiring journalists to expand its data and forensics team as part of its plan to produce more premium journalism that people might pay for pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/s...
New Health Foundation research finds people who wait longer for NHS treatment attend A & E more often after actually receiving it. news.sky.com/story/impact...
Impact of long NHS waits on patients revealed, plus who waits longest
New research finds that long NHS waits lead to more A&E visits after treatment. Marginalised groups are also likely to wait longer than others, while we can also reveal which conditions have the longe...
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July 25, 2025 at 5:42 AM
New Health Foundation research finds people who wait longer for NHS treatment attend A & E more often after actually receiving it. news.sky.com/story/impact...
How Tesla’s benefit from state subsidies is threatened by Musk’s row with President Trump. news.sky.com/story/elons-...
Revealed: The huge financial impact of Elon Musk's row with Donald Trump
Sky News analysis reveals the carmaker's benefit from state subsidies is threatened after its founder’s row with the president.
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July 17, 2025 at 7:18 AM
How Tesla’s benefit from state subsidies is threatened by Musk’s row with President Trump. news.sky.com/story/elons-...
Government draws link between good weather and small boat crossings - but they are rising during bad conditions too news.sky.com/story/govern...
Government draws link between good weather and small boat crossings - but they are rising during bad conditions too
The Home Office says the doubling of good weather days this year compared to the start of 2024 "coincides with small boat arrivals being 46% higher" - but research by Sky's data team shows a rise duri...
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June 3, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Government draws link between good weather and small boat crossings - but they are rising during bad conditions too news.sky.com/story/govern...
What DOGE promised under Musk and what was actually delivered. news.sky.com/story/how-el...
How Elon Musk's mission to cut government spending fell flat
How Elon Musk's mission to cut government spending fell flat
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May 31, 2025 at 12:18 PM
What DOGE promised under Musk and what was actually delivered. news.sky.com/story/how-el...
Labour say there's been a 'massive increase' in NHS appointments - this begs to differ news.sky.com/story/labour...
Labour say there's been a 'massive increase' in NHS appointments - this begs to differ
Keir Starmer made slashing NHS waiting times one of his priorities, and his Labour government has already claimed it as one of its biggest achievements so far. But new data tells a different story - a...
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May 23, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Labour say there's been a 'massive increase' in NHS appointments - this begs to differ news.sky.com/story/labour...
NHS waiting list increases for first time in seven months news.sky.com/story/nhs-wa...
NHS waiting list increases for first time in seven months
An increase in the the number of people waiting for NHS treatments in England is a step backwards after six months of progress. Sky News analysis of NHS data shows the waiting list may continue to ris...
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May 15, 2025 at 9:09 PM
NHS waiting list increases for first time in seven months news.sky.com/story/nhs-wa...
Restrictive immigration approach by Labour government builds on Conservative rollbacks news.sky.com/story/restri...
Restrictive immigration approach by Labour government builds on Conservative rollbacks
The government has pledged to reduce net migration figures by the end of the parliament but has not set a specific cap. With net migration already in decline and projected to fall further, it should n...
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May 12, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Restrictive immigration approach by Labour government builds on Conservative rollbacks news.sky.com/story/restri...
Pope Leo XIV: How does the new pontiff compare to his predecessors? news.sky.com/story/pope-l...
Pope Leo XIV: How does the new pontiff compare to his predecessors?
As the first pope to come from North America and a well-respected moderate, Pope Leo XIV has the chance to unite the church.
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May 9, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Pope Leo XIV: How does the new pontiff compare to his predecessors? news.sky.com/story/pope-l...
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Latest piece for @thehousemag.bsky.social: on fish and chips and motorway service stations, and what it tells you about politics...
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The Professor Will See You Now: Chips
In an occasional series, Professor Philip Cowley offers a political science lesson for The House’s readers. This week: chips
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April 21, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Latest piece for @thehousemag.bsky.social: on fish and chips and motorway service stations, and what it tells you about politics...
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The Pope's legacy, popularity and possible successors in charts and numbers news.sky.com/story/the-po...
The Pope's legacy, popularity and possible successors in charts and numbers
Francis, the 266th pope, oversaw a rise in the global population of Catholics and diversification of the College of Cardinals. These changes could influence who is elected as his successor.
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April 21, 2025 at 10:13 AM
The Pope's legacy, popularity and possible successors in charts and numbers news.sky.com/story/the-po...
Two hours of terror: Sky News investigation reveals how Israel's deadly attack on aid workers unfolded news.sky.com/story/two-ho...
Two hours of terror: Sky News investigation reveals how Israel's deadly attack on aid workers unfolded
New evidence unearthed by Sky News contradicts Israel's official account of the killing of 15 aid workers.
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April 18, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Two hours of terror: Sky News investigation reveals how Israel's deadly attack on aid workers unfolded news.sky.com/story/two-ho...
Israeli troops shot at medics from as close as 12 metres, audio analysis suggests news.sky.com/story/israel...
Israeli troops shot at medics from as close as 12 metres, audio analysis suggests
Analysis shared with Sky News calls into question Israel's claim that there was "no firing from close distance" in the IDF attack which killed 15 aid workers last month.
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April 9, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Israeli troops shot at medics from as close as 12 metres, audio analysis suggests news.sky.com/story/israel...
