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Fran Cavanagh
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Postgraduate Researcher at Durham University | Quantitative Social Psychology

Researching social attitudes and prejudice. Machine learning, computational methods, large text datasets, survey experiments.

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FPP brutally supressed UKIP in 2015 and Reform in 2024, but is boosting up Reform this week - they have passed the tipping point where the electoral system goes from deadly enemy to best friend
May 2, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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NEW: updated long-run gap in voting between young men and women in Germany:

Gender divide continues to widen, but contrary to what is often assumed, young men continue to vote roughly in line with the overall population, while young women have swung sharply left.

www.ft.com/content/29fd...
A new global gender divide is emerging
Young men and young women’s world views are pulling apart. The consequences could be far-reaching
www.ft.com
February 24, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Django Reinhardt, Jerry Garcia and Tony Iommi are all successful guitarists with limb differences
December 13, 2024 at 10:44 AM
Maybe SAD is to blame. A lot of people struggle with the cold and dark months and for most people in the UK there are no big celebrations between the fireworks at the start of November and Christmas a month and a half later. It makes sense to me that winter festivals of light are so popular globally
December 13, 2024 at 10:25 AM
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November 18, 2024 at 7:14 AM
One of the most memorable First Doctor serials for me, for whatever reason. The hiding in a museum thing feels so Scooby Doo, it's great. Look forward to hearing your thoughts on The Time Meddler!
December 4, 2023 at 10:01 PM