Research Briefing
In yesterday’s post I looked at some reasons that might explain why, over time, the proportion of the European electorate participating in EP elections has steadily declined. The trend that underscores this process is shown clearly below; growth in the size of the electorate has consistently outstripped growth in the number of voters, somewhat driven
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There may be many factors that have driven falling turnout at European Parliamentary elections over the years, but much of this may stem from the expansion of the Union itself. As time has passed and the EU has grown in size, European Parliamentary (EP) elections have seen a continual decline in turnout since the first
Research Briefing
As detailed in a previous post, discussion of UK trade in recent years has largely centred upon the issue of the ‘global race’ to seize opportunities in emerging markets, with Chinese markets being the grand prize over which exporters are jostling for the lions’ share. But to what extent is this really the best perspective
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“The continued drift of the industrial population to London and the Home Counties constitutes a social, economic and strategical problem which demands immediate attention” – Report of the Royal Commission on the Distribution of the Industrial Population, 1940 A recent report by the Centre for Cities stated that while London’s strong economic performance should be
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