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...course, no statistical problem with a biased poll so long as it is consistently biased – that is, in the same direction and by about the same amount. This makes it easy to de-bias. And yet, the RealClearPolitics poll average takes this one at face value, simply adding it to the pool to produce an overall average. Because of the peculiarity of the American election...

...course controversial areas, as is the wider discussion of poverty and inequality. We are reminded by this that devolution is a process and that there are tools available to Scotland now that can be utilised in the fight against poverty. It remains to be seen if these powers are sufficient or if further devolution is required, or if there is the political will and...

...course, no theorist of social networks could investigate the specificities of Facebook until it came into existence! Fourthly, the proliferation of new methods does not imply that more longstanding methods are natural or unchanging. We still need to critically evaluate the implications of more established methods and the transformations that take place when they are...

...course, isn’t the main reason she’s doing this. What this victory will give May (as well as the chance to crush Labour before it comes to its senses and gets itself a new leader) is a whole bunch of new Tory backbenchers who, whatever their views on Europe and other issues, will know full well that they owe their place on the green benches mainly to her. That almost...

...course of the campaign, particularly her decision to stand firm on the 100,000 migrant cap. And it’s not likely to do her any harm. After all, strong leadership is a vote winner. We can also see clearly that the prime minister is willing to take a gamble. She is banking on voters appreciating her honesty and straight talking, something which is usually lacking in...

...course the CNPA are well aware of the challenges of successfully achieving this balance and the toolkit shows how they aim to capture some of these elusive meanings in the things they seek to measure. The toolkit is subdivided into three related sections: ‘landscape areas’ which seeks to highlight the topographic ‘character’ within separate subdivided areas of the...