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David Cowling
is editor, BBC Political Research
Blog posts in total 4
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Election explainers to make your campaign coverage go with a swing
In the second of his briefings on election terminology, David Cowling spells out what’s meant by the likes of ‘turnout’, ‘coalition’ and the slightly trickier ‘swing’.
Election terminology explained, because we don’t all speak ‘Westminster’
This is a stab at simplifying four basic terms: election deposits, manifestos, first-past-the-post and marginal seats.
What price democracy? Almost a tenner, since you ask
The BBC's editor of political research has been digging in official publications to answer the question 'how much do by-elections cost?'
What price polling day? Here’s what we know
Mounting a general election is a massive, extraordinary and complex operation: the biggest manifestation of civic society that any of us are ever likely to see.
