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The tabloids after the Williamson’s exam u-turn

The tabloids after the Williamson’s exam u-turn

It was only to be expected that the tabloids would have a field day following the EdSec’s U-turn on the A-level results and they have not disappointed. The Star comes out with the most creative following a series of powerful front pages since lockdown came in. But it will be the Mail that should some worry Williamson because it is much more influential politically. What is amazing is that dealing with the exam outcome has been an issue that was…

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WH2020: Intriguing new poll question from Fox News – how do you think your neighbours will vote?

WH2020: Intriguing new poll question from Fox News – how do you think your neighbours will vote?

The latest Fox News WH2020 poll has Biden leading Trump by 49% to 42%. But when the sample was asked how they thought their neighbours would vote Trump was on 39% with Biden on 32%. This is a question I’ve never seen before and is really quite interesting. It highlights what has been recorded elsewhere that although Biden might have clear lead his backers are nothing like as enthusiastic a Trump ones. I should add that Fox News poll is…

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WH2020: We need a market on who will President on January 21st – the day after inauguration

WH2020: We need a market on who will President on January 21st – the day after inauguration

Could Trump get away with sitting tight and refusing to budge? Following his Tweet yesterday suggesting that the Presidential election on November 3rd should be postponed there has been a huge amount of speculation about what Trump will do if if he doesn’t win re-election which based on current polling looks very unlikely. This is from Susan Glasser in the New Yorker: So, sorry, we cannot just ignore it when the President threatens to cancel an election. This is the…

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