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The Swingometer

About the Substack

Thoughts on elections, public opinion and politics. The Swingometer is named in honour of the late Sir David Butler, inventor of both "swing" and the device to illustrate it on television.

About Rob Ford

Professor of Political Science, and author of "Brexitland", "The British General Election of 2019" and "Sex, Lies and Politics"

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