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The #GeneralElection2019 
is nearly upon us. What will it mean for #Brexit, who says what about why we’re having it, quo vadis Scotland, and what was that about #TacticalVoting? We’ve collated views from some of UCL’s brightest minds:
https://ucl-brexit.blog/2019/11/22/how-to-navigate-the-2019-general-election-views-from-ucl/
TL;DR? a thread:
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is nearly upon us. What will it mean for #Brexit, who says what about why we’re having it, quo vadis Scotland, and what was that about #TacticalVoting? We’ve collated views from some of UCL’s brightest minds:https://ucl-brexit.blog/2019/11/22/how-to-navigate-the-2019-general-election-views-from-ucl/
TL;DR? a thread:
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Brexit, #Parliament & Populism
Meg Russell @ConUnit_UCL argues #Parliament did not block the deal; indeed, the PM seemed to actively want a ‘parliament versus people’ election. She warns "this is the language of dangerous and divisive populism”.
https://bit.ly/2KKikLP
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Meg Russell @ConUnit_UCL argues #Parliament did not block the deal; indeed, the PM seemed to actively want a ‘parliament versus people’ election. She warns "this is the language of dangerous and divisive populism”.
https://bit.ly/2KKikLP
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In Praise of Another Hung Parliament
Counterintuitively, @alberpweale @uclspp thinks there are good reasons - of practical policy making & democratic principle - for thinking why a hung parliament would not be such a bad thing after all.
https://ucl-brexit.blog/2019/11/22/how-to-navigate-the-2019-general-election-views-from-ucl/
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Counterintuitively, @alberpweale @uclspp thinks there are good reasons - of practical policy making & democratic principle - for thinking why a hung parliament would not be such a bad thing after all.
https://ucl-brexit.blog/2019/11/22/how-to-navigate-the-2019-general-election-views-from-ucl/
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A Word on Tactical Voting
The fabulous @chrischirp explains why this election is so unpredictable, and offers advice to voters in the “somewhat crazy” three-way-contested seats.
https://ucl-brexit.blog/2019/11/22/how-to-navigate-the-2019-general-election-views-from-ucl/
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The fabulous @chrischirp explains why this election is so unpredictable, and offers advice to voters in the “somewhat crazy” three-way-contested seats.
https://ucl-brexit.blog/2019/11/22/how-to-navigate-the-2019-general-election-views-from-ucl/
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Snappy Slogan, Empty Policy
@PhMarliere @UCLSELCS thinks the PM’s‘Get Brexit done’ is about as meaningful as D. Trump’s ‘Make America great again’ and slams Corbyn’s continued fence-sitting on #Brexit. Neither helps voters make an informed choice.
https://bit.ly/2KKikLP
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@PhMarliere @UCLSELCS thinks the PM’s‘Get Brexit done’ is about as meaningful as D. Trump’s ‘Make America great again’ and slams Corbyn’s continued fence-sitting on #Brexit. Neither helps voters make an informed choice.
https://bit.ly/2KKikLP
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A Flawed Choice
In 2016, the complexity of Brexit led to an unduly simplistic referendum question. In 2019, the polarisation over Brexit is leading to an undue simplification of electoral choices, argues Myriam Hunter-Henin @UCLLaws.
https://ucl-brexit.blog/2019/11/22/how-to-navigate-the-2019-general-election-views-from-ucl/
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In 2016, the complexity of Brexit led to an unduly simplistic referendum question. In 2019, the polarisation over Brexit is leading to an undue simplification of electoral choices, argues Myriam Hunter-Henin @UCLLaws.
https://ucl-brexit.blog/2019/11/22/how-to-navigate-the-2019-general-election-views-from-ucl/
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The "Brexit Election"
@FilipaFigueira @UCLSSEES picks up on the paradox that for this most #Brexit of “Brexit election”, both main parties are trying their utmost to stay clear from any actual discussion of it.
https://ucl-brexit.blog/2019/11/22/how-to-navigate-the-2019-general-election-views-from-ucl/
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@FilipaFigueira @UCLSSEES picks up on the paradox that for this most #Brexit of “Brexit election”, both main parties are trying their utmost to stay clear from any actual discussion of it.
https://ucl-brexit.blog/2019/11/22/how-to-navigate-the-2019-general-election-views-from-ucl/
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The Inconclusive Election
Given the unprecedented instability of electoral support, we may see the stage set for major changes in our political system, thinks @EricGordy @UCLSSEES - but without a clear idea of the direction those changes will take.
https://ucl-brexit.blog/2019/11/22/how-to-navigate-the-2019-general-election-views-from-ucl/
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Given the unprecedented instability of electoral support, we may see the stage set for major changes in our political system, thinks @EricGordy @UCLSSEES - but without a clear idea of the direction those changes will take.
https://ucl-brexit.blog/2019/11/22/how-to-navigate-the-2019-general-election-views-from-ucl/
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A Unique Election
@nicolambrewer @UCL_Global highlights the impending loss of parliamentary experience, whatever the result. With ca 80 incumbent MPs not standing, we face around a 1000 years of diverse knowledge and - in some cases - wisdom lost.
https://ucl-brexit.blog/2019/11/22/how-to-navigate-the-2019-general-election-views-from-ucl/
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@nicolambrewer @UCL_Global highlights the impending loss of parliamentary experience, whatever the result. With ca 80 incumbent MPs not standing, we face around a 1000 years of diverse knowledge and - in some cases - wisdom lost.
https://ucl-brexit.blog/2019/11/22/how-to-navigate-the-2019-general-election-views-from-ucl/
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The Election in Scotland
Unless there’s an election shock, the result will be used as a springboard to demand another #indyref in Scotland and to campaign for independence in the 2021 Holyrood elections – that’s @KirstyS_Hughes’s hunch.
https://ucl-brexit.blog/2019/11/22/how-to-navigate-the-2019-general-election-views-from-ucl/
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Unless there’s an election shock, the result will be used as a springboard to demand another #indyref in Scotland and to campaign for independence in the 2021 Holyrood elections – that’s @KirstyS_Hughes’s hunch.
https://ucl-brexit.blog/2019/11/22/how-to-navigate-the-2019-general-election-views-from-ucl/
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The EU & Irish Perspectives
@RonanMcCrea @UCLLaws argues that NI now has another divide to add to its long-established electoral patterns, Dublin has resumed its neutral position post-WA, and the rest of the EU really just want to move on.
https://ucl-brexit.blog/2019/11/22/how-to-navigate-the-2019-general-election-views-from-ucl/
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@RonanMcCrea @UCLLaws argues that NI now has another divide to add to its long-established electoral patterns, Dublin has resumed its neutral position post-WA, and the rest of the EU really just want to move on.
https://ucl-brexit.blog/2019/11/22/how-to-navigate-the-2019-general-election-views-from-ucl/
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The US and UK Challenges Compared
Is British democracy proving more resilient than its American counterpart? @brianklaas @UCLSELCS thinks it does: politicians are (still) actually doing a better job at respecting (unwritten) norms.
https://bit.ly/2KKikLP
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Is British democracy proving more resilient than its American counterpart? @brianklaas @UCLSELCS thinks it does: politicians are (still) actually doing a better job at respecting (unwritten) norms.
https://bit.ly/2KKikLP
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The Democratic Act
While elections are the quintessential democratic act, Mart Kuldkepp @UCLSELCS worries that their frequency these past years shows that the UK’s electoral system and political class are failing to deal with the current crisis.
https://ucl-brexit.blog/2019/11/22/how-to-navigate-the-2019-general-election-views-from-ucl/
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While elections are the quintessential democratic act, Mart Kuldkepp @UCLSELCS worries that their frequency these past years shows that the UK’s electoral system and political class are failing to deal with the current crisis.
https://ucl-brexit.blog/2019/11/22/how-to-navigate-the-2019-general-election-views-from-ucl/
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