The Swingometer, by Rob Ford

The Swingometer is where I post episodically about elections, public opinion and politics. It is named in honour of the late Sir David Butler, the first great communicator of psephological facts and statistics, and inventor of both “swing” and the device to illustrate it for TV viewers.

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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.

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Rob Ford

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