The British General Election of 2017

The British General Election of 2017 is the definitive and authoritative account of one of the most dramatic elections in British history. Throwing aside her natural caution, Theresa May called a snap election and was widely expected to cru

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Praise for previous editions ‘The Bible of General Elections’ —David Dimbleby, BBC ‘It’s popular academic writing at its best, combining a clear narrative (using anecdotes and quotes garnered from more than 300 background interviews) with lots of solid, meaty number-crunching’ —The Guardian ‘Dennis Kavanagh and Philip Cowley have penned a political thriller … The book is distinguished by the quality of its sources: the ministers, aides and strategists who open up to these academics in a way they might not to journalists’ —The Observer ‘Indispensable’ —Matthew d’Ancona, Daily Telegraph ‘If you want real insight into the last election, Kavanagh and Cowley look like they’re on the money’ —London Evening Standard ‘The quality of the analysis is as sharp as ever’ —Fabian Review ‘… a riveting read … this is easily the best political book of the year’ —PoliticalBetting.com ‘The studies have become by now almost part of our democratic fabric’ —The Listener ‘The best series anywhere on national elections’ —Annals of American Academy of Political and Social Science

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Philip Cowley • Dennis Kavanagh

The British General Election of 2017

Philip Cowley Queen Mary University of London London, UK

Dennis Kavanagh University of Liverpool Liverpool, UK

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