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I’m at @psaepop.bsky.social #EPOP2026 in Liverpool for the next few days, presenting papers on: 1. The bloc structure of British voting behaviour (Friday 14:10-15:40, LT 3) 2. The urban-rural divide in British politics (16:00-17:30, Flex 1) Quick summaries of both below ⬇️

My first paper argues that blocs have long structured voter perceptions of where the parties stand on different issues and how they feel about them (but this blociness has got stronger post-Brexit), and that changes in party viability activated the blocs in terms of voting behaviour in 2024.