Westminster Bridge
The Westminster Bridge section of the Nuffield Politics Research Centre is developing new ways of disseminating political science research for non-academic audiences, on contemporary political problems.
Our 'Big Questions' take the best research in political science and make it more accessible to a general reader.
Professor Jane Green, Director, said:
"Westminster Bridge aims to better communicate social science findings and insights to politicians, policy-makers and the general public. Through accessible published research, extensive mainstream national media coverage and extensive engagement across audiences, we hope to help make political science more widely understood."
Nuffield College, home of the Nuffield Politics Research Centre, has long had an important role and voice in contemporary political debates. Making possible meaningful relationships with politicians, policy-makers, and journalists.
ITV Election Night Programme, 4 July 2024, Election Explained: How Labour won the election in a landslide without a huge predicted jump in vote share. Watch other pre-election explainers.
Nuffield Politics Research Centre Director Jane Green explains British politics for The Financial Times, from the Nuffield College quad.
See coverage in the media from the Nuffield Politics Research Centre, Westminster Bridge and the British Election Study.
17 July, ITV News, Talking Politics podcast: After 14 years of waiting what laws did Labour prioritise in the King's Speech? Includes comment and analysis from Prof Jane Green.
15 July, ITV News, The King's Speech, Prof Jane Green joined a panel of experts for ITV News to analyse and discuss the King's Speech.
14 July, FT Film, Can the Conservative party survive defeat? With expert comment from Prof Jane Green.
12 July, The Guardian, Labour will try to blame the Tories for tough spending decisions. Comment from Prof Jane Green.
8 July, The Economist, How did pollsters do in predicting the British election? with comment from Prof Jane Green.
5 July, Reuters, As Europe turns right, UK voters reject Conservative populism. Comment from Prof Geoff Evans, NPRC & BES.
4 July, ITV Election Night programme, expert analysis and discussion (through the night) with Prof Jane Green on a panel including Prof John Curtice, Robert Peston, Tom Bradby, Nicola Sturgeon, Nick Clegg and Ed Balls.
4 July 2024, ITV Election Night programme, Election Explained: How are Labour on course for a landslide without a huge predicted jump in voter share? Live election explainer with Prof Jane Green.
1 July 2024, Ipsos UK Podcast: Politics Talk - An unpredictable General Election with Professor Jane Green.
26 June 2024, The Economist Newsletter (subscriber-only), Britons vote according to feelings of economic security. Reference made to recent research from NPRC for JRF about economic insecurity and its impact on voters.
24 June 2024 Mirror, Voters' worries over own financial situation to play 'pivotal role' at GE.
24 June 2024, Times Radio Breakfast, Prof Geoff Evans speaks on new research by NPRC for the JRF on feelings of economic insecurity among voters in the UK (from 1:22:25).
24 June 2024, BBC Radio 4, The Today Programme, Election 2024: Mishal Husain and Amol Rajan, Prof Jane Green explains about new research by NPRC for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (from 49.52).
20 June 2024, ITV News, The Fight for 24: Are Conservative voters literally 'dying out'? Uses British Election Study data to illuminate the election and includes an interview with Prof Jane Green.
20 June 2024, ITVX, Election Matters: Why does Scotland matter so much in this election? Prof Jane Green explains why Scotland could play a pivotal role in the upcoming election.
13 June 2024, ITV News at Ten, Prof Jane Green spoke about Ed Davey and the Liberal Democrat's strategy.
13 June 2024 BBC The Today Podcast, First ever live recording of the podcast - Election so far. Prof Jane Green joined a panel of experts to dissect the latest election news and answer questions from listeners.
13 June 2024, ITVX, Election Matters: Can we trust opinion polls, and how do they shape our politics? Prof Jane Green explains how polls work, and whether we can trust them.
10 June 2024, ITVX Talking Politics podcast: The Election (episode 6 from 17:20), Prof Jane Green joins the ITV News team on the day the Lib Dems released their manifesto.
10 June 2024, ITV News, The Fight for 24: The Path to Power, analysis by the British Election Study team using polling averages to help people understand the general election, and an interview with Prof Jane Green.
10 June 2024, BBC Sounds on BBC Radio4, Understand: The Election - Why do people vote the way they do? (episode 4) Prof Jane Green explains how people vote and why.
7 June 2024 ITVX, Election Matters: Do General Election campaigns actually influence the result? Prof Jane Green looks at why political campaigns rarely influence voters, and what helps people make up their minds.
4 June 2024 ITVX Talking Politics podcast (episode 2), Sunak and Starmer prepare for the first debate, but Nigel Farage still steals the limelight. Prof Jane Green discusses the first leader debate.
4 June 2024 ITV Evening News, ITV News at Ten, Prof Jane Green spoke about the first Leaders Debate.
2 June 2024 Times Radio, Prof Jane Green joined Adam Boulton & Kate McCann to discuss - what the polls are telling us so far ahead of the next general election.
22 May 2024 ITV News at Ten, Prof Jane Green discussed the general election announcement.
12 May 2024 Comment is Freed (substack), Are we seeing the end of the Brexit realignment? by Prof Jane Green.
3 May 2024 ITV News Talking Politics, Local elections: A 'seismic' shift or a Sunak sigh of relief? Discussion with Prof Jane Green.
30 April 2024 Newsnight, Prof Jane Green comments ahead of the local UK elections (from 15:32).
25 April 2024 ITV News Talking Politics, Do voters really care about immigration? And are the Rayner allegations damaging for Labour? Discussion with Prof Jane Green.
23 April 2024 Times Radio and the Politics of Flags, Prof Jane Green talks to Matt Chorley answering the question - Is it possible to measure how patriotic people are? Available on podcast - Keir Starmer's Flagging, from 18:42.
15 March 2024 OppositionCast, Prof Jane Green speaks to Dr Nigel Fletcher about the state of the polls.
11 March 2024 ITV News at Ten, Prof Jane Green commented on Lee Anderson moving to Reform UK.
6 March 2024 ITV News at Ten, Prof Jane Green was interviewed on whether the budget would change Conservative electoral support.
5 March 2024 Times Radio, Prof Jane Green is interviewed by Matt Chorley about her new role as President of the British Polling Council and opinion polls. (From 1hr 05mins).
28 February 2024 The Economist, A changing British electorate is propelling Labour towards victory. Prof Jane Green comments.
10 January 2024 BBC Politics Live, Can Labour maintain its lead in the polls? Prof Jane Green talks about polling and what may change ahead of a general election (from 27 mins).
8 January 2024 BBC Radio 4, Start The Week - A century of Labour. Prof Jane Green joins a discussion about what the future holds, with host Tom Sutcliffe.
28 December 2023 The Economist, How will Britons vote in the next election? Includes comment from Prof Jane Green.
9 December 2023 The Observer, Need a Christmas party game? Try ranking 13 years of Tory screw-ups in order of severity. Includes mention of recent research from Prof Jane Green.
3 December 2023 The Sunday Times, The Tories should stop waving their Brexit flags. Voters are drowning in other troubles, includes reference to comment and research from Prof Jane Green. (This is a paid for subscription).
28 November 2023 Academy of Social Sciences, Political 'Realism' in an Election Year with Prof Gary Younge. Response from Prof Jane Green.
13 November 2023 ITV News, Cameron's comeback: Why's he doing it, what's Sunak's game plan, and what will voters think? Prof Jane Green comments (from 0:06:17).
24 October 2023 The Bunker podcast, episode includes a mention of the recent Family Matters: How concerns for younger relatives bridge generational divides, research by Dr Zack Grant, Prof Jane Green & Prof Geoff Evans.
20 October 2023 Times Radio, interview including Prof Jane Green on the recent by-elections (recording no longer available).
12 October 2023 BBC Sounds, The Today Podcast, Horror in Israel and Gaza - What next? (from 37:33).
11 October 2023 Politics.co.uk, After Keir Starmer's conference speech, the time for Rishi Sunak to get bold on housing is now, includes mention of Family Matters: How concerns for younger relatives bridge generational divides, research by Dr Zack Grant, Prof Jane Green & Prof Geoff Evans.
6 October 2023 FT, Boomers and millennials have each other's backs, article which quotes Family Matters: How concerns for younger relatives bridge generational divides, research by Dr Zack Grant, Prof Jane Green & Prof Geoff Evans.
5 October 2023 BBC Sounds, The Today Podcast, Can Rishi Sunak win it for the Tories? interview with Prof Jane Green (from 17:20).
13 September 2023 Times Radio, interview with Dr Zack Grant and Prof Jane Green about new research - Family Matters (recording no longer available).
13 September 2023 Sky News, Older voters with struggling relatives will back policies aimed at supporting younger people, new research published from Dr Zack Grant and Professors' Jane Green and Geoff Evans.
13 September 2023 Jack FM, interview with Dr Zack Grant about new Family Matters research. (Coverage elsewhere including BBC Radio Oxford).
7 September 2023 BBC Newsnight, Prof Jane Green discusses the Mid-Bedfordshire by-election (segment runs 33:20-40:17).
21 July 2023 What you need to know - ITV news podcast, Quick-briefing episode, in a by-election special, ITV News Elections Analyst Prof Jane Green discusses the by-elections.
21 July 2023 ITV Evening News, Prof Jane Green comments on the by-elections.
5 May 2023 Radio 4 PM, Prof Jane Green discusses the local election results (from 17:05 - 19:78, 39:57 - 42:19 & 51:03).
21 April 2023 FT Podcast - Political Fix, Is a Labour win over the Conservatives inevitable in 2024? Panel discussion (including Prof Jane Green) about factors that will shape the outcome of next year's general election.
5 April 2023 The Economist, National Swing Man, the British electorate's new-old tribe. Mention of research about the Brexit realignment from Profs Jane Green, Geoffrey Evans and Dan Snow.
25 March 2023 Radio 4, The Week in Westminster, Prof Jane Green offers comment from a recent Westminster briefing, as part of a segment on British politics (from 20:50).
21 March 2023 Times Radio Matt Chorley: More politics (still no boring bits), interview with the British Election Study team, Prof Jane Green, Prof Ed Fieldhouse and Dr Jack Bailey.
20 March 2023 Politico write up from Westminster briefing event by the British Election Study team and UKiCE.
15 February 2023 ITV News at Ten covering Nicola Sturgeon's resignation as Scotland's First Minister (Prof Jane Green interviewed).
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- Nov 2022 Anxiety nation? Economic insecurity and mental distress in 2022s Britain (Prof Jane Green comments in this Joseph Rowntree Foundation webinar)
- 23 Oct 2022 Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg (Prof Jane Green joined the panel)
- 30 Sep 2022 Things can only get better for Labour? Podcast: OppositionCast (from 11:35 – 14:15)
- 29 Sep 2022 What British people think about economic growth, The Economist
- 27 Sep 2022 Comment on electoral sentiment and risks BBC Radio 4: The World at One (c.40 mins)
- 27 Sep 2022 Labour Party Conference (panellist providing comment throughout the programme until 16:30) BBC Politics Live
- 27 Sep 2022 Comment on political change and electoral response Times Radio (from 4:50-11:15)
- 27 Sep 2022 Labour’s electoral chances and the economic news, ITV News
- 29 March 2022 The potential public opinion reaction to the Partygate fines and the Conservatives' electoral position, Times Radio 02:39:50 – 02:44:40
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- 27 Nov 2021 Boris Johnson courts edgy MPs who may one day end his career, interview with Bloomberg
- 31 Oct 21 COP26: how green politics went mainstream, Financial Times
- 25 Aug 21 Interview on the Unite union in the wider context of Labour’s electoral challenges, News at Ten, ITV
- 02 Jul 21 Analysis of the Batley and Spen by-election, BBC News
- 30 Jun 21 Politics Weekly Podcast on the Batley and Spen by-election (from 16:00), The Guardian
- 23 Jun 21 Op-ed The Batley and Spen by-election will reveal the depth of Labour’s predicament, The Guardian
- 18 Jun 21 News at Ten, Interview on Chesham and Amersham byelection results, ITV
- 18 Jun 21 Interview on the Chesham and Amersham byelection, Radio 4 World at One (from 10:11 to 13:12)
- 07 May 21 State of the nation – what did we vote for?, Sensemaker Live, Tortoise Media
- 06-08 May 21 News at Ten, Scottish and local elections, ITV
- 20 Apr 21 Labour ‘on trial’ at May elections with party facing ‘very difficult’ contest, experts suggest, The Independent
- 06 Mar 21 Podcast "Electoral shocks: Voters and volatility", OppositionCast, The Centre for Opposition Studies
- 07 Feb 21 Why the wealthy were happy to back a Leave vote gamble, The Observer
- 21 Jan 21 Interview on the upcoming local elections, ITV News (Meridian)
- 16 Jan 21 Interview on the upcoming local elections, The Week in Westminster, BBC Radio 4
- 11 Jan 2021 Interview about the potential electoral implications of the UK COVID-19 party scandal, ITV News at Ten
- 05 Dec 20 Labour is winning back those who voted Tory for the first time last year, Independent
- 04 Dec 20 COVID-19: Tories' support slipping among new backers over PM's coronavirus handling - report, Sky News
- 8 Nov 2021 Interview on the potential implications of political sleaze, BBC 2 Politics Live (23:19 onwards)
- 03 Nov 20 Trump vs Biden: The Results, US election live, ITV
- 21 Oct 20 Boris Johnson’s Manchester headache is not going away, Politico
- 15 Oct 20 Support for Scottish Independence at Highest Ever Level, According to Poll, report featuring an interview with Professor Jane Green, ITV News
- 31 Jul 20 Will British politics become less volatile, and how important is ideology?, Never Mind The Bar Charts, Mark Pack's Podcast
- 10 Jul 20 Brexit Breakdown Podcast with Jane Green and Anand Menon, The UK in a Changing Europe Podcast
- 27 May 20 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson stands by his rule-bending strategist as lawmakers cry foul, The Washington Post
- 25 May 20 Boris Johnson can’t afford to squander trust by protecting Dominic Cummings, Financial Times
- 31 Jan 20 Brexit live, ITV
- 20 Jan 20 Electoral shocks: the Volatile Voter in a Turbulent World, Book review, Financial Times
- 12 Dec 19 Election night, ITV
- 03 Dec 19 Interview on electoral volatility, Wall Street Journal
- 01 Dec 19 Gender and vote choice, News at Ten, ITV
- 26 Nov 19 Video on Volatile Voter and Electoral Shocks, ITV
- 18 Nov 19 The Brexit disrupters: beyond left and right, Financial Times
- 14 Nov 19 Interview, News at Ten, ITV
- 06 Nov 19 Interview on the Remain Alliance, News at Ten, ITV
- Nov 19 Interview on young people, turnout, age and vote choice, News at Ten, ITV
- 05 Nov 19 Interview on upcoming elections, BBC Radio 4 Today
- 07 Nov 19 Calling Peston, ITN Radio
- 08 Oct 19 Interviews on Volatile voter and Electoral Shocks, Times Red Box and Times Newspaper
- 08 Oct 19 Interview on Volatile Voter and Electoral Shocks, BBC Radio 4
- 08 Oct 19 Interview on Volatile Voter and Electoral Shocks, BBC Politics Live
- 08 Oct 19 Interview on Volatile Voter and Electoral Shocks with Gary Gibbon, Channel 4 News
- 16 Sep 19 "Escaping the past", BBC Start the Week, BBC 4
- Aug 19 Today's Today, BBC Sounds
- 07 Jun 19 Peterborough's by-elections analysis, ITV News
- 26 May 19 European Parliament elections, BBC Radio 4
- 23 May 19 Studio live interview on European Parliament elections, News at Ten, ITV
- 17 May 19 Interview on Trust in institutions and evidence during Tri-Nuffield conference
- 14 May 19 Women, Brexit and party choice, Woman’s Hour, BBC Radio 4
- 12 Apr 19 European Parliament elections, World at One, BBC Radio 4
- 20 Mar 19 Salisbury Conversations, BBC Sounds
- 15 Jan 19 News at Ten, ITV
- Sep 18 BBC Radio World at One, BBC Radio 4
7 June 2024 Cheltenham Science Festival, Can Science Predict the Election? Prof Jane Green joined Dara O Briain, Kit Yates and John Curtice in conversation.
5 June 2024 Shedding Light on the UK General Election, London School of Economics, Prof Jane Green in her role as British Polling Council President jointly hosted this event.
8 May 2024 British Politics - what happened in the locals and what might happen at the general election at Trinity College, Oxford.
19 Jan 2024 British Politics Election Year seminars, an eight week series exploring major themes relevant to the upcoming UK general election.
13 Sept 2023 War or Peace? How the public views Britain's generational strains - and the policy responses to them. Launch of new research in collaboration with the Resolution Foundation, Family Matters: How older people vote for the wellbeing of their younger relatives.
25 April 23 How does becoming poorer shape preferences for redistribution? Part 1, Part 2. NPRC & Social Market Foundation.
11 April 23 Family Matters: How older people vote for the wellbeing of their younger relatives, recording of a Sciences Po seminar at the Centre for European Studies and Comparative Politics, with Prof Jane Green.
18 Nov 20 2019: A Critical Election? How to interpret the dramatic changes that have taken place in recent British general elections, 2020 Centre for British Politics Annual Norton Lecture.
28 Jan 20 What do the results of the British general election mean for Labour and the left?, "Politics in Crisis" Series, LSE.
24 Jan 20 How far was the December 2019 UK general election really about Brexit, Seminar series ''The European Union: Politics and Power in the Brussels System", European Institute, LSE.
17 May 19 Trust in institutions and evidence, Tri-Nuffield Conference, Summary available here (page 8).
24 Mar 19 Professor Jane Green, Keynote speaker, RAP Symposium, Democracy, Governance and Inclusive Growth.
04 Dec 19 Brexit and British voters: Conference with the UK in A Changing Europe (videos available here - date of videos is 04/12/19).
08 Oct 19 British Election Study: press conference.