By Stephen Fisher, John Kenny and Rosalind Shorrocks.
This is our first post since the Manchester bombing. We would like to take this opportunity to extend our sympathy to all those affected, directly and indirectly. Now that the political parties are campaigning again we hope that it is not insensitive of us to update our forecasts.
In truth, because of Monday’s terrible events it is not clear how our forecast should be interpreted. Only one poll conducted since the attacks has been published, so most of the changes in the opinion poll data, and the models that are built on them, reflect polls conducted late last week; shortly after the Conservative manifesto launch and mostly before Theresa May’s announcement of a cap on social care funding. Those polls showed a considerable tightening of the Conservative lead and so a reduction in the predicted Tory majority.
Overall, our combined forecast of…
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