From rumours to numbers:how do we know if a Prime Minister is in trouble?

Worthy, Ben (2022) From rumours to numbers:how do we know if a Prime Minister is in trouble? [['eprint_typename_blog_post' not defined]]

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Ben Worthy writes that the unprecedented availability of public opinion and similar data means the fate of prime ministers is more tied to numbers than to rumour. At the same time, data itself can start to weave a narrative, and by doing so push events in a certain direction.