type="main" <p>In this article, we use a structural equation model (latent variable mediator analysis) to show that a strong local base has two key effects on Liberal Democrat support in the 2010 general election. First, it has a direct effect on Liberal Democrat support at Westminster elections by...</p>

Abstract. A substantial body of recent research has uncovered the impact of constituency campaigns on British general election outcomes, using the published returns of candidates’ spending as a proxy measure for their campaigns’ intensity—the more spent, the greater the intensity of the...

Much discussion of the 'digital divide' has focused around the issue of access to technology and how this plays out in relation to different groups from disadvantaged neighbourhoods. This paper draws on survey data from a national evaluation project to investigate the likelihood of further...

W EBBER D. J. and W HITE P. (2003) Regional factor price convergence across four major European countries, Reg. Studies 37 , 773-782. Neo-classical growth models predict that the free movement of goods and factors will result in the spatial convergence of output and an ensuing convergence of...

Much discussion of the ‘digital divide’ has focused around the issue of access to technology and how this plays out in relation to different groups from disadvantaged neighbourhoods. This paper draws on survey data from a national evaluation project to investigate the likelihood of...

A considerable literature indicates that class attendance is an important determinant of academic performance but the narrative on what influences students decisions to attend class is scant. This article examines why students choose not to attend class through the use of a survey distributed to...