Professor Will Jennings聽(University of Southampton)聽and (University of Manchester)聽have featured in the聽 discussing the lessons that can be learned from Britain鈥檚 exit from the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM)聽鈥� on the eve of its 25th anniversary 鈥� for how Brexit might impact on聽the way聽voters view the competence of the Conservative Party.
Professor Will Jennings, Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at the University.
The ERM crisis had profound effects for the party, and Brexit has the potential to have an even bigger impact. This follows on from their recent article in The Washington Post about how voters have perceived the performance of President Trump so far, .
Professor Jennings recently appeared before the House of Lords giving evidence on trends in polling accuracy and his analysis on the effect of Brexit on economic perceptions was recently cited in the . He is continuing to actively seek opportunities to inform a wide selection of policymakers and commentators in the UK and US.
You can find out more about Professor Jennings鈥� new book The Politics of Competence: Parties, Public Opinion and Voters and his work with colleagues Nick Clarke and Gerry Stoker on the rise of anti-politics .
