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The UK Election: 3. What difference does a manifesto make?

Understand the UK Election is a simple 10-part guide to everything that is going on in the election, hosted by Adam Fleming. In this episode, Adam looks at manifestos; a set of policies that a party stands for and would hope to deliver if elected. What is their place in British political history? How do they get written and who are they actually for? This episode was hosted by Adam Fleming, from Newscast and Anti-Social, with Rachel Wolf, who co-wrote the Conservatives’ 2019 manifesto for Boris Johnson, and Jonathan Rutherford, who co-wrote Labour’s 2015 manifesto when Ed Miliband was in charge. Producers: Alix Pickles and Alex Lewis Production Manager: Janet Staples Editor: Sam Bonham

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  The UK Election: 1. How do you get the campaign right?

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  The UK Election: 2. How are candidates selected?

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  The UK Election: 4. Why do people vote the way they do?

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  The UK Election: 5. How do you make sure voting runs smoothly?

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  The UK Election: 6. How important are marginal seats?

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  The UK Election: 7. What can polling predict?

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  The UK Election: 8. What’s the media’s role in an election?

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  The UK Election: 9. How does the election differ across the UK?

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  The UK Election: 10. What happens on election day?

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  The US Election: 1. Primaries, Caucuses and the National Conventions

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  The US Election: 2. The Campaign Trail

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  The US Election: 3. The TV Debates

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  The US Election: 5. Becoming President

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  The US Election: 4. The General Election

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  Israel and the Palestinians: 1. The Palestinians