The upcoming election is all but certain to yield a fragmented Bundestag, with no outright majority. While the centrist CDU, SPD, and Greens will still hold over 50% of seats combined, coalition-building hinges on whether any or all of the FDP, Die Linke, and BSW—each polling near the 5% threshold—make it into parliament.

Local consultation is often dominated by a vocal minority with time and resources, and that doesn’t only affect overall decision-making about whether a development can proceed - it is also likely to skew what kinds of amenities are built into mixed-use developments; so what do the public really want?

In partnership with American Conservation Coalition Action, a non-profit advocacy organization dedicated to mobilizing the conservative environmental movement, Stack Data Strategy asked a series of environmental and economic questions relating to the election in a recent national poll of nearly 5,000 voters across the United States.

The "grey belt" is one of the most effective pieces of policy communication we've seen - read on to find out why...

With German Federal Elections planned for 2025, the country is gearing up for a busy election year. In September, voters in three of Germany’s eastern regions will kick off with three highly contested State elections in Brandenburg, Saxony and Thuringia. This note provides a brief overview of the current shape of these three State elections and their potential consequences.

We reveal the stat which captures the challenge facing the new Labour government as they embark on a much-needed rethink of planning rules.

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will face off in their first debate as their parties' nominees on Thursday, June 27th, an unusually early date for a presidential debate.

We analyse how Trump’s recent conviction might affect voter behaviour in key states…

Stack’s Managing Director Kieran Kumaria, featured in React News’ Expert Reaction, on what the local elections might mean for planning

Joe Biden would beat Donald Trump by 287 electoral college votes to 251 if a presidential election were held today, thanks to razor sharp wins in key battleground states. Biden is also still on course to win the popular vote by 49.6% to 46.7%.

Everyone involved in planning has seen this movie before. On the one hand, a motivated minority of local residents who perceive that they stand to lose from the proposed development. On the other, councillors who want to be responsive to their electorate but never hear from the majority of it.

Engaging on the ground with local communities will always be essential. What our data does is provide a reliable guide to representative opinion in a local area, so that the process is not (as it very often is currently) captured by a vocal minority with the time, inclination and (sometimes) resources to engage in the planning process.

In early June 2024, Europeans will head to the polls to elect a new Parliament. Rumours about a ‘Europe moving right’ are everywhere, but how credible is this scenario?