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Prorogue — or prorogation?

Applying Google Trends to today's big political news…

Aug 28, 2019

1 min read

So. Hmm. One or two big things happened in UK politics today. You don't need me to write about that. The entire rest of UK politics is writing about that.

So, here's the audience engagement/SEO take on the issue. Let's examine the big words of the day in search volumes over the last week:

Time to get "Prorogue" not "Prorogation" into those headlines, folks…

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Adam has been a blogger for over 20 years, and a journalist for more than 25. He currently works as a consultant and trainer, helping people do better, more engaged online journalism.

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