Articles by Ben Jackson

Hard Labour

English Votes for English Laws

Progressive Alliances

The Politics of the Labour Manifesto

Learning from New Labour

There is More Political Space for a Liberal Immigration Policy Than Ever

Whatever Happened to the Conservative Party?

The Politics of Human Rights: A Response to Lord Sumption’s Reith Lectures

How convincing is the historical account that underpins Sumption’s argument?

The Labour Leadership Election: Getting it Together

On closer investigation the disagreement between left and right is less about policy, and more about entitlement.

Review: The Literary Politics of Scottish Devolution. Voice, Class, Nation, by Scott Hames

The chronology of devolution has been obsessively picked over in Scottish public culture, but there remain sharp differences of opinion about its causal drivers.

A Crisis for Devolution?

To see the value of devolution, especially in the current crisis, it is worth remembering why it was introduced in the first place.

Any Illusions About the Conservatives Being Swept From Office Should be Abandoned Now

Some commonplace beliefs about the Conservative party have been tested over the last few months and most of them look wobbly.

British Politics Beyond the End of History: Marx, Hayek and Andrew Gamble

Although Marxism as an organised force is a shadow of its Cold War heyday, we seem to live in a time when calling someone a Marxist can still inspire a strange political frisson.

Liberty After Neoliberalism

The Covid pandemic has raised hard questions about liberty and the role of the state – and many Conservatives have been discomfited by the answers that their own government has given.