Articles by Ben Jackson

Ben Jackson is Associate Professor of Modern History, University College Oxford. He is co-editor of the Political Quarterly journal.
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- Elections & Campaigning
- Labour Party
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- Elections & Campaigning
- Brexit
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- Conservative Party
- Elections & Campaigning
- Labour Party
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- Elections & Campaigning
- Labour Party
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- Elections & Campaigning
- Media
- Labour Party
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- Immigration
- Brexit
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- Conservative Party
- Brexit
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The Politics of Human Rights: A Response to Lord Sumption’s Reith Lectures
How convincing is the historical account that underpins Sumption’s argument?
- Human Rights
- Courts
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The Labour Leadership Election: Getting it Together
On closer investigation the disagreement between left and right is less about policy, and more about entitlement.
- Elections & Campaigning
- Labour Party
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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.
- Devolution
- Scotland
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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.
- Devolution
- Covid-19
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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.
- Conservative Party
- Elections & Campaigning
- Covid-19
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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.
- Political Parties
- Progressive Politics
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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.
- Conservative Party
- Political Parties
- Constitution