Articles by Tony Wright

Whitehall at War?

The recent exposure of serious tensions between ministers and civil servants has once again highlighted this most sensitive of constitutional relationships.

After the Party?

One of the central facts of recent British politics has been the decline of the political party. Why has this decline happened? Does it matter? And what, if anything might be done about it?

Breaking Britain?

It turns out that breaking up is not so very hard to do.

Broken Politics?

There is plenty of evidence to suggest that, if not quite broken, the Westminster political system is near to breaking point.

The Mould Broken

The mould has finally broken. Politics in Britain can no longer be fitted into its traditional shape.

After the Election: Where Now?

We are now all being wise after the event. It seems so obvious that this was an election that the Conservatives were likely to win.

Remembering Tony King

Rethinking Democracy

Democratic politics is under attack on several fronts and in a range of places. There is much to discuss and to rethink.

Politics Has Turned Nasty. We Need a Return to Civility

We have to give people a feeling that democracy can deliver for them after a long period of it failing to do so.

Review: Our City: Migrants and the Making of Modern Birmingham, by Jon Bloomfield

Having worked for the city council on urban policy, Jon Bloomfield wants to tell a positive story about Birmingham.

Review: What's In It For Me? Self-Interest and Political Difference, by Thomas Prosser

By demonstrating that all political viewpoints are essentially rooted in self-interest, this book will invite reflection, reconciliation and a better understanding of the common good.