Blog
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The Contradictions of the Albanese Labor Government in Australia: The Promise and Limits of ‘Thin’ Labourism
Considering the achievements, complexities and contradictions of the Albanese government.
- Elections & Campaigning
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Review: The Care Dilemma. Caring Enough in the Age of Sex Equality, by David Goodhart
Anna Coote reviews David Goodhart's ‘caring’ views from anywhere.
- Work & Trade Unions
- Populism
- Feminism & Gender
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Revisionism as Statecraft: David Marquand, the SDP Split and the Politics of Community
Addressing a surprisingly neglected aspect of David Marquand's intellectual development: his career as a politician.
- Progressive Politics
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After Biden: Lessons for Labour and the Global Centre-Left from the United States
The failure of former President Biden's extensive economic programme to win support holds important lessons.
- USA
- Labour Party
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How Not to Deliver Policies: Lessons in Undeliverability from the Conservative Governments of 2019–2024
Undeliverable policies became very much of ‘a thing’ in the 2019–2024 parliament.
- Conservative Party
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The Populist Playbook: Why Identity Trumps Policy and How Democrats Can Adapt
Why do populist leaders continue to secure electoral victories despite their poor performance when in office?
- Populism
- USA
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Sorry for any Inconvenience Caused: Why Britain Messed up High Speed Rail
No convincing answer to the simple but devastating question of ‘why do I need to get to Birmingham in 49 minutes?’.
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The UK General Election in Scotland: The End of an Era, Age of Ultra-Competition or Interregnum?
The dynamics of Scottish politics are still shaped by competition between Labour and the SNP, anti-incumbency and the question of Scottish independence.
- Political Parties
- Elections & Campaigning
- Scotland
- Labour Party
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The New Politics of Public Inquiries
An 'inquiry on inquiries’ at a time when more public inquiries are running concurrently than in any other time in British history.
- Civil Service & Bureaucracy
- Parliament
- Progressive Politics
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The Contradictions of the Albanese Labor Government in Australia: The Promise and Limits of ‘Thin’ Labourism
Considering the achievements, complexities and contradictions of the Albanese government.
- Elections & Campaigning
