Blog
-
The Silence That Could Not Hold: Foreign Policy and the Fall of Keir Starmer
Gaza did not topple Keir Starmer directly, but it crystallised a perception of a leader without conviction.
- Progressive Politics
- Human Rights
- Labour Party
-
Views From the Inside: Reflections on the Modern Hospital
There's a constant refrain in the UK that the NHS is dying on its feet. But how accurate is this picture?
- Health, Education & Welfare
-
From Our Archive: Politics or Technocracy? The Regional Water Authorities
Before water companies in England were privatised in 1989, an article originally published in 1981 asks whether the management of water resources should be handled by elected democratic politicians or by technical experts.
- Civil Service & Bureaucracy
-
"These are Real People who Found Themselves in This Nightmare of Indefinite Duration": Interview with Eric Lewis
Anya Pearson interviews international human rights lawyer Eric Lewis about his legal and political battle to release prisoners in Guantanamo Bay.
- USA
- Human Rights
- Courts
-
Review: Gordon Brown. Power with Purpose, by James Macintyre
Gordon Brown in power: was it a missed opportunity?
- Media
- Labour Party
-
Should Labour Have Changed Its Leader?
Prime ministers are increasingly as insecure as Premier League football managers.
- Conservative Party
- Elections & Campaigning
- Labour Party
-
Everyday Political Agency Online: Reflections on John Boswell, How Citizens Encounter the Democratic State
Do digital tools help civic tech users build working relationships with local representatives and bureaucrats?
- Progressive Politics
- Media
-
Radically Rethinking Tourism
How should tourism change so that it can help host destinations generate income, while also preserving assets and allowing access to locals?
- Equality
- Environment & Climate Change
-
From Protest to Pluralist? The Green Party of England and Wales after a Decade of Political Upheaval
Placing the success of the Green Party in the context of a decade of political upheaval and research.
- Environment & Climate Change
-
Encountering ‘Broken’ Public Services: Defiance and Disaffection at the Frontlines of the Democratic State
Are citizens really meek victims of failing public services, or do they have agency to pursue reform?
- Progressive Politics
