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Review: Making Sense of a United Ireland. Should It Happen? How Might It Happen?, by Brendan O'Leary
Daniel Finn reviews 'Making Sense of a United Ireland: Should It Happen? How Might It Happen?' by Brendan O'Leary.
- Sovereignty
- Identity Politics
- Ireland
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Turmoil in the Catholic world
James E. Cronin reviews 'Catholicism: A Global History from the French Revolution to Pope Francis' by John T. McGreevy.
- Identity Politics
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Review: How to Make an Entrepreneurial State. Why Innovation Needs Bureaucracy, by Rainer Kattel, Wolfgang Drechsler and Erkki Karo.
Paul Auerbach reviews 'How to Make an Entrepreneurial State. Why Innovation Needs Bureaucracy' by Rainer Kattel, Wolfgang Drechsler and Erkki Karo.
- Work & Trade Unions
- Trade
- Health, Education & Welfare
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‘Friend or Foe?’: Brexit and French Bashing in the Conservative Parliamentary Party (2016–2022)
Exploring the extent of anti-French rhetoric in Conservative parliamentary discourse since 2016.
- Conservative Party
- Political Parties
- Brexit
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Harry and Meghan Shine a Light on Monarchy, and its Demands
The monarchy is a gilded cage, and it is understandable if sometimes the inhabitants might want to escape.
- Constitution
- Sovereignty
- Media
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Choosing the Conservative Leader: a View from History
Casting doubt on the efficacy of Conservative leadership election rules.
- Conservative Party
- Political Parties
- Voting systems
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Review: Winston Churchill. His Times, His Crimes, by Tariq Ali
There's no doubt that this new book on Churchill is a demolition job.
- Populism
- Decolonisation
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What can the Basque Country Teach the UK About Levelling up?
How have devolved powers been used to transform and sustain the economy in one of the most economically successful regions in Europe: the Basque Country?
- Devolution
- Trade
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Why Strike Ballots are Undemocratic
New legislation governing strike ballots now requires that a majority of members vote. This has some surprising consequences.
- Work & Trade Unions
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Review: NHS under Siege. The Fight to Save it in the Age of Covid, by John Lister and Jacky Davis
Britons of all persuasions routinely describe their country’s institutions as the best in the world and would insist that its levels of corruption are the very lowest. How government tackled the pandemic suggests that the latter needs some review.
- Covid-19
- Health, Education & Welfare
