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Review: Orwell's Ghosts. Wisdom and Warnings for the Twenty-First Century, by Laura Beers
Few writers are as clear and as misunderstood as Orwell.
- Progressive Politics
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Fragmented and Dealigned: The 2024 British General Election and the Rise of Place-Based Politics
The election exposed a fragmented and marginal map, bequeathing a fragile electoral future, despite the Starmer government's large parliamentary majority.
- Conservative Party
- Elections & Campaigning
- Labour Party
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Who Runs for Office? Understanding Candidate Diversity, Safety and Localism in the UK General Election 2024
Studying gender representation, security concerns and local residency in the 2024 election.
- Elections & Campaigning
- Parliament
- Feminism & Gender
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Local Leaflets: Constituency Issue Messaging at the 2024 General Election
Analysis of more than 1,600 election leaflets from all the mainstream parties.
- Elections & Campaigning
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Review: The Little Black Book of the Populist Right. What it is, Why it's on the March and how to Stop it, by Jon Bloomfield and David Edgar
Elisabeth Carter reviews a readable little book on the rise and spread of national populism.
- Populism
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Values in the Valence Election: Fragmentation and the 2024 General Election
On a fragmentation that poses electoral and policy challenges for all political parties.
- Conservative Party
- Elections & Campaigning
- Labour Party
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Senedd Reform: From Aspiration to Cold-Headed Reality?
Why the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill marks a key point of departure.
- Devolution
- Constitution
- Wales
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Change and Continuity in British Politics: Can the Starmer Government's Approach to Governance Resolve the Crisis in the British State without Radical Reform?
The key dilemmas that will confront the new Labour administration during its initial period in power.
- Civil Service & Bureaucracy
- Labour Party
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Ed Davey's Tory Removals: The Liberal Democrats and the 2024 General Election
A remarkable comeback for the Liberal Democrats.
- Elections & Campaigning
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The Forthcoming General Election in the Republic of Ireland: Winds of (Left-Wing) Change or Plus Ça Change?
Commentary on a consequential General Election for the Republic of Ireland.
- Elections & Campaigning
- Ireland
