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Any Illusions About the Conservatives Being Swept From Office Should be Abandoned Now
Some commonplace beliefs about the Conservative party have been tested over the last few months and most of them look wobbly.
- Conservative Party
- Elections & Campaigning
- Covid-19
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The Guardian and Press Reform
In the decade 2008–18, between the phone hacking scandal and the cancellation of part two of the Leveson Inquiry, the editorial position of The Guardian on press regulation changed markedly.
- Political Parties
- Elections & Campaigning
- Media
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How Covid-19 Highlights Existing Weaknesses in English Football
Like many parts of the entertainment sector, football is in a precarious position and desperate for a successful vaccination programme to allow a return of spectators.
- Trade
- Covid-19
- Sport
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Embracing Risk and Taking the Blame
Brexit was a hugely risky policy, but one which, in Michael Gove’s eyes, has re-engaged the electorate and combated public disillusionment.
- Conservative Party
- Brexit
- Covid-19
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After Brexit, the Anglosphere?
One of the big questions raised by Brexit has been Britain’s future place in the world. Is the Anglosphere the answer?
- Brexit
- Trade
- Voting systems
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"If We’re Not Out in Public, Then We’re Not Negotiating Difference": Interview with Sophie Watson
Anya Pearson talks to Sophie Watson about water as a site of struggle, touching on her latest book City Water Matters: Cultures, Practices and Entanglements of Urban Water.
- Covid-19
- Health, Education & Welfare
- Equality
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European Monarchies: Guardians of Democracy?
Four out of the top five democracies in the world are monarchies. Can constitutional monarchy and democracy can be complementary rather than conflicting notions?
- Constitution
- Sovereignty
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The Politics of Covid-19
How the British government has communicated with the public and what it has communicated have played a major part in determining how citizens have behaved during the Covid‐19 pandemic.
- Conservative Party
- Covid-19
- Media
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Four Recommendations to Improve Digital Electoral Oversight in the UK
The laws, regulations and practices around managing elections are therefore unfit for purpose in an era of fast-paced evolutions in digital campaigning.
- Elections & Campaigning
- Trade
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A Mountain to Climb: Labour Together's 2019 Election Review
No one can accuse this review of not taking the scale of Labour's 2019 defeat seriously. It rarely, however, takes sides—preferring to admonish all involved.
- Elections & Campaigning
- Labour Party
