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In Defence of 'Elitism'
It is time to stand up and be proud of elitism: to uphold the arts, expertise, the fourth estate, and the democratic establishment for the benefit of all.
- Brexit
- Health, Education & Welfare
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Questions of Sovereignty: Redefining Politics in Scotland?
Is a struggle between sovereigntists and unionists the inevitable new politics? Not necessarily.
- Devolution
- Sovereignty
- Scotland
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Scotland: A More European people?
Europeanism is not in the original DNA of the Scottish National Party. Yet the now-ruling SNP is reconnecting with an old European allegiance as an alternative to being part of the UK. Is this alternative feasible?
- Devolution
- Brexit
- Scotland
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‘Since this is a Document of Record’: Collecting the Oral Histories of the Brexit Parliament
This article brings together over thirty on-the-record interviews with politicians and political strategists at the centre of British politics during the Brexit gridlock.
- Conservative Party
- Constitution
- Parliament
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Review: Modern Epidemics from the Spanish Flu to Covid-19, by Salvador Macip
Salvador Macip has written an accessible survey of pandemics, charting warnings and lessons for future pandemics and the survival of the human species.
- Covid-19
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Beware Economists Bearing Policy Proposals
The 2011 Dilnot Commission proposed a cap on long-term care costs. Now that Andrew Dilnot is back on the airwaves defending the cap, it is opportune to explore the problem once more.
- Trade
- Equality
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“There is a Deeply Entrenched Assumption That England Doesn’t Need its Own Institutions or Voice:" Interview with Michael Kenny
Anya Pearson interviews Michael Kenny, Inaugural Director of the Bennett Institute for Public Policy at the University of Cambridge, about winning the 2021 Bernard Crick Prize.
- Devolution
- Parliament
- Brexit
- Covid-19
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Ploughed Under? Labour’s Grassroots Post-Corbyn
A significant number of Labour members could leave as a result of Corbyn being replaced by Starmer, but whether this will have much impact on Labour’s electoral prospects is debatable.
- Elections & Campaigning
- Labour Party
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Why Wouldn't They Be Reconciled? Corbyn's Leadership and the Recalcitrance of the Parliamentary Labour Party
The most plausible explanation for MPs’ opposition to Corbyn is simply a lack of material motivation.
- Labour Party
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Sovereignty, Legislative Supremacy and Devolution
There are two possible interpretations of the sovereignty of parliament: parliamentary sovereignty and parliamentary legislative supremacy. A failure to appreciate this distinction obfuscates constitutional debates.
- Devolution
- Sovereignty
- Parliament
