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The 2019 General Election: What's Trust Got to do With it?
Does being trustworthy not matter anymore? Can you win, and not be trusted or trustworthy?
- Conservative Party
- Brexit
- Labour Party
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Labour's Worst General Election Result Since 1935 Doesn't Foretell Attlee-Style Triumph
It's been said that because Clement Attlee presided over that 1935 defeat, all is not lost for Labour. If anyone is consoled by that thought, open a history book.
- Elections & Campaigning
- Labour Party
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In Defence of Blue Labour
There is a debate to be had about Blue Labour and its political ideas. It doesn’t start here.
- Health, Education & Welfare
- Equality
- Progressive Politics
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Review: Our City: Migrants and the Making of Modern Birmingham, by Jon Bloomfield
Having worked for the city council on urban policy, Jon Bloomfield wants to tell a positive story about Birmingham.
- Immigration
- Health, Education & Welfare
- Equality
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Toxic Friends? A Critique of Blue Labour
A critique of Blue Labour in four key areas – class, economy, family and race. What are the alternative ways forward to forge alliances between the working class and new social movement?
- Health, Education & Welfare
- Equality
- Labour Party
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Democratic Reform in the UK: Bold Moves Needed to Restore Trust in Politics
Trust in politics is low, yet candidates are campaigning to win the public’s confidence – and with it, their votes. Could democratic reform in the UK be the answer?
- Political Parties
- Elections & Campaigning
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Lebanon Protests: Why a WhatsApp Tax Sparked a Political Movement
There are deeper undercurrents that explain why the protests in Lebanon are happening.
- Political Parties
- Media
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The Supreme Court's Prorogation Decision: What it Means for the Future
Even among those who welcomed the Supreme Court's decision on the prorogation of parliament, there has been concern that the Court has entered into dangerous new territory.
- Parliament
- Brexit
- Courts
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Brexit and Gastronationalism
‘Gastronationalism’ is the idea that there are distinctive and authentic national food cultures that are threatened by the forces of globalisation. It is a myth.
- Sovereignty
- Brexit
- Trade
- Identity Politics
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Orientation and Training for New MPs in Canada and the UK
Orientation and training for new MPs is of vital importance in helping them to make the transition from electoral candidates to elected members.
- Elections & Campaigning
- Parliament
