Blog
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How Trump Gets on Our Nerves
What do such people really mean when they say that news about Trump is impinging upon their mental well-being? And what are the consequences for democracy?
- Populism
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Addressing Inequality and Creating Educational Opportunity in Feltham: A Systems Approach to Local Change
Feltham in the Borough of Hounslow is an example of how persistent inequality in London can be addressed through a place-based systems approach.
- Health, Education & Welfare
- Equality
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Liberalism and the New Politics of Disability
When equality legislation is under fire as ‘woke’, it is worth revisiting and the broader vision associated with the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
- Equality
- Human Rights
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Housing in the Budget: The Sound of Silence (And What we Should Have Heard)
Labour’s 2025 budget focused on planning reform, but the housing market needs reforming in other ways.
- Equality
- Progressive Politics
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Government by WhatsApp? Covid, Transparency and Government by Text
The Covid Inquiry revealed that there were ‘substantive discussions’ of important policy decisions through texts and messages. Is this ever acceptable?
- Political Parties
- Parliament
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What will it Take for a Woman to Become President of the United States?
Why resistance to female candidates in the USA is hard wired into the institutions of candidate selection and the primary system.
- Elections & Campaigning
- Equality
- Feminism & Gender
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Introduction: The Politics and Policy of Housing
Introducing a special collection of articles on the politics of housing policy.
- Work & Trade Unions
- Equality
- Labour Party
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Is the Congestion Charge Coming Back Into Fashion?
As cities become even more congested, with air quality in decline, the need for a congestion charge has never been more urgent.
- Progressive Politics
- Environment & Climate Change
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Unity and Division in the Public’s Policy Preferences After the 2024 General Election
Switchers are not simply disillusioned Labour supporters, so Labour’s attempts to appeal to them may be unsuccessful.
- Conservative Party
- Elections & Campaigning
- Populism
- Labour Party
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What is Labour’s Pride In Place Programme, and will it be Enough to Build a Good Society?
Why Labour must also connect local efforts under the Pride In Place programme to a national story of renewal.
- Equality
- Populism
- Labour Party
