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Review: The Literary Politics of Scottish Devolution. Voice, Class, Nation, by Scott Hames
The chronology of devolution has been obsessively picked over in Scottish public culture, but there remain sharp differences of opinion about its causal drivers.
- Devolution
- Scotland
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Is it Really Possible to Resurrect Sectoral Collective Bargaining and Restore Trade Union Power?
Since 2017 the Labour party has proposed mandatory sectoral collective bargaining as a comprehensive strategy to rebuild the trade union voice. But how feasible is this approach?
- Work & Trade Unions
- Trade
- Labour Party
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Has Labour Really Lost the Working Class?
In the aftermath of Labour’s general election defeat, a new conventional wisdom has rapidly taken hold: Labour, increasingly middle class and out of touch, has been abandoned by its traditional working class base.
- Political Parties
- Elections & Campaigning
- Labour Party
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Improvement Districts: An Explainer
The presence of improvement districts across in cities across the world has been increasing since the 1970’s. But what are they, why are they created, and which policies make for success?
- Trade
- USA
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In Times Like These, What is the Future of the BBC?
Why we need a reformed and bigger BBC putting information engineering in the public interest at the centre of a new vision for the UK.
- Covid-19
- Media
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Crossing Divides: A Social Experiment for Post-Brexit Britain
Within this turbulent and divisive context, how can the country be brought back together? How can we reunite with a sense of coherent and sustainable national unity?
- Brexit
- Media
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Brexit and the British Constitution: Reflections on the Last Three years and the Next Fifty
The decision to leave the EU provoked the biggest constitutional crisis of recent British history. The response of politicians risks irreparable damage to the political culture that underpins democracy.
- Constitution
- Brexit
- Courts
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The Never-Ending Saga Over Antisemitism and the Labour Party
We need a deeper explanation of the intense emotions stirred on the left in particular by the issue of antisemitism. Various agendas do not explain the particular propensity of this issue to cloud judgments and inflame passions.
- Equality
- Racism & Antisemitism
- Labour Party
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Migration and the Climate Crisis
While climate-induced displacement is no new phenomenon, we are currently witnessing the critical role it plays in migration.
- Environment & Climate Change
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Brexit, the 2019 General Election and the Realignment of British Politics
What was the impact of Brexit on the 2019 general election result? The outcome of the 2019 general election delivered a decisive electoral verdict for the first time in years following a period where British politics had been characterised by instability.
- Conservative Party
- Political Parties
- Elections & Campaigning
