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Looking for Loyalty: Colin Kaepernick and the Nike Backlash
Kaepernick, as a result of his stance, is more a hero now than he ever was as a player.
- Racism & Antisemitism
- Sport
- USA
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Brexit and the Nations
The central promise of the Brexit campaign was to ‘take back control’—to restore British sovereignty. This morphed into the sovereignty of the British people, but both notions suggest that sovereignty is to be located in one place: Westminster.
- Constitution
- Sovereignty
- Brexit
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I Don't Wear a Poppy Because It's Problematic
The explicitly nationalistic, and hence militaristic, dimension of the poppy has always been there, but recently it has come to the forefront.
- Progressive Politics
- Media
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Stop Doing Things to Poor Neighbourhoods Without Asking What They Need
How often are local people actually asked what they need from local investment, and how realistic are the aims of delivery?
- Trade
- Health, Education & Welfare
- Equality
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Don't be Fooled: UK Industrial Strategy has a Long History of Picking Winners
Conventional wisdom asserts that industrial policy in the UK expired shortly after Margaret Thatcher’s arrival in 10 Downing Street. Nothing could be further from the truth.
- Trade
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Regional Government Isn't the Answer to the UK's Constitutional Unsettlement
Challenging attempts to address the problem of asymmetry through a system of regional government in England.
- Devolution
- Constitution
- Brexit
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Improving Diversity in Higher Education
A significant cultural and attitudinal shift is needed.
- Health, Education & Welfare
- Equality
- Racism & Antisemitism
- Decolonisation
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Is South Korea as Leftist as it Gets?
South Korea is undergoing an unprecedented turn to the left, led by President Moon Jae‐in.
- Trade
- Progressive Politics
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Too Many Bodies
Recent years have not been good to independent committees and policy advisory bodies.
- Civil Service & Bureaucracy
- Trade
- Progressive Politics
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What kind of Brexit do voters actually want? We held a Citizens’ Assembly and Asked Them (Clue: It's Not a No-Deal)
Conclusions of a diverse sample of the UK electorate who engaged intensively and deeply with the issues over two weekends.
- Elections & Campaigning
- Brexit
