Blog
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The March Towards Post-Democracy, Ten Years On
The price we have to pay for the loss of trust produced by the supremacy of the profit motive in an economy of highly imperfect competition.
- Trade
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The Future of Parties and Post-Democracy
Are parties in decline, and if so why? And are there indications that parties could address their shortcomings to become more democratic organisations?
- Conservative Party
- Elections & Campaigning
- Labour Party
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Hurry or you Will Lose: David Cameron and the Brexit Referendum
No wonder David Cameron is in a hurry to hold the EU referendum. If he waits until next year he will lose the vote.
- Conservative Party
- Brexit
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Hard Labour
There is something about the Labour Party that makes otherwise rigorous left-wing thinkers misplace their critical faculties.
- Elections & Campaigning
- Labour Party
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Social Policy Through the Looking Glass: How to Make Poor Households Poorer
How did we end up in this looking glass world, where policies are sold as a package when they will actually work in opposite directions?
- Health, Education & Welfare
- Equality
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After the Election: Where Now?
We are now all being wise after the event. It seems so obvious that this was an election that the Conservatives were likely to win.
- Conservative Party
- Elections & Campaigning
- Labour Party
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Business and Labour
If Labour offers policies to attract the votes of the non-wealthy, the wealthy are not likely to be favourably impressed. That’s just how partisan politics works.
- Trade
- Labour Party
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The Mould Broken
The mould has finally broken. Politics in Britain can no longer be fitted into its traditional shape.
- Elections & Campaigning
- Devolution
- Scotland
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Territorial Politics After the Scottish 'No'
The Scottish referendum has been and gone, and attention has turned quickly to the prospect of another referendum, on Europe.
- Elections & Campaigning
- Devolution
- Scotland
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Broken Politics?
There is plenty of evidence to suggest that, if not quite broken, the Westminster political system is near to breaking point.
- Political Parties
- Elections & Campaigning
