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Volume 97, Issue 2

April/June 2026

Includes a Collection titled 'Inequality and the Future of London', edited by Graeme Atherton and Rupa Huq MP, which brings together contributions from politicians, academics and think tanks to explore how inequality manifests itself in London. In the opening commentary, Ben Jackson asks 'What is the Point of the Labour Party?' while John Street, Michael Harker and Samuel Cross explore public inquiries and UK press regulation; Paul Thomas assesses the Prevent counter-terrorism strategy after Southport; and Ben Worthy, Mark Bennister, and Arianna Giovannini take a closer look at the Mayor of London at 25. Book reviews include Mary Dejevsky's review of The Russia-Ukraine War and its Origins: From the Maidan to the Ukraine War, by Ivan Katchanovski.

Commentary

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What is the Point of the Labour Party?

Ben Jackson

Inequality and the Future of London

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How Can Labour Tackle Poverty in London?

Graeme Atherton

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Labour's Planning Reform: A View from London

Dimitrios Panayotopoulos-Tsiros, Jonathan Manns and Lucy Natarajan

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Housing, Inequality and London

Jack Brown and Joe Fyans

Articles

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Public Inquiries and UK Press Regulation: A Case of ‘Fading into Forgetfulness’?

John Street, Michael Harker and Samuel Cross

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Planning and Solar Farms: A Front Line in Net Zero Disputes?

David Toke, Costanza Concetti, Muhammad Mohsin Hussain, Paula Duffy and Jo Vergunst

The British Army on Trial

Matthew Whiting

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Dangerous Deference: What the British Public Think about Civil-Military Relations

David Blagden, Ronald R. Krebs and Robert Ralston

Report

London Calling? The Mayor of London at 25

Ben Worthy, Mark Bennister and Arianna Giovannini

Book Reviews