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The Worst British Prime Minister Ever?
Step forward, David Cameron.
- Conservative Party
- Brexit
- Equality
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Antisemitism – the Touchstone Issue for the Next Labour leader
Antisemitism has become one of the campaign’s defining issues, as it was in the 2019 general election.
- Racism & Antisemitism
- Labour Party
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Light and Shadows: The RHI Scandal and the Temptations of Secrecy
While openness can shed light on some areas, it can also create shadows and shade to hide in.
- Political Parties
- Civil Service & Bureaucracy
- Ireland
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Why Did Labour Lose the General Election? Understanding the Deeper Trends
The clock struck ten and the red wall crumbled, and in came the blue tide.
- Elections & Campaigning
- Labour Party
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Have Labour ‘Moderates’ Taken the Right Lessons From the Past?
For Labour to not disintegrate over the next decade, its past and present leaders must be more honest and less divisive.
- Elections & Campaigning
- Labour Party
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Relations Between the U.S. and Allies are Souring. What Next for NATO?
The tide is turning, which may affect the level of cooperation in the alliance going forward.
- Civil Service & Bureaucracy
- Populism
- USA
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Why Decolonising the Curriculum Matters
Decolonising the curriculum is about encouraging a much wider debate that shows an awareness of the contexts in which knowledge is produced.
- Health, Education & Welfare
- Decolonisation
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We Live in a Post‐Nolan Age, and Boris Johnson is its Embodiment
In the ‘post‐truth’ world, crises of legitimacy create space for demagogues to cast themselves as authentic speakers of truth to power.
- Conservative Party
- Civil Service & Bureaucracy
- Sovereignty
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The 2019 General Election: What's Trust Got to do With it?
Does being trustworthy not matter anymore? Can you win, and not be trusted or trustworthy?
- Conservative Party
- Brexit
- Labour Party
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Labour's Worst General Election Result Since 1935 Doesn't Foretell Attlee-Style Triumph
It's been said that because Clement Attlee presided over that 1935 defeat, all is not lost for Labour. If anyone is consoled by that thought, open a history book.
- Elections & Campaigning
- Labour Party
