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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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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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Cummings, Cognitive Bias, and the NHS
While we decipher early signals on what the new government will bring, Dominic Cummings’ blog has become a must-read.
- Conservative Party
- Health, Education & Welfare
- Media
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Lisa Nandy Says Social Conservatism is a Labour Tradition. She's Wrong
Of all the candidates vying for the party leadership, Lisa Nandy appears to have put the most thought into why Labour was so badly beaten in the general election.
- Political Parties
- Devolution
- Labour Party
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The Worst British Prime Minister Ever?
Step forward, David Cameron.
- Conservative Party
- Brexit
- Equality
