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The Politics of the Labour Manifesto
At the outset of the 2017 election campaign there seemed to be a good chance that the Labour Party would be broken – possibly irreparably – on the anvil of nationalism.
- Elections & Campaigning
- Labour Party
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Parliamentary Sovereignty and Brexit
In the absence of a written constitution, we rely on authoritative commentators to tell us what the rules are.
- Sovereignty
- Parliament
- Brexit
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English Votes for English Laws
The Conservatives have in effect become an English sovereigntist party.
- Elections & Campaigning
- Brexit
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The Divided Tories
Coalition government at Westminster did not end in 2015: that much is now becoming apparent.
- 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
