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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
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The End of an Era in Pension Reform
The Financial Times (20 March) called it ‘the biggest pensions revolution for almost a century’ but their timing is a few decades out.
- Trade
- Health, Education & Welfare
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Breaking Britain?
It turns out that breaking up is not so very hard to do.
- Political Parties
- Devolution
- Scotland
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The Problem at No 10
Ever since George Osborne’s catastrophe-strewn budget in the spring, Cameron has looked like a man pulled apart by events, not in charge of them.
- Conservative Party
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Making Sense of Snowden
Perhaps the most shocking revelation to emerge from the publication of the US National Security Agency (NSA) and GCHQ documents is that Britain appears not to be shocked at all.
- USA
- Courts
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Reflections on One Nation Labour
One Nation Labour remains a work in progress. But its success or failure will be clear in less than two years.
- Labour Party
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After the Party?
One of the central facts of recent British politics has been the decline of the political party. Why has this decline happened? Does it matter? And what, if anything might be done about it?
- Political Parties
- Elections & Campaigning
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Tax and Spending (Again)
The depth of the spending cuts now being implemented by Whitehall departments and local authorities across the UK is unprecedented in postwar Britain.
- Trade
- Health, Education & Welfare
- Labour Party
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Osborne v. Growth: The Chancellor and the New Green Economy
The most telling comment on last week’s Budget came from the Government’s very own Office for Budget Responsibility, which acknowledged that the Chancellor’s measures would have no impact on growth.
- Environment & Climate Change
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Gove is all around: Exams, public services and EU competition law
Michael Gove’s retreat on his plan to reform GCSE examinations has provided an object lesson in the perils of political hubris.
- Conservative Party
- Health, Education & Welfare
