Blog
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The Crisis of Everyday Liveability, Policy and Politics
The challenge is to improve liveability for all, while addressing the disposable and residual income disadvantages of low wages.
- Health, Education & Welfare
- Equality
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Talking to Voters about the ‘Everyday Economy’
The Labour Party needs to fight for a reputation for economic competence in terms voters will understand.
- Health, Education & Welfare
- Equality
- Progressive Politics
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How Labour's Two Sides Might be Reconciled
The solution is surely to identify substantive policy overlaps between the two sides that would enable both factions to feel that they have gained a victory.
- Elections & Campaigning
- Progressive Politics
- Labour Party
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How Should a Progressive Parliament Advance Proportional Representation?
In support of a confirmatory referendum on proportional representation, and an exploration of how should a progressive Parliament could advance the cause of PR.
- Parliament
- Voting systems
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Why Spanish Politics is Becoming More Polarised
In Spain, left and right stand far apart, questioning each other’s legitimacy to govern as the extreme right gains. Secessionist forces in Catalonia challenge the state. The population is increasingly divided into two hostile groupings.
- Political Parties
- Constitution
- Populism
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Germany's Coalition Government: Destination Unknown?
When it comes to key issues such as Covid-19 policymaking, foreign policy and government unity, is Germany drifting to an unknown destination?
- Political Parties
- Covid-19
- Progressive Politics
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Northern Ireland once again stands at the crossroads
With Brexit, the Protocol and upcoming elections, Northern Ireland once again stands at a crossroads.
- Elections & Campaigning
- Ireland
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An open letter to Conservative MPs
The Conservatives' continued support for Boris Johnson despite his Fixed Penalty Notice from the Metropolitan Police comes at a cost to democracy itself.
- Conservative Party
- Parliament
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Power at all costs: Twenty years of Erdoğan
Democratic norms have never been sacred to President Erdoğan. The last two decades give ample reason to believe he will seek to preserve his power at all costs.
- Elections & Campaigning
- Populism
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With Putin’s Invasion, the EU has a Golden Opportunity to Reinforce the Rule of Law to Member States
The rule of law is one of the fundamental values of the European Union, and a prerequisite for the protection of all the other values of the Union, including for fundamental rights and democracy. 2021 may have been its bumpiest year yet.
- Equality
- Human Rights
- Courts
