Blog
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A Crisis for Devolution?
To see the value of devolution, especially in the current crisis, it is worth remembering why it was introduced in the first place.
- Devolution
- Covid-19
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Why Stop and Search should be abolished
The perennial and widely-recognised problems with stop and search cannot be adequately understood and addressed except through an abolitionist lens.
- Equality
- Racism & Antisemitism
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The Deadly Legacy of Cummings’s Triumph
As an expert on game theory, Dominic Cummings will be aware of the concept of moral hazard – that if individuals are protected against bearing the negative consequences of risky actions they take, they will push higher risks.
- Conservative Party
- Covid-19
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The Present Crisis Demands a New International Monetary System for the Public Good
In this ongoing catalogue of coronavirus-related disorder, history reminds us that it is in precisely these conditions that old doctrines are overturned and new paradigms are ushered in.
- Trade
- Covid-19
- USA
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Are Female Leaders Better at Dealing with Coronavirus? Or is There More to it Than That?
When the time comes to systematically analyse the political responses of this crisis, a more nuanced understanding of why some countries handled the response better than others will likely emerge.
- Covid-19
- Feminism & Gender
- Scotland
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India’s Post-Coronavirus Transition Won’t Be Easy. Here’s Why.
A new world order awaits us on the other side of the pandemic. But India needs to battle its socio-cultural and political contagions before they get the better of her in the new world.
- Covid-19
- Health, Education & Welfare
- Equality
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Will a Post-Coronavirus Renewal of Trust in ‘The Experts’ Give Keir Starmer a Boost?
Keir Starmer has many advantages over Corbyn. But one he can easily exploit is likely to be the renewed trust in experts and expertise that will follow the pandemic.
- Covid-19
- Labour Party
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Targets, Trust and COVID-19 Testing
The debacle around the government's target of 100,000 tests per day exemplifies many of the challenges – and paradoxes – generated by the use of quantitative targets.
- Political Parties
- Covid-19
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As Putin's Approval Ratings Plummet, is a Palace Coup Brewing in Russia?
Vladimir Putin’s approval ratings are declining, as lockdown in Russia continues and coronavirus spreads, raising various questions on Russia’s future in the post-coronavirus world.
- Covid-19
- Voting systems
- Populism
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Why Did Labour's Grassroots Switch From Jeremy Corbyn to Keir Starmer?
The scale of Keir Starmer’s victory in the Labour leadership election suggests a significant shift in opinion has taken place among the party’s grassroots members.
- Voting systems
- Labour Party
