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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
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Inequity in the Government’s Coronavirus Response May be Inevitable, But we Should Still Challenge It
If the current coronavirus crisis is to bring an enduring advance in social solidarity, we should seek broader and more robust principles for both contributing to and drawing from the common pool of fiscal resources.
- Work & Trade Unions
- Covid-19
- Health, Education & Welfare
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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
