Digested Read
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Will There be Another Financial Crisis? If Labour Continues Cutting Red Tape, Maybe
Could Labour's enthusiasm for ‘cutting red tape’ in the financial sector pose a threat to long-term economic well-being?
- Labour Party
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How Trump Gets on Our Nerves
What do such people really mean when they say that news about Trump is impinging upon their mental well-being? And what are the consequences for democracy?
- Populism
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Liberalism and the New Politics of Disability
When equality legislation is under fire as ‘woke’, it is worth revisiting and the broader vision associated with the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
- Equality
- Human Rights
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What will it Take for a Woman to Become President of the United States?
Why resistance to female candidates in the USA is hard wired into the institutions of candidate selection and the primary system.
- Elections & Campaigning
- Equality
- Feminism & Gender
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Unity and Division in the Public’s Policy Preferences After the 2024 General Election
Switchers are not simply disillusioned Labour supporters, so Labour’s attempts to appeal to them may be unsuccessful.
- Conservative Party
- Elections & Campaigning
- Populism
- Labour Party
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Before the Boil: Addressing the UK's Living Standards Crisis
Rather than being the desired outcome of an economic strategy, raising living standards directly is the crucial missing input.
- Equality
- Labour Party
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What do we Know About Labour’s AI Policy, and will it Work?
There is reason to be sceptical of Labour’s techno-solutionist approach.
- Civil Service & Bureaucracy
- Labour Party
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Reform UK’s Electoral Threat to the Conservative Party
The conditions are in place for a Conservative collapse, but it is not guaranteed.
- Conservative Party
- Elections & Campaigning
- Populism
- Labour Party
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How can we Improve Standards in the Private Rented Sector?
Thinking more expansively about the practical policy interventions available to address the problem of standard in the English Private Rented Sector.
- Equality
- Progressive Politics
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Nigeria is Facing Multiple Crises With Severe Global Effects, From Mass Migration to Terrorism. Here’s Why We Should Worry
The country’s fragile security requires local, regional and global solutions.
- Immigration
- Human Rights
