Digested Read
Pressed for time? Read these short summaries of our journal articles
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The State We're In
UKICE's report 'The State of the UK Economy 2024' is a constructive framing both of where we stand and what might be done about it.
- Trade
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The Good, the Not so Good, and Liz Truss: MPs’ Evaluations of Postwar Prime Ministers
A follow-up survey measuring how MPs rated Cameron, May, Johnson and Truss, and to investigate possible changes in how they rated earlier prime ministers.
- Conservative Party
- Labour Party
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Why Sinoscepticism will Remake British Politics
UK opposition to the increasing power of China and its ruling Communist Party prompts many questions.
- Trade
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Labour, the Unions and Proportional Representation
What are the origins and evolution of the push for PR, focussing on the trade unions?
- Constitution
- Work & Trade Unions
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The Fundamentals of Public Ownership: Learning from UK Historical Experience and Recent Scottish Policy
The frontier of public ownership will remain politically contentious, but pressures to extend it will continue to be founded on arguments rooted in the failure of private ownership.
- Work & Trade Unions
- Scotland
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Growthmanship in the Twenty-First Century
Both Labour and the Tories are giving high priority to increasing the growth rate. But does past experience suggest this is a sensible strategy?
- Elections & Campaigning
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Unlocking the Pensions Debate: The Origins and Future of the ‘Triple Lock’
The triple lock isn't perfect; but, alongside other policies, it has boosted pensioner incomes and helped make the broader UK pension system more sustainable.
- Health, Education & Welfare
- Equality
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Why the Civil Service is Failing – and What to do About it
The working relationship between ministers and civil servants has become dysfunctional.
- Civil Service & Bureaucracy
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US Republicans and the New Fusionism
The content and character of US Republicanism has changed.
- Elections & Campaigning
- Populism
- USA
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Should the Prime Minister Sit in the House of Lords?
There is nothing to prevent a prime minister from sitting in the House of Lords, and it could offer several concrete advantages.
- Constitution
- Parliament