Digested Read
Pressed for time? Read these short summaries of our journal articles
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His(Tory): why British History needs Conservatives
What benefits might more openly conservative-inclined academics bring the profession?
- Labour Party
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Social Democracy’s Muted Revival
What is the place of social democracy in the post-pandemic era, and the economic crisis that has followed in its wake?
- Progressive Politics
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Bringing the Emigration State Back In
For the past two centuries emigration has played constitutive part in making the modern British state. So why isn't it discussed more widely in history and politics?
- Immigration
- Racism & Antisemitism
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Towards a New Ireland
Achieving a united Ireland worth having will require a massive amount of work, patience, compromise and imagination, but it can be achieved.
- Brexit
- Ireland
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Diversifying British Political History
What might the diversification of British political history look like?
- Racism & Antisemitism
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The Problem of Writing the History of New Labour
New Labour presents acute problems for the historian.
- Labour Party
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The Politics of Race and the Future of British Political History
The field of British political history is ‘methodologically white’. Black history and critical studies of race offer an antidote.
- Racism & Antisemitism
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Raising the Pension Age
Why has it been rather easy to raise the pension age in the UK?
- Health, Education & Welfare
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The Centre Ground Hypothesis and the Shape of Public Opinion
Despite its vast influence, the ‘centre ground hypothesis’ - the assumption that most people hold moderate political beliefs - has rarely been tested empirically.
- Elections & Campaigning
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Building a More United Kingdom: A Conservative Case for Constitutional Reform
The twin constitutional crises facing the United Kingdom.
- Devolution
- Constitution
- Parliament
