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The Social Mobility Commission's New Report Reads Like a Brochure for the Conservatives
How far does the Social Mobility Commission's new report reflect the growing inclination of Conservative administrations to influence public bodies?
- Conservative Party
- Equality
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Low Traffic Neighbourhoods and the Paradox of the Active Travel Agenda
The controversy of low traffic neighbourhoods and top-down policymaking.
- Conservative Party
- Political Parties
- Environment & Climate Change
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What Does the Future Hold for Irish-UK Relations?
The contributions to a new special collection examine key elements of the post-Brexit reality, with a particular focus on Northern Ireland.
- Brexit
- Ireland
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Were Local Governments Well-Equipped to Overcome Covid-19?
What were the responses of local government during the pandemic? And what do these responses reveal about their levels of resilience?
- Covid-19
- Health, Education & Welfare
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Police ça Change? Rethinking Institutional Racism
Cressida Dick showed a lack of understanding of the dynamics that underpin institutional racism, as well as a limited grasp of the relationship between people and the institutions they comprise.
- Racism & Antisemitism
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Anti-Palestinian Racism and the Contours of Racial Gaslighting
Rather than viewing the Israel/Palestine reality as a “conflict” of two equal sides, this analysis invites consideration of the relationship between race and power.
- Identity Politics
- Racism & Antisemitism
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Debates About a Four-Day Working Week are Important - but Often Miss the Point
There are potential dangers with the modern debate on the four-day working week.
- Work & Trade Unions
- Progressive Politics
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Racism Towards the Chinese Minority in Malaysia
Malaysia’s experience with racism towards its minorities is not unique but it is notable that an ethnic domination has increasingly taken on a religious character.
- Equality
- Racism & Antisemitism
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Inside Xinjiang: State Racism in China
Researchers have overlooked how racism as a technique of state governance in China parallels racialisation in other parts of the world.
- Political Parties
- Racism & Antisemitism
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Longitudinal Study Shows Decline of Trust in Politicians During Covid-19
A new longitudinal study on political trust shows that as levels of trust declined during the pandemic, so too did the likelihood of people following the government’s health measures.
- Political Parties
- Covid-19
