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Why the Idea of a UK-US Free Trade Deal is Little more than Performance
A free trade agreement with the US has consistently been presented as the main prize post-Brexit. But is the desire to perform ‘independence’ from the European Union, rather than policy content, driving the UK's trade strategy?
- Brexit
- Trade
- USA
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Parliament’s One-Year Review of the Coronavirus Act 2020
Even as Covid-19 is absorbed into ‘the new normal’, the government’s response continues to be framed by an emergency paradigm, underpinned largely by the Coronavirus Act 2020.
- Political Parties
- Covid-19
- Human Rights
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Concerns About Social Conflict Might Explain Immigration Preferences - Here's Why
Explanations for variation in attitudes to immigration are typically conceptualised either in terms of the ‘economic competition’ or ‘cultural threat’. But there is a third factor: perceptions of the effect of immigration on social conflict.
- Immigration
- USA
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Labour and the Patriot Game
The Labour Party has recently been advised to let the electorate know it is proud to be British. So what opportunities exist for Labour in the patriot game?
- Sovereignty
- Labour Party
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The Forward March of Devolution Halted
Progressive unionism requires a Labour Party capable of winning more seats in England, Scotland and Wales—and of reaching out to others who share a progressive unionist agenda.
- Devolution
- Constitution
- Brexit
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English Devolution and Covid
If local government is to drive the economic recovery, overcome regional inequalities and provide better public services, the Treasury will have to enable greater fiscal autonomy.
- Devolution
- Covid-19
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Why we Need Data on Both Sex and Gender Identity
Sex is a fundamental demographic and explanatory variable, yet in recent years, sex has been overwritten by gender identity across a range of data collection exercises.
- Feminism & Gender
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The Politics of Power and of Support: Introduction to an Andrew Gamble Inspired Special Section on the Conservative Party
Andrew Gamble has, from a left perspective, an unmatched depth of insight into the Conservative party over the decades. We asked contributors to this special issue to assess the Conservatives with reference to Gamble's work.
- Conservative Party
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The Impact and Legacy of the PFI in UK Schools
As the attraction of public-private partnerships has waned, a combination of different investment models is now favoured.
- Trade
- Health, Education & Welfare
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Questions of Sovereignty: Redefining Politics in Scotland?
Is a struggle between sovereigntists and unionists the inevitable new politics? Not necessarily.
- Devolution
- Sovereignty
- Scotland
