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Embracing Risk and Taking the Blame
Brexit was a hugely risky policy, but one which, in Michael Gove’s eyes, has re-engaged the electorate and combated public disillusionment.
- Conservative Party
- Brexit
- Covid-19
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Flatlining Social Mobility is a Bug, Not a Feature, of Meritocratic Societies
Is meritocracy an effective device for legitimising socioeconomic inequality?
- Trade
- Health, Education & Welfare
- Equality
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The Illusion of Meritocracy Damages Young People – and Sanctions Inequality
The illusion of meritocracy at school inflicts damage on children and young people – particularly those from working class backgrounds. More than that, meritocracy creates more inequality in British society.
- Health, Education & Welfare
- Equality
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The Labour Party and antisemitism: A crisis misunderstood
Antisemitism is broadly spread across supporters of all political parties. The key question, therefore, is not whether Labour has a problem with antisemitism, but why it has risen to the surface.
- Racism & Antisemitism
- Labour Party
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Decolonising the University: The Origins and Meaning of a Movement
While inspired by movements in the US and South Africa, British struggles are profoundly shaped by the particular challenges facing students of colour living and studying in the UK.
- Health, Education & Welfare
- Equality
- Decolonisation
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Meritocracy: How Did a Nightmarish Vision of the Future Become so Influential?
Sixty years after its publication, Michael Young’s The Rise of the Meritocracy remains one of Britain’s most influential, yet widely misunderstood, political texts.
- Political Parties
- Health, Education & Welfare
- Equality
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The Labour Leadership Election: Getting it Together
On closer investigation the disagreement between left and right is less about policy, and more about entitlement.
- Elections & Campaigning
- Labour Party
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Post-Work Politics – Why the Tipping Point Thesis is Wrong
The problem with tipping point arguments is that they are not empirically sustainable.
- Work & Trade Unions
- Trade
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Toxic Friends? A Critique of Blue Labour
A critique of Blue Labour in four key areas – class, economy, family and race. What are the alternative ways forward to forge alliances between the working class and new social movement?
- Health, Education & Welfare
- Equality
- Labour Party
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Brexit and Gastronationalism
‘Gastronationalism’ is the idea that there are distinctive and authentic national food cultures that are threatened by the forces of globalisation. It is a myth.
- Sovereignty
- Brexit
- Trade
- Identity Politics
