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The Missing Political Science of Pensions Provision
It is time for political science to take pensions policy more seriously, even if the public probably never will. If not, millions of people will be significantly worse off in later life.
- Political Parties
- Work & Trade Unions
- Progressive Politics
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‘Would I lie to you?’: Boris Johnson in the House of Commons
Does Johnson’s general propensity to lie, and his specific inclination to lie to Parliament, matter? The answer is: yes.
- Conservative Party
- Constitution
- Parliament
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The Idea that Female Politicians are More ‘Civilised’ is not Grounded in Reality
Widespread beliefs about women's more cooperative and civil political discourse are not substantiated by research.
- Equality
- Progressive Politics
- Feminism & Gender
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Green Capitalists and Green Anti-Capitalists are on the Same Side – For Now
Green capitalists and green anti-capitalists will have to be on the same side if they are to prevail and prevent the worst ravages of global heating for which we are currently on course.
- Political Parties
- Environment & Climate Change
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Why Cynicism Over COP26 is Misplaced
Cynicism about the achievements of the conference is misplaced (if understandable) because it was the most that could have been agreed, according to its own terms.
- Elections & Campaigning
- Environment & Climate Change
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The Case of Azeem Rafiq Points to a Long History of Racial Thinking in Cricket
Cricket's racialised cultural conflicts, originating in the colonial period, help us to understand more recent cases such as that of Azeem Rafiq.
- Racism & Antisemitism
- Sport
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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
