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The Politics of Human Rights: A Response to Lord Sumption’s Reith Lectures
How convincing is the historical account that underpins Sumption’s argument?
- Human Rights
- Courts
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Conservatives Regard Human Rights as a Foreign Imposition – but They Helped Shape Them in the First Place
Human rights have traditionally been the concern of all leading political parties in the UK, both right and left‐wing.
- Conservative Party
- Human Rights
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NHS Public Inquiries are Like Groundhog Day
One of the key reasons for an inquiry is to prevent similar events from reoccurring, but for that to happen, recommendations must be implementable and implemented.
- Health, Education & Welfare
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A Crisis for Both Parties
Watching the Conservative leadership campaign would be an entertaining spectator sport, were it not that the winner will be prime minister.
- Political Parties
- Elections & Campaigning
- Brexit
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Hackney Used to be a Conservative Stronghold, and Other Secrets of the Suburbs
Yesterday's conservative utopias have now become some of the safest socialist strongholds in the land.
- Political Parties
- Elections & Campaigning
- Labour Party
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The Quiet Revolution? The Labour Party and Welfare Conditionality
When it comes to welfare, will the Labour party of today take its inspiration from New Labour?
- Health, Education & Welfare
- Labour Party
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Dying Quietly: The New Suburbs
Mustn't grumble. Mustn't make a fuss. England's suburbs are slowly dying.
- Brexit
- Trade
- Equality
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Whatever Happened to the Conservative Party?
It has been widely observed that something has gone awry.
- Conservative Party
- Brexit
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My Generation, Baby: The Politics of Age in Brexit Britain
A ‘generational lock’ on our politics blocks a much‐needed progressive governing shift.
- Trade
- Health, Education & Welfare
- Equality
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What Brexit Means for the Future of UK Capitalism
The paradox of Brexit may well turn out to be that it forces Britain to become more European.
- Brexit
- Trade
