Digested Read
Pressed for time? Read these short summaries of our journal articles
-
Seven Things to Consider Before Setting up a Public Inquiry
What are the very basic questions that ministers and potential inquiry chairs absolutely should consider before setting up or agreeing to run a public inquiry?
- Trade
- Health, Education & Welfare
- Courts
-
Navigating Labour's New Constitutional Position in the Lords
Exploring how the powers of a conservative House can be used for progressive ends.
- Courts
- Labour Party
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
Dying Quietly: The New Suburbs
Mustn't grumble. Mustn't make a fuss. England's suburbs are slowly dying.
- Brexit
- Trade
- Equality
-
Whatever Happened to the Conservative Party?
It has been widely observed that something has gone awry.
- Conservative Party
- Brexit
