Digested Read

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Government & Parliament | Digested Read
16 May 18

Become a Politician: Normal People Need Not Apply

People who run for political office are strange.

Peter Allen and David Cutts
- Parliament
- Health, Education & Welfare
- Equality
Political Economy | Digested Read
14 May 18

Freeloading Tax Avoiders are Harming Democracy Itself

The supposed suppression of tax avoidance and evasion has been little more than a façade behind which freeloaders can perpetuate their parasitic activities with immunity.

Richard Woodward
- Brexit
- Trade
- Equality
Society & Culture | Digested Read
23 Apr 18

“Powell had Crafted the Speech for Maximum Effect”: How my Father Unwittingly Helped ‘Rivers of Blood’ Make Media Impact

Nicholas Jones
- Conservative Party
- Equality
- Media
Society & Culture | Digested Read
17 Apr 18

Abortion Law Should be About Women’s Rights – Not Weaponised for Scottish Independence

Jennifer Thomson
- Devolution
- Feminism & Gender
- Scotland
Political Economy | Digested Read
12 Apr 18

Bananas, Groupthink, and Why the EU Could be (Partly) to Blame for Brexit

Jeremy Richardson
- Brexit
- Trade
- Populism
Political Economy | Digested Read
16 Mar 18

Why the Collapse of Carillion is a Governmental Failure

Deborah Mabbett
- Work & Trade Unions
- Trade
Government & Parliament | Digested Read
01 Mar 18

Revisiting Tony King’s Analysis Shows Just How Much Parliament Has Changed

Meg Russell
- Parliament
Government & Parliament | Digested Read
21 Feb 18

Tony King’s Vision of an Overloaded Government Didn’t Materialise – But is the Alternative Any Better?

Michael Moran
- Political Parties
- Trade
Government & Parliament | Digested Read
12 Feb 18

Remembering Tony King

Tony Wright
- Constitution
- Parliament
- Media
Society & Culture | Digested Read
07 Feb 18

'I, Daniel Blake' Poses Important Questions About the Individual and the State

Nick O'Brien
- Health, Education & Welfare
- Equality
- Media