Government & Parliament
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- Progressive Politics
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Rethinking Democracy
Democratic politics is under attack on several fronts and in a range of places. There is much to discuss and to rethink.
- Elections & Campaigning
- Brexit
- Media
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The Story of Inequality and Poverty is Written by Governments
The story of inequality and poverty is written by governments and, in a democratic society, the people who elect them.
- Trade
- Health, Education & Welfare
- Equality
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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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Whatever Happened to the Conservative Party?
It has been widely observed that something has gone awry.
- Conservative Party
- Brexit
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A Second Brexit Referendum: Democracy as Discovery
Look before you leap is a good principle. Vote twice in order to confirm is equally good.
- Elections & Campaigning
- Parliament
- Brexit
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Is the Current Political Climate Giving Small Parties a Stronger Voice in the House of Commons?
Traditionally, smaller parties have faced challenges when trying to get airtime in the House of Commons. But is there evidence that is changing?
- Political Parties
- Parliament
- Brexit
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A Second Brexit Referendum: The Myth of Popular Sovereignty
Brexit is an issue that combines the need for urgent practical decision making with profound questions about the value and meaning of democracy.
- Sovereignty
- Parliament
- Brexit
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A Second Brexit Referendum: The Problem of Constitutional Agency
The process of the leaving the EU by itself does not settle the question of the future relationship.
- Parliament
- Brexit
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Review: Democracy in Chains. The Deep History of the Radical Right's Stealth Plan for America, by Nancy MacLean
The story of the emergence of a branch of economics, or political economy, known as ‘public choice theory’.
- Populism
- USA
