Government & Parliament
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Any Illusions About the Conservatives Being Swept From Office Should be Abandoned Now
Some commonplace beliefs about the Conservative party have been tested over the last few months and most of them look wobbly.
- Conservative Party
- Elections & Campaigning
- Covid-19
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Embracing Risk and Taking the Blame
Brexit was a hugely risky policy, but one which, in Michael Gove’s eyes, has re-engaged the electorate and combated public disillusionment.
- Conservative Party
- Brexit
- Covid-19
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The Politics of Covid-19
How the British government has communicated with the public and what it has communicated have played a major part in determining how citizens have behaved during the Covid‐19 pandemic.
- Conservative Party
- Covid-19
- Media
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Intergovernmental Relations: Time for an Overhaul?
A set of ideas to offer guidance and inspiration to those tasked with reforming and scrutinising intergovernmental relations in the UK.
- Devolution
- Brexit
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The Deadly Legacy of Cummings’s Triumph
As an expert on game theory, Dominic Cummings will be aware of the concept of moral hazard – that if individuals are protected against bearing the negative consequences of risky actions they take, they will push higher risks.
- Conservative Party
- Covid-19
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Will a Post-Coronavirus Renewal of Trust in ‘The Experts’ Give Keir Starmer a Boost?
Keir Starmer has many advantages over Corbyn. But one he can easily exploit is likely to be the renewed trust in experts and expertise that will follow the pandemic.
- Covid-19
- Labour Party
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Inequity in the Government’s Coronavirus Response May be Inevitable, But we Should Still Challenge It
If the current coronavirus crisis is to bring an enduring advance in social solidarity, we should seek broader and more robust principles for both contributing to and drawing from the common pool of fiscal resources.
- Work & Trade Unions
- Covid-19
- Health, Education & Welfare
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"We Need to Learn How to Talk About Risk and Trade-Offs in the Coronavirus Crisis": Interview with Lawrence Freedman
Anya Pearson interviews Sir Lawrence David Freedman, Emeritus Professor of War Studies at King's College London, about the government's handling of the coronavirus outbreak.
- Brexit
- Trade
- Covid-19
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Review: The Literary Politics of Scottish Devolution. Voice, Class, Nation, by Scott Hames
The chronology of devolution has been obsessively picked over in Scottish public culture, but there remain sharp differences of opinion about its causal drivers.
- Devolution
- Scotland
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Cummings, Cognitive Bias, and the NHS
While we decipher early signals on what the new government will bring, Dominic Cummings’ blog has become a must-read.
- Conservative Party
- Health, Education & Welfare
- Media
