Parties & Elections
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Why Compulsory Voting is Not the Answer
Before we force people to vote, we should ensure that their votes will be meaningful.
- Elections & Campaigning
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From Protest to Pluralism? The Green Party of England and Wales after a Decade of Political Upheaval
How the Greens have transformed themselves from a niche protest party into an increasingly plural but ideologically coherent party.
- Environment & Climate Change
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The Silence That Could Not Hold: Foreign Policy and the Fall of Keir Starmer
Gaza did not topple Keir Starmer directly, but it crystallised a perception of a leader without conviction.
- Progressive Politics
- Human Rights
- Labour Party
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Democracy, Representation and Local Governance in Crisis: Reflections on the 2026 Tower Hamlets Elections
A study illustrating the insufficiency of traditional canvassing in dense urban settings.
- Elections & Campaigning
- Labour Party
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Values versus Tactics: The Liberal Democrat Predicament
Have the Lib Dems reacted too late to eliminate a serious risk of losing seats if the Conservatives revive?
- Political Parties
- Elections & Campaigning
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Review: Gordon Brown. Power with Purpose, by James Macintyre
Gordon Brown in power: was it a missed opportunity?
- Media
- Labour Party
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Should Labour Have Changed Its Leader?
Prime ministers are increasingly as insecure as Premier League football managers.
- Conservative Party
- Elections & Campaigning
- Labour Party
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From Protest to Pluralist? The Green Party of England and Wales after a Decade of Political Upheaval
Placing the success of the Green Party in the context of a decade of political upheaval and research.
- Environment & Climate Change
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The Participation of the Meek: Reflections on John Boswell, How Citizens Encounter the Democratic State
Applying Boswell's work to understand the appeal of Reform UK and extract positive lessons for democratic politics.
- Populism
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How did the Rise of the Green Party Happen?
What explains the Green Party's meteoric rise, and how to do they compare to the German Greens, Die Grunen?
- Elections & Campaigning
- Environment & Climate Change
