Parties & Elections
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Book Reviews: Fractured France by Andrew Hussey, and Why Fascism is on the Rise in France by Ugo Palheta
Even by French standards, the current administration, and with it the country, is in crisis. Two books help guide the reader through the mazes and smokescreens.
- Elections & Campaigning
- Populism
- Racism & Antisemitism
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From Our Archive: Green Radicalism—Side-show or a New Alternative?
An article originally published in 2000 comments on green politics becoming part of the political landscape in Britain for the first time.
- Political Parties
- Equality
- Environment & Climate Change
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How Serious is the Green and Left-Wing Threat to Labour?
Labour faces credible electoral threats from minor parties to its left.
- Elections & Campaigning
- Labour Party
- Environment & Climate Change
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Buried by a Landslide: The ‘South Asian Vote’ in London, Residential Suburbanisation and the Geopolitical Shift in the 2024 General Election
Why the movement of South Asian populations towards London's suburbs reveals dramatic changes in voting patterns that are likely to shape British politics for the foreseeable future.
- Elections & Campaigning
- Immigration
- Labour Party
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From Our Archive: Post Brexit and Post-Covid. Reflections on the Contemporary Conservative Party
A reflection from 2021 on how the Conservatives must refine a political narrative for a diverse set of supporters.
- Conservative Party
- Brexit
- Covid-19
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From Our Archive: A Rising Tide? The Salience of Immigration and the Rise of Anti-Immigration Political Parties in Western Europe
Why a commonly-assumed reason for the increase in voting for anti-immigration parties in western Europe between 2008-2018 is likely to be false.
- Immigration
- Populism
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From Our Archive: The Choice Before the Labour Party
Published in 1932, R.H. Tawney’s 'The Choice Before the Labour Party' argued that the party must abandon cautious reformism for a radical, socialist commitment to overthrowing the capitalist structure.
- Labour Party
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Review: When the Clock Broke. Con Men, Conspiracists and the Origins of Trumpism, by John Ganz
Populism, Trump and the American century.
- Populism
- USA
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What will it Take for a Woman to Become President of the United States?
Why resistance to female candidates in the USA is hard wired into the institutions of candidate selection and the primary system.
- Elections & Campaigning
- Equality
- Feminism & Gender
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Unity and Division in the Public’s Policy Preferences After the 2024 General Election
Switchers are not simply disillusioned Labour supporters, so Labour’s attempts to appeal to them may be unsuccessful.
- Conservative Party
- Elections & Campaigning
- Populism
- Labour Party