Political Economy
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Beware Economists Bearing Policy Proposals
The 2011 Dilnot Commission proposed a cap on long-term care costs. Now that Andrew Dilnot is back on the airwaves defending the cap, it is opportune to explore the problem once more.
- Trade
- Equality
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Will Pork Barrel Politics Keep the Conservatives in Power?
The pork barrel strategy will not sink the government, but its new politics of place will struggle to deliver on its promises.
- Conservative Party
- Trade
- Health, Education & Welfare
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- Work & Trade Unions
- Labour Party
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The Politics of the Green New Deal
There is a considerable potential is for a new green Labour model. But the existing green deal narrative needs to be deepened and modernised.
- Political Parties
- Trade
- Environment & Climate Change
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New Jerusalems? The Labour Party's Economic Policy-Making in Hard Times
An historical analysis of ideational change in the British Labour Party.
- Labour Party
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Why the Protocol in Ireland and Northern Ireland is a Complex Political Challenge
The protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland proved to be the trickiest element of the UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement to negotiate.
- Devolution
- Brexit
- Ireland
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Review: Too Much and Never Enough. How my Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man, by Mary L Trump
There is not much about Donald Trump in this book that is a surprise. What Mary Trump does succeed in, however, is giving us clues to Donald Trump’s success.
- Populism
- USA
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After Brexit, the Anglosphere?
One of the big questions raised by Brexit has been Britain’s future place in the world. Is the Anglosphere the answer?
- Brexit
- Trade
- Voting systems
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- Immigration
- Racism & Antisemitism
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The Present Crisis Demands a New International Monetary System for the Public Good
In this ongoing catalogue of coronavirus-related disorder, history reminds us that it is in precisely these conditions that old doctrines are overturned and new paradigms are ushered in.
- Trade
- Covid-19
- USA
