Political Ideas

28 Aug 25

The Vices of Values: Matthew Goodwin and the Politics of Motivation

Matthew Goodwin's Values, Voice and Virtue received considerable attention from across the political spectrum. But the concept of ‘values’ on which Goodwin bases his argument is never precisely explicated.

Jeremy Gilbert and Alex Williams

Brexit
Populism
Identity Politics

Political Ideas | Book review

01 Aug 25

Review: EUtopia. How Europe is Failing and Britain Could Do Better, by Ross Clark

Vision and vigilance in the United Kingdom and the European Union .

Richard Mullender

Brexit

Political Ideas | Journal article

18 Jul 25

Marquand and MacDonald

Marquand's book avoids the legitimate criticisms of MacDonald, but is still a brilliant explanation of a remarkable man.

Jean Seaton

Labour Party

Political Ideas | Journal article

07 Jul 25

Beyond Liberal Individualism: What Role, if any, for Socialism? David Marquand's Search for an Adequately Radical Political Philosophy

Tracing David Marquand's search for a political philosophy that addresses the irreducibly public problems facing government.

Hilary Wainwright

Progressive Politics

Political Ideas | Book review

03 Jul 25

Review: America's Fatal Leap 1991–2016, by Paul W. Schroeder

The threat from America: Donald Sassoon reviews a collection on Schroeder's articles on US foreign policy.

Donald Sassoon

Populism
USA

Political Ideas | Digested Read

02 Jul 25

The Flag that Does Not Exist—Yet? Imagining a New Symbol in Northern Ireland

Exploring the absence of a symbol that might be expected to exist—a unifying official flag in Northern Ireland.

David Mitchell

Ireland

Political Ideas | Journal article

21 May 25

David Marquand: A Political Assessment

Exploring David Marquand's early experience as a Labour MP, his participation in founding the Social Democratic Party and his subsequent return to Labour.

Roger Liddle