Political Parties
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British Politics Beyond the End of History: Marx, Hayek and Andrew Gamble
Although Marxism as an organised force is a shadow of its Cold War heyday, we seem to live in a time when calling someone a Marxist can still inspire a strange political frisson.
- Political Parties
- Progressive Politics
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Walking the Dark Side: Evading Parliamentary Scrutiny
There is a dark side to parliamentary scrutiny: where the principles and practicalities of scrutiny are not aligned, and where willingness and capacity are constrained or non-existent.
- Political Parties
- Parliament
- Covid-19
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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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The New Political Divides at the 2019 Election
Small groups of potential swing voters play a fundamental role in UK elections. The Conservative campaign message targeted a relatively small number of Labour voters prepared to switch.
- Conservative Party
- Political Parties
- Brexit
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The Guardian and Press Reform
In the decade 2008–18, between the phone hacking scandal and the cancellation of part two of the Leveson Inquiry, the editorial position of The Guardian on press regulation changed markedly.
- Political Parties
- Elections & Campaigning
- Media
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Targets, Trust and COVID-19 Testing
The debacle around the government's target of 100,000 tests per day exemplifies many of the challenges – and paradoxes – generated by the use of quantitative targets.
- Political Parties
- Covid-19
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Meritocracy: How Did a Nightmarish Vision of the Future Become so Influential?
Sixty years after its publication, Michael Young’s The Rise of the Meritocracy remains one of Britain’s most influential, yet widely misunderstood, political texts.
- Political Parties
- Health, Education & Welfare
- Equality
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Has Labour Really Lost the Working Class?
In the aftermath of Labour’s general election defeat, a new conventional wisdom has rapidly taken hold: Labour, increasingly middle class and out of touch, has been abandoned by its traditional working class base.
- Political Parties
- Elections & Campaigning
- Labour Party
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Brexit, the 2019 General Election and the Realignment of British Politics
What was the impact of Brexit on the 2019 general election result? The outcome of the 2019 general election delivered a decisive electoral verdict for the first time in years following a period where British politics had been characterised by instability.
- Conservative Party
- Political Parties
- Elections & Campaigning
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Lisa Nandy Says Social Conservatism is a Labour Tradition. She's Wrong
Of all the candidates vying for the party leadership, Lisa Nandy appears to have put the most thought into why Labour was so badly beaten in the general election.
- Political Parties
- Devolution
- Labour Party
