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Monthly Archives: November 2010
Nov 30 2010
Just 224 large donations from fewer than 60 sources accounted for two fifths of the donation income of the top three parties across a decade of British politics. This is far too narrow a base for the health of UK democracy.
2 CommentsTweet Why has reform of party funding in the UK been so troublesome for the body politic and steps to clean up the process so inadequate and hesitant? Using an in-depth analysis of party finances Stuart Wilks-Heeg exposes the myth … Continue reading
Posted by: November 30, 2010
Tagged with: coalition, Conservatives, David Cameron, government, influence, Labour, Liberal Democrats, party donations, politics, Polls, power, public spending, UK, uk government, uk politics
Nov 29 2010
Falling back on the (nation) state – and hating it
1 CommentTweet The 2008 global financial crisis unexpectedly thrust the nation state back to the centre of political and economic decision-making, and left much-vaunted global policy institutions struggling ineffectually. Yet Patrick Dunleavy argues that the huge government interventions triggered by the … Continue reading
Posted by: November 29, 2010
Tagged with: democracy, government, LSE Government, nation state, power, public spending, taxation, UK, uk government, welfare state
Nov 29 2010
Wikileaks: an example of ‘new’ and ‘old’ media collaboration. But does freedom of expression trump diplomatic confidentiality?
1 CommentTweet The full impact of the revelations from the diplomatic cables released by Wikileaks will undoubtedly take days and weeks to unfold, and will certainly raise questions about what is in the public interest. In the meantime, Charlie Beckett looks at how both … Continue reading
Posted by: November 29, 2010
Tagged with: diplomacy, foreign policy, government, media, politics, uk government, uk politics, Wikileaks
Nov 28 2010
Book Review: Whoops! Why Everyone Owes Everyone and No One Can Pay
Leave a commentJohn Lanchester promises insights into the financial crisis but forgets to tell us anything new, as reviewed by Angela Garcia-Calvo.
Whoops! Why Everyone Owes Everyone and No One Can Pay. By John Lanchester. Penguin. October 2010 Continue reading
Posted by: November 28, 2010
Tagged with: economic crisis, financial reform, financial regulation, risks
Nov 28 2010
Book Review: Hegel’s Philosophy and Feminist Thought: Beyond Antigone?
Leave a commentAmy Watson considers a new generation of feminist readings of Hegel that impress and inspire.
Hegel’s Philosophy and Feminist Thought: Beyond Antigone? Edited by Kimberley Hutchings and Tuija Pulkkinen. Published 10 Sept 2010. Continue reading
Posted by: November 28, 2010
Tagged with: feminism, Hegel, philosophy, women
Nov 27 2010
Students take to the streets again, Cameron's keen on 'well-being', and Nick Clegg fails on fairness – blog round up for 20-26 November
1 CommentTweet Amy Mollett, Avery Hancock and Paul Rainford take a look at the week in political blogging Weekend 20th and 21st As Ed Miliband suffers his first resignation, Liberal Conspiracy set out the reasons why Labour should oppose the Irish … Continue reading
Posted by: November 27, 2010
Tagged with: blog round up, blogs, politics, public spending, social media, UK, uk government, uk politics, weekly round up
Nov 26 2010
Party funding reforms are overdue in the UK, but they should not be rushed
2 CommentsTweet At the 2010 election the Conservatives and Labour each spent five times more than the Liberal Democrats, and over 62 times the expenditure by the Greens. The scramble after donors by the top three parties is clearly now distorting … Continue reading
Posted by: November 26, 2010
Tagged with: contributions, Democratic Audit, House of Lords, politics, power, reform, UK, uk government
Nov 25 2010
Despite common press perceptions, the number of strikes in the UK is far below the European average
1 CommentTweet With the deepest cuts to public services since the war looming, commentators are predicting a raft of strikes by public sector workers across the UK. Richard Hyman looks at how laws regulating strike action across Europe may affect how … Continue reading
Posted by: November 25, 2010
Tagged with: government, industrial relations, LSE Management, media, strikes, UK, uk government, uk politics, UK/Europe comparisons
