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Tag Archives: Labour
May 9 2013
UKIP’s popularity can be explained by reactions to economic policy rather than an (imaginary) Tory drift to the centre
Leave a commentTweet Given we have a government where major economic and social policies are very much to the right of the political spectrum, Simon Wren-Lewis asks how we can account for the rise of UKIP. He argues that much of their popularity … Continue reading
Posted by: May 9, 2013
Tagged with: Conservative party, euroscepticism, Labour, UKIP
Apr 29 2013
Involuntary idleness represents a massive waste of economic resources
Leave a commentTweet As part of the ongoing Social State project, Howard Reed reflects on the macroeconomic significance of involuntary idleness. He argues that it is a waste of economic resources but one rooted in complex underlying causes. Drawing on a recent paper, he … Continue reading
Posted by: April 29, 2013
Tagged with: employment, Labour, social state
Apr 22 2013
Trade unions are facing difficult circumstances but it is important not to overstate the extent of the challenges
Leave a commentTweet In recent decades trade unions have undergone an apparent decline within OECD countries. Yet Elizabeth Cotton explains how the same period has also seen the rise of global union federations, which are the largest membership organisations in the world. Such GUFs … Continue reading
Posted by: April 22, 2013
Tagged with: global union federations, Labour, trade unions, union movement, unions
Mar 4 2013
We should avoid construing the proliferation of precarious work as a global catastrophe
1 CommentTweet In recent years the labour market has undergone a profound transformation, with precarious employment conditions a fact of life for an increasingly large section of the workforce. Elizabeth Cotton explains how this change has been driven by the contracting out of … Continue reading
Posted by: March 4, 2013
Tagged with: employment, Labour, labour insecurity, labour market, markets, precarious, precarity
Feb 28 2013
The Eastleigh by-election might give us some early answers to important questions about the next election
2 CommentsTweet Today’s Eastleigh by-election is widely expected to shed light on some of the most important issues which will shape the next general election. In this post Chris Prosser offers a set of predictions as to the likely outcome, made on the basis of a … Continue reading
Posted by: February 28, 2013
Tagged with: by-elections, Chris Huhne, Conservatives, Eastleigh, elections, Labour, UKIP
Jan 16 2013
Don’t expect too much: what can Conservative experience tell us about how much Labour will change before the next election?
1 CommentTweet While Labour may currently be leading in the polls, it is less than three years since they were emphatically defeated in the general election. Tim Bale reflects on this transformation and, drawing on his research into the Conservatives, offers some suggestions … Continue reading
Posted by: January 16, 2013
Tagged with: Conservatives, Ed Miliband, Labour, political parties
Oct 2 2012
The ‘progressive alliance’ idea is no longer a meaningful basis for a Labour-LibDem rapprochement, but there is much common ground that remains between the two parties
Leave a commentTweet Michael Kenny argues that, despite how surprising it may sound, there is a lot of areas of agreement between the Liberal Democrats and Labour that would allow for a coalition between the two parties were the situation to arise in the … Continue reading
Posted by: October 2, 2012
Tagged with: coalition, Labour, Liberal Democrats
Sep 14 2012
Society is running out of time to renew the political party
Leave a commentTweet James Lloyd traces the decline of the political party. He warns without a much-needed revival of party membership, this key aspect of democracy will erode, along with its numerous and irreplaceable benefits. As we approach the party conference season, the … Continue reading
Posted by: September 14, 2012
Tagged with: conservative, democracy, democratic participation, Labour, Liberal Democrats, party conferences, party membership
