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Category Archives: United Kingdom
Jul 21 2017
The Conflicting Identity Politics of Brexit
Comments Off on The Conflicting Identity Politics of BrexitBy Henry Radice So far, for many people, the experience of Brexit appears to be one of real individual anxiety and pain set against a prospective, and increasingly unlikely, collective gain. This is the case for both non-British EU citizens … Continue reading
Posted by: July 21, 2017
Tagged with: Brexit, Conflict, Cosmopolitanism, identity, identity politics, Referendum, Remain
Jun 5 2017
How the General Election 2017 Campaign is Shaping Up on Twitter
Comments Off on How the General Election 2017 Campaign is Shaping Up on TwitterBy Stefan Bauchowitz and Max Hänska If we are to believe the pundits, social media has played an outsized role in recent political events, and so it is not surprising that its role in the upcoming General Election has been … Continue reading
Posted by: June 5, 2017
Tagged with: 2017 elections, general election, hastags, Labour, Social Media, twitter, UK elections
Jun 1 2017
The Manifesto Everyone Hates to Love
1 CommentBy Alexandros Alexandropoulos Polls are now giving the General Election a renewed interest: Labour has significantly reduced the Conservative lead, making the final result uncertain. But it’s another poll that truly summarises politics in 2017. A ComRes poll found that … Continue reading
Posted by: June 1, 2017
Tagged with: 2017 elections, Corbyn, Housing, Labour, UK elections
May 17 2017
Non-member supporters and GE 2017: a vital but underestimated campaigning resource
Comments Off on Non-member supporters and GE 2017: a vital but underestimated campaigning resourceBy Monica Poletti Party members are vital for party campaigning: they are more readily mobilised and engage more in high intensity activities than party supporters. At the same time, there are more non-member supporters than there are members. This article looks … Continue reading
Posted by: May 17, 2017
Tagged with: 2017 elections, activism, campaigning, party members, party supporters, UK elections
Apr 24 2017
Speech! Speech! : The Campaign Rhetoric of Theresa May
Comments Off on Speech! Speech! : The Campaign Rhetoric of Theresa MayBy Alan Finlayson As the country prepares for an unexpected barrage of campaign rhetoric Professor Alan Finlayson analyses Theresa May’s opening shot and speculates on what might come next. Theresa May’s surprise speech announcing a General Election, is rhetorically rather … Continue reading
Posted by: April 24, 2017
Tagged with: Brexit, general election, June 8 election, rhetoric, Theresa May
Apr 12 2017
Could Grexit follow Brexit?
Comments Off on Could Grexit follow Brexit?By Panos Chatzinikolaou In the summer of 2015, the EU saw one of the most turbulent times in its 60-year history. The election of the radical-left party SYRIZA, and its leader Alexis Tsipras, put Greece on a collision course with its … Continue reading
Apr 4 2017
Brexit as a Strategic Shift
1 CommentBy Roberto Orsi Britain’s move to leave the European Union has been a topic of political discussion worldwide for more than a year, starting from an extremely polarising referendum campaign in spring 2016 to the latest developments following PM May’s … Continue reading
Posted by: April 4, 2017
Tagged with: Brexit, history, Strategy, Theresa May
Mar 31 2017
We’ve triggered Article 50. Is this such a tragedy for Europe?
1 CommentBy Mary Kaldor It is now possible that new governments in France and Germany will respond to civil society pressure and do what is needed to change the EU, without being blocked by Britain. This is a very sad day … Continue reading
Posted by: March 31, 2017
Tagged with: article 50, austerity, Brexit, Neoliberalism, populism
Mar 3 2017
The Economics of Brexit Needn’t Be Quixotic: Towards a Green Industrial Strategy for Britain
Comments Off on The Economics of Brexit Needn’t Be Quixotic: Towards a Green Industrial Strategy for BritainBy Afzal S. Siddiqui and Max Hänska “Fortune is guiding our affairs better than we ourselves could have wished. Do you see over yonder, friend Sancho, thirty or forty hulking giants? I intend to do battle with them and slay them. … Continue reading
Posted by: March 3, 2017
Tagged with: Afzal Siddiqui, austerity, Brexit, Green Energy, Industrial Strategy, renewable energy
Dec 16 2016
Windfall Revenues in Europe: What’s Next?
Comments Off on Windfall Revenues in Europe: What’s Next?By Juergen Braunstein, Marion Labouré and Julius Sen European countries need to start thinking of what to do with windfall tax revenues from multinationals. We argue that there is a need to create a structure addressing the risks relating to … Continue reading
Posted by: December 16, 2016
Tagged with: apple, Ireland, luxembourg, tax, taxation, windfall tax