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Beyond tinkering around the edges: reimagining social security policy and its guiding principles

May 16th, 2022

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Party politics and elections

Do snap elections increase voters’ political trust? Evidence from Theresa May’s 2017 natural experiment suggests they do

May 13th, 2022
Party politics and elections

Scottish local elections: there was something in the results for all parties except the Conservatives

May 12th, 2022
Party politics and elections

Much more than meh: The 2022 Northern Ireland Assembly Elections

May 11th, 2022

Russia-Ukraine War

Russia-Ukraine War

Could the EU survive without Russian energy imports?

April 27th, 2022
Fairness and Equality

Earmarked funding: Four reasons why we shouldn’t dictate where our charitable donations go

April 21st, 2022
Russia-Ukraine War

The Ukraine war intensifies the dilemma facing monetary policymakers by simultaneously harming growth and exacerbating already high inflation

March 28th, 2022

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COVID-19

COVID-19

How COVID-19 revealed the politics of our economy

May 10th, 2022
COVID-19

Politics and expertise: How to use science in a democratic society

April 13th, 2022
COVID-19

COVID-19 and safe care home visitation: the importance of early and clear guidance

March 31st, 2022

Economy and Society

Economy and Society

Workers exposed to digitalization become more supportive of the Conservatives and of the incumbent government

May 9th, 2022
Economy and Society

While higher interest rates are needed in order to halt inflation, sharp and rapid interest increases are far from certain

April 8th, 2022
Economy and Society

Technocratic economic governance is a much more social and political process than many advocates of economic rules-based policy acknowledge

April 7th, 2022

Fairness and Equality

Fairness and Equality

Earmarked funding: Four reasons why we shouldn’t dictate where our charitable donations go

April 21st, 2022
Fairness and Equality

Despite #MeToo, tackling sexual harassment of women in Parliament remains a challenge

April 6th, 2022
Fairness and Equality

Women, mobility, and education in twentieth-century England and Wales: why we need to move away from direct comparisons of educational qualifications

March 7th, 2022

Brexit

Brexit

Intergenerational social mobility and Brexit: one’s social origins are nearly as important as current socio-economic positions for predicting the probability of voting Leave or Remain

May 5th, 2022
Brexit

Where guidance by the government and the EU was missing, grassroots organisations like the3million and British in Europe led many people through the Brexit swamp

May 4th, 2022
Brexit

CE or UKCA? The cost of taking back control of our own product regulations

April 25th, 2022
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