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    Two troubled premierships: comparing the administrations of John Major and Theresa May

Two troubled premierships: comparing the administrations of John Major and Theresa May

Looking at how they came to power, their subsequent electoral fortunes, their Cabinet divisions, and their attitudes towards the EU, Ben Williams identifies key similarities between the Major and May governments.

The Conservative administrations of John Major (1990-97) and Theresa May (2016-19) are two decades apart, yet incorporate similar overlapping themes and issues which interlink them. Indeed, it can be […]

July 18th, 2019|British and Irish Politics and Policy, Featured, Party politics and elections|0 Comments|
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    Politicising and degendering women’s part-time work: evidence from Norway

Politicising and degendering women’s part-time work: evidence from Norway

Anne Lise Ellingsæter and Ragnhild Steen Jensen explain how society’s perceptions of the nature and desirability of women’s part-time work are changing. They draw evidence from Norway and consider the implications for other countries.

Part-time work is generally associated with women and as being a way of helping mothers balance work and family life. However, the role of part-time work […]

July 17th, 2019|Fairness and Equality, Featured|0 Comments|
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    ‘Speaking truth to power’ in Select Committees: what is the experience like for external evidence-givers?

‘Speaking truth to power’ in Select Committees: what is the experience like for external evidence-givers?

In recent years there has been increasing interest in how the evidence-gathering process works in Parliament, especially with Select Committees. A particular focus has been on how representative of different groups in British society are those submitting evidence. However, there has been little or no investigation of what the experience of giving evidence is like for witnesses – and […]

July 16th, 2019|British and Irish Politics and Policy, Ed Page, Featured, LSE Comment|0 Comments|
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    The forward march of party members: has the shift in power to the grassroots gone too far?

The forward march of party members: has the shift in power to the grassroots gone too far?

Patrick Seyd writes that while parliamentarians are in a much better position to decide who should lead the party than party members, in recent years the balance has shifted in favour of the latter. This plebiscitary politics negatively affects both the quality of political leadership and of decision-making.

Britain’s decision to exit the European Union has placed its two-party […]

July 15th, 2019|British and Irish Politics and Policy, Featured, Party politics and elections, Patrick Seyd|1 Comment|
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    Book Review | Heroes or Villains? The Blair Government Reconsidered

Book Review | Heroes or Villains? The Blair Government Reconsidered

In Heroes or Villains? The Blair Government Reconsidered, Jon Davis and John Rentoul seek to counter the negative prevailing view of Tony Blair and the New Labour government, focusing on key areas of criticism. This is a fascinating study packed with first-hand accounts and primary sources, writes Robert Ledger, and is a vital addition to the literature on the Blair government […]

July 14th, 2019|Book Reviews, Featured|0 Comments|
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    Abortion law reform in Northern Ireland: celebrations and cautions

Abortion law reform in Northern Ireland: celebrations and cautions

Fran Amery offers an overview of the recent amendment to liberalise abortion law in Northern Ireland and explains why, despite there still being ways that change could be blocked, the development shows the strength of feeling about this issue in Parliament.

On 9 July, an amendment was successfully attached to the government’s Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill requiring the government […]

July 12th, 2019|British and Irish Politics and Policy, Fairness and Equality, Featured|0 Comments|
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    The accidental populists: why May and Corbyn ended up being isolated and unpopular

The accidental populists: why May and Corbyn ended up being isolated and unpopular

The fact that Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn are now less popular than Nigel Farage is in large part the result of their attempt to lead the heterogeneous movements they inherited, writes Ben Margulies.

The Conservative and Labour parties are seeing an alarming fall in support. Thanks to the prolonged denouement of the Brexit crisis, both parties have bled up […]

July 12th, 2019|Brexit, British and Irish Politics and Policy, Featured|0 Comments|
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    British social democracy in the 1970s: the Labour ‘right’ and the origins of the SDP

British social democracy in the 1970s: the Labour ‘right’ and the origins of the SDP

Stephen Meredith writes that while the SDP was marked by ideological inconsistencies, the role of ideas in its formation should not be overlooked. He explains how the wider political fragmentation of the Labour ‘right’ in the late 1970s led to the fracture of the party and the rupture of British social democracy.

Former Labour MP and academic, David Marquand, famously […]

July 11th, 2019|British and Irish Politics and Policy, Featured, Party politics and elections|0 Comments|
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