The Labour Party’s leadership has so far refused to take steps towards seeking a second referendum. Now is the time to break the latest Brexit deadlock by honouring the party’s conference commitments and by sharing responsibility with members, argues Lea Ypi, and discusses what a second referendum ought to be about.
In assessing the left-wing case for a second EU […]
Kate Summers and David Young challenge the assumed simplicity of Universal Credit by focusing on its single monthly payment design. They draw on two empirical studies of means-tested benefit claimants in order to explain how short-termism is a crucial tool for those managing social security benefits.
At its heart, Universal Credit is very simple
Iain Duncan Smith, Work and Pensions […]
The government’s ‘Prevent’ is a blanket measure that omits a nuanced approach to the social, cultural, economic and political characteristics of those who are radicalised, writes Tahir Abbas. As a result, the policy conflates legitimate political resistance among young British Muslims as indications of violent extremism and so can unintentionally add to structural and cultural Islamophobia – amplifiers of […]
Drawing on long-term ethnographic fieldwork, Insa Koch explains how British citizens experience democracy and what grassroots understandings of politics and care they bring to their encounters with the state.
Liberal democracy appears in crisis. From law and order policies to austerity measures to the Brexit vote, commentators have rushed to explain the current conjuncture. But while many have argued over […]
Lee Elliot Major and Stephen Machin explain how Britain has become less mobile, particularly at the top and bottom of society.
One David was born in a terraced house in East London, his father a kitchen fitter, his mother a hairdresser. The other David grew up in an idyllic village in the English countryside, his father a stockbroker, his mother […]
Why has British politics been at a seemingly endless deadlock since 2015? Artemis Photiadou brings together the most salient strands of political science research that have attempted to explain electoral preferences, post-Brexit realities, and party politics in 2018.
Britain is undergoing a period of contradiction and impasse. As it attempts to ‘take back control’ of its governance and move away […]
Mary Kaldor explains why Labour should abandon its ambiguous ‘sensible deal’ position in favour remain and reform thhe EU; she argues that such a stance is Labour’s opportunity to trigger a far-reaching deliberative exercise in both Britain and Europe.
According to Theresa May, the choice is between her deal, no deal or no Brexit. But the Labour leadership still seems […]
Low income households under austerity: a notable rise in debt for essential needs
Brexit was not the voice of the working class nor of the uneducated – it was of the squeezed middle
Exploitable loopholes: how the self-employed non-resident status can be a route to child maintenance evasion
How effective is Parliament in controlling UK government and representing citizens?
Rent controls in London? What is being suggested is not new – indeed it looks pretty mainstream
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Rent controls in London? What is being suggested is not new – indeed it looks pretty mainstream
Rent controls in London? What is being suggested is not new – indeed it looks pretty mainstream
As part of his re-elction bid, Sadiq Khan has hinted that he is considering introducing rent controls across London. Christine Whitehead explains what has actually been suggested, how it compares to private rented sectors elsewhere in Europe, and who may stand to gain from such changes.
In January 2019, Sadiq Khan announced that he had asked James Murray, Deputy Mayor […]