Most democratic governments claim to support equality for women, but none have so far achieved it. Even after decades of struggle and despite significant ...
Generational politics is nothing new, but the extent of the
profound generational cleavage that has emerged in British electoral politics
is. After the Brexit ...
We are currently in a political moment which could lead to a major
paradigm shift in economic policy. There were similar moments twice in the last
century, in ...
Long before it acquired the name
of Brexit, the project of making the UK leave the European Union was a solution
in search of a problem.
This EU?bashing wa...
In his new book on identity politics, American political scientist and economist Francis Fukuyama makes the case for imposed national identities. By failing to...
I
began this series of blogs by noting the fogginess of the UK’s constitutional position
in relation to the Brexit referendum. In formal terms the vote was adv...
The 2016 Brexit referendum, we were often told during the campaign, was a ‘once in a generation’ opportunity for the British people to decide on future members...
Speaking in the chamber is a challenge for any MP. However keen you are to give a speech on an issue, there is no guarantee that you will be called by the Spea...
Brexit is an issue that combines the
need for urgent practical decision making with profound questions about the
value and meaning of democracy.
In m...
There might be many reasons why you
think a second referendum should not be held on the UK’s membership of the EU. Most
obviously, if you are a Leaver, you thi...
Reclaiming national sovereignty has been a mantra of Brexiteers. Yet one of the many ironies of Brexit is that Britain actually enjoys a special status wi...
You may remember a news
story about a sex offender treatment programme in prisons being
disbanded. The decision was taken not just because the programme was in...
