Labour’s post-Corbyn membership is overwhelmingly white, well-educated, middle class and middle-aged, and living in southern England. Labour members are dispro...
The protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland proved to be the trickiest element of the UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement to negotiate. The version that was finally agreed...
#Labourlosingwomen, #libdemslosingwomen, #WomenWontWheesht, #SNPleftme. If you are a frequent user of political Twitter, you will have seen one or more of thes...
During the 2019 election, in a country polarised by the Brexit debate with a parliament unable to resolve the issue, the Conservative party skilfully took adva...
An underappreciated aspect of Eric Hobsbawm’s political thought is the case for a more pluralistic, dynamic and intellectually inquiring Labour party. This is ...
Now is a good time to take stock of what the last few years have taught us about British Conservatism.
The UK’s departure from the EU prompted another bout ...
In the decade 2008–18, between the phone hacking scandal and the cancellation of part two of the Leveson Inquiry, the editorial position of The Guardian on pre...
What is the impact of Covid-19 on English professional football? To establish this, it’s necessary to analyse revenue streams in different divisions, the depen...
In his Ditchley lecture earlier this year, Michael Gove argued for ‘bold and persistent experimentation’. Mistakes will be made, and Gove disarmingly acknowled...
One of the big questions raised by the Brexit negotiations following the vote in the 2016 Referendum to leave the European Union, which reached their climax in...
Sophie Watson is Professor of Sociology at the Open University. Her research tackles feminist theory, cities and the politics of public space. Her book City Pu...
