On the first anniversary of the 2024 election, a Labour historian puts Keir Starmer’s government in context.
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The new Labour government is pitching “change” to “working people” but it needs to update its idea of who these people are.
The two are probably as close as ever, but it’s not currently politically expedient to acknowledge it in public.
British voters are moving away from the two-party system, but their electoral system hasn’t kept up.
The weakened prime minister urgently needs to get out and talk to his MPs before any more embarrassing arguments blow up.
Asked whether the prime minister should have unlimited appointment powers, 79% wanted change.
It’s not impossible, but don’t expect a change before the next election.
The government has been forced into another u-turn to see off a rebellion. But it really shouldn’t have come to this.
The public isn’t enthusiastic about increasing disability benefit spending – but they’re by no means in favour of cuts either.
Voters are now split on social identity. This new division, combined with distrust in established parties, is proving fertile ground for challenger parties.
COVID and Brexit showed how fragile import networks can be.
Peers would be on dicey political ground if they tried to stop the bill passed by MPs – but they may run into problems over timing.
Casey’s audit highlights the huge gaps around ethnicity data.
In England and Wales, people do not have explicit abortion rights as a matter of domestic law.
National energy shouldn’t rely on private or foreign money.
Wales will expand its parliament and adopt a new voting system in 2026.
Behind every hospital and railway is a cost-benefit calculation.
Immigration is often a sticking point between rightwing politicians and the businessmen who fund them.
The Tories try to blame all their woes on Liz Truss but it’s destined to fall flat.
The rising popularity of Nigel Farage’s party is an unprecedented threat to the major parties.
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Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
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125th Anniversary Chair and Professor of Politics and Public Policy at the University of Birmingham, University of Sheffield
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Professor of Politics, Queen Mary University of London
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Senior Lecturer in Contemporary British History, Newcastle University
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Associate Tutor in Politics and Social Sciences, Edge Hill University
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Professor of Politics & International Studies, The Open University
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Manchester
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Associate Tutor in Politics, Edge Hill University
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Professor of British Politics, University of Leeds
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Lecturer in Politics, University of Bristol
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Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Political Communication, University of Liverpool
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Ashbel Smith Professor, School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas
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Reader in Political Science and International Relations, Aston University