Politics and International Relations
John Bone suggests that we shouldn’t be complacent that the UK has bucked the right-wing populist tide that is spreading across Western democracies. It is far from being the case. …Read more
Danny Dorling. author of 'Peak Injustice', offers his take on the results of the UK General Election.…Read more
Charles Devellennes, author of the 'The Macron Régime', gives his take on whether the recent French legislative elections mark the end of Macronism, despite the failure of the Rassemblement National to take control. French politics.…Read more
Marcos González Hernando and Gerry Mitchell look at the contradiction between the disempowerment felt by those earning >£59k and their political influence. This clout should be used to vote for radical investment in the general election.…Read more
Jess Miles speaks with Lee Gregory and Cat Tully about the Academics Stand Against Poverty manifesto audit which establishes which parties are most likely to address poverty and enable British society to flourish.…Read more
Christine E. Haigh and Holly Mogford look at the Labour-run NHS in Wales as a possible indicator of how the party will deal with migrants’ access to health care, if elected to Westminster.…Read more
As part of the Academics Stand Against Poverty blog series, Georgia van Toorn, Joanna Redden, Lina Dencik, Jess Brand and colleagues challenge Labour to resist the temptation to rely on technological solutions such as AI to tackle the structural problems of poverty and inequality.…Read more
As the United Kingdom approaches the general election, this reading list examines some of the core areas shaping the election discourse.…Read more
Danny Dorling and Jess Miles talk about Keir Starmer and what the Labour party may offer, why higher taxes aren't a burden, how fear wrecks societies and the data that gives us hope that getting down from the top of the mountain of injustice might be possible.…Read more
Jules Boykoff, author of 'What Are the Olympics For?', reminds us of the dark side of the Olympics: more than 12,500 people have been forcibly displaced by authorities before the games.…Read more