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The rise of mindful slop

The social democratic ideological tradition - including the liberalism within it - should be described more accurately and defended. Liberalism within social democracy is the liberalism of public thi...

Culturally, we have accepted personalisation as the price of convenience. But are we giving up on the democratic ideal of a shared public life?

Local infrastrucutre is a lens through which citizens materially experience the actions of the state. Drawing on the concept of 'infrastructural citizenship', this paper explores how shared spaces ca...

Eleven years after David Cameron promised ‘stability and strong government’; nine years after Theresa May pledged ‘strong and stable leadership’; and two years after Keir Starmer vowed to ‘stop the c...

The right has a definition. Social democracy is still struggling to find an answer. Andy Burnham could change that

Kirsty McNeill reaffirms Labour’s 0.7% of GDP pledge and promises value for money to allay voter concerns

Britain faces a political battle over its future as a multi-ethnic liberal democracy. In recent years there has been the growth of a new form of ethnonatio

Since Charter 88, democratisation efforts in the UK have focused on constitutional reform to change the internal structures of the Westminster state. Today, however, the major challenge for democracy...

Britain faces a political battle over its future as a multi-ethnic liberal democracy. In recent years there has been the growth of a new form of ethnonatio

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A government that can’t distinguish between ‘legitimate concerns’ and open racism is only making things worse

Could ‘cost of living populism’ offer a way forward for the left? Chris Bick of IPPR sat down with Persuasion UK's Steve Akehurst, the New Statesman's Anoosh Chakelian, and IPPR's Sam Alvis to talk t...

Could ‘cost of living populism’ offer a way forward for the left? Chris Bick of IPPR sat down with Persuasion UK's Steve Akehurst, the New Statesman's Anoosh Chakelian, and IPPR's Sam Alvis to talk t...

Die Rechte weiß, wer dazugehören soll. Die Sozialdemokratie ringt noch um eine Antwort. Andy Burnham könnte das ändern.