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Right-wing and left-wing populists both claim to speak for victimised or disenfranchised majorities. Here’s the difference.
The world is up in arms about many politicians’ increasing rudeness. Are we right to be so perturbed?
HIgh-profile Labour figures have long chosen to compare Zionism to Nazism.
Employees and their pensions will increasingly be at the mercy of financial markets thanks to a coalition of culprits.
Corbyn has avoided taking a position on numerous issues this year. But this one really needs a response.
Underage police informants can’t necessarily be trusted to provide accurate information, so why compromise their safety?
There’s a good reason why Brexiters aren’t coming up with an alternative to Theresa May’s Chequers plan.
With MPs on a summer break, Brexit takes a rest too, right? Wrong.
The white paper, which outlines Britain’s vision for Brexit, does make independent trade deals tricky.
An informal part of the Westminster process has come under the spotlight during voting on a key piece of Brexit legislation.
Enough MPs oppose a no-deal Brexit to form a government together, but party rivalries are difficult to overcome.
Leading a party divided over Europe and unable to make her ideological mark, the prime minister is experiencing similar troubles to another Tory leader. But how will it end?
Both Leavers and Remainers are unhappy with the UK’s exit plan – but can their dispute ever be resolved satisfactorily?
Britain is experiencing a moment of great cultural tension. The US president isn’t helping.
It sparked a series of government resignations, but what’s actually in Theresa May’s Brexit plan?
The PM will surely have to make some concessions to Brussels. Can she get them past her party further down the line?
Everything you need to know about Conservative leadership contests.
Badly wounded and yet limping along, May seems condemned to govern in interesting times.
The UK has a constitutional convention of collective ministerial responsibility. Here’s why it matters – and must endure.
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Paul Whiteley is a Friend of The Conversation.Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Founding Director of the Sir Bernard Crick Centre for the Public Understanding of Politics, University of Sheffield
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Government, University of Essex
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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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Professor of Politics, Queen Mary University of London
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Manchester
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Associate Professor of British Politics, University of Leeds
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Ashbel Smith Professor, School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas
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Teaching Fellow, Department of History, University of Birmingham
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Head of Politics, Sheffield Hallam University
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British Politics Lecturer, University of Liverpool
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Senior Lecturer in Contemporary British History, Newcastle University
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Associate Professor of Politics, Richmond American International University
