Our panel of experts analyse the results of the British election.
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Labour politician Barry Gardiner claims that people’s experience of the NHS has got remarkably worse.
The British Labour Party has pledged to conduct an audit of the impact of Britain’s colonial legacy.
When Stanley Baldwin called an election in December 1923, the outcome was unintended, unexpected and enduring.
The academic research makes it clear that ‘getting Brexit done’ will deeply hurt the UK economy across the board.
Years of austerity and growing inequality has left parts of the UK disenfranchised and frustrated.
Newspapers and broadcasters have been more likely to focus on issues the Conservatives want people to talk about.
… and is the NHS really comparable to a string quartet?
Here’s a rare chance to lever serious resources to transform society.
There is no denying that the shareholder model of business needs countering, but this doesn’t mean IOFs are the best remedy.
Investors in the private companies that Labour plans to nationalise are likely to seek compensation for their losses.
Research from around the world shows that UK leaders are actually better at putting their pledges into action when they win office than voters think.
The presence of an active and dynamic Green Party would be vital in helping to keep Labour on track.
Labour Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell is calling for a move towards stakeholder capitalism.
The British electorate is volatile but one party has to benefit more than the others for that to actually affect the outcome.
The Conservative Party’s manifesto presents a modest £2.9 billion spending increase compared to Labour’s £82.9 billion spending programme.
A more generous pledge than last time, but how will it play out in reality?
Even if the Labour Party doesn’t win in 2019, it is aiming for a longer term shift.
The manifesto is perhaps unsurprisingly dominated by the big picture, with the economic emphasis on nationalisation and climate change.
A look at the theory behind nationalising key public services, as well as what has happened in practice.
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Paul Whiteley is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Professor of Politics, Queen Mary University of London
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Associate Tutor, University of Surrey
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Stirling
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Lecturer in British Politics/Public Policy, School of Politics and International Relations, Queen Mary University of London
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Professor of Political History, University of Nottingham
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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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Associate Professor of Politics, Richmond American International University
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Head of Politics, Sheffield Hallam University
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Associate Tutor in Politics and Social Sciences, Edge Hill University
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Professor of Politics, University of Warwick
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Executive Dean, City, University of London
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Senior Lecturer in Public Policy, Lancaster University
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Ashbel Smith Professor, School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas
