Articles on SDP

February 18, 2019

Labour split: new independent group of MPs could break Britain’s political deadlock

Richard Carr, Anglia Ruskin University

The Labour split may cause electoral problems, but it could also prompt fresh thinking.

July 7, 2016

Emma Sanderson-Nash, University of Sussex

After voting no confidence in leader Jeremy Corbyn, angry MPs should think about forming an SDP-style alliance on the centre left.

July 5, 2016

Richard Toye, University of Exeter and Richard Jobson, University of Exeter

Labour and the Conservatives have faced crises in the past… Just not at the same time.

March 24, 2016

Nick Anstead, London School of Economics and Political Science

Turmoil on the left led to a party split in 1983, and today’s circumstances look very familiar…

Richard Toye
Professor of Modern History, University of Exeter
Emma Sanderson-Nash
Research Fellow, University of Sussex
Richard Carr
Lecturer in History and Politics, Anglia Ruskin University
Nick Anstead
Assistant Professor, London School of Economics and Political Science
Richard Jobson
Associate Research Fellow, University of Exeter