All is not well in Brighton, where Keir Starmer is hosting his first in-person conference since becoming leader.
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Keir Starmer has clashed with unions over leadership election rules – was it really worth it?
A government consultation is seeking views on reforming the union, rather than leaving it.
Some economists think it should be replaced.
A green party is in government in the UK for the first time.
Debates about Kashmir and party policy mask a deeper problem of complacency and disconnect.
The union has long had very close ties with Labour but its new leader wants to get ‘back to the workplace’.
The UK government is granting sweeping powers to officers to search people without reasonable suspicion they’ve committed a crime.
Local pubs play an important role in local identity – itself a known driver in support for radical-right parties.
It’s the UK government’s flagship policy – but does anyone know what it means?
Public interest disclosures are necessary in a functioning democracy. These reforms would make it harder to hold power to account.
Switching political parties is fairly common in Britain. But does that mean parties are being shaped by entryism?
Ending lockdown on July 19 will be the biggest gamble of Johnson’s political career.
Relief for Keir Starmer as Labour retains seat in what was billed as a referendum on his leadership.
Activists are taking a creative approach to complex debates despite intransigence from Westminster.
Labour needs to reconnect with its traditional base and try to prevent George Galloway from splitting the Muslim vote.
A media law expert explains why the Sun was right to report on Health Secretary Matt Hancock’s personal life.
After the Brexit referendum, the most-Googled question in the UK was ‘What does it mean to leave the European Union?’ Five years later, we still don’t have the full answer.
The gradual waning of the ‘vaccine boost’ combined with tactical progressive voting and local issues to sink the Conservatives in a ‘blue wall’ seat.
The idea that funding cuts were inevitable and necessary is pervasive.
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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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Senior Lecturer in Politics, Edge Hill University
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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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Senior Lecturer in Contemporary British History, Newcastle University
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British Politics Lecturer, University of Liverpool
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Associate Professor of Politics, Richmond American International University
