Both major parties have pledged to increase recruitment to England and Wales’s police forces. But more needs to be done to rebuild trust with communities.
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Articles on Labour manifesto
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The Labour leader has sent mixed signals over the years.
Social care reform appears at the end of Labour’s key election promises for the NHS. The manifesto acknowledges the sector’s problems – but what about the solutions?
Comparing Keir Starmer’s 2024 election manifesto with Tony Blair’s 1997 document is a helpful way to understand why the vision is grander than is being portrayed.
It could be argued that teachers who have remained committed to the profession are the ones who most deserve a reward, not new entrants.
While both parties are championing the arts and culture sector, after years of swingeing cuts these promises dazzle but offer little hope to struggling institutions
Who comes up trumps in tertiary education?
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You need to know what each party is promising but who has the time to read through all their programmes for government? We did so you don't have to.
The party wants publicly-owned firms to join – not replace – the market.
The party has produced an unexpectedly detailed plan for government, marking a radical break from the past.
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Expert analysis of the leaked Labour party manifesto and how the parties are trying to manage their media messaging.
Here’s why you should bother paying attention to the documents published by your party this election.
Our politics correspondent explains why the Nuneaton hustings was just a warm-up act to the main event.
Labour’s crime manifesto goes communitarian, despite them not branding it that way.
Arts and culture may not be big ticket policies, but the stakes are high in this election.
Which party has the best policy offerings for women? An analysis of the manifestos of the three main parties (Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrat) reveals how their policies measure up. The Economy…
All political parties are sitting up and paying attention to ‘English questions’, but only some offer a truly democratic approach.
Labour hasn’t made any new evident spending pledges for sports. Is it failing to see sport as a crucial part of culture?
Our immigration expert evaluates the manifestos of 16 political parties, to see how their policies on immigration stack up.
Civil servants are left out of manifesto writing, and we’re all worse off for it.
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Professor in the Department of Economics, UCL
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Sheffield
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Associate Tutor in Politics and Social Sciences, Edge Hill University
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Reader in Education, Durham University
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Professor of Public Policy, Queen Mary University of London
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Professor of Health Economics, University of York
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Professor of European Politics and Foreign Affairs, King's College London
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Professor of Education, Durham University
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Chair of Sport and Head of the Academy of Sport, The University of Edinburgh
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