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If Boris Johnson becomes PM, the most likely outcome is a no-deal Brexit leavened with the rhetoric of past and future glories of the UK. There are better candidates for the job.
Theresa May’s resilience has been remarkable. But it is also finite.
The link between empire, inequality – and Brexit.
There are lots of options for Brexit supporters, but that won’t make it an easy choice.
The quickest and simplest solution seems to be installing a new leader – someone with nerve, daring and, of course, charisma.
Politicians have been leaking secrets to journalists as long as newspapers have existed. But it’s getting more difficult thanks to surveillance technology.
The Conservatives need to think beyond Theresa May, and consider once again what it is to be a conservative.
They can be summed up, thus: ignore your people at your peril.
The current crisis in British politics is significant for countries like South Africa where a change in electoral systems is needed.
Years after voting to leave the EU, the UK still has no clear plan of how to make Brexit work. These five articles chart the history of an intractable problem.
The UK has until October 31 to get its house in order.
Two scholars examine days of parliamentary debate to learn how British MPs talk about the ‘Irish backstop’ and maintaining peace in Northern Ireland.
The Labour leader doesn’t really want another referendum, he wants an election – and striking a deal with the prime minister makes one less likely.
Global capitalist pressures on labour markets and the search for cheaper workers can lead to slavery.
No one is saying she has done a stellar job, but other prime ministers have made mistakes like May.
After the initial relief that the party leaders were working together comes the realisation that they both risk splitting their parties if they strike a deal.
It’s easy, now, to think of this as Theresa May’s story – but Thatcher, Blair and Cameron all played their part.
The party is in deep trouble among several key demographic groups. A Brexit enthusiast at the helm could make that worse.
One wrong turn after another has left the British prime minister cornered.
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Head of Politics, Sheffield Hallam University
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Manchester
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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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Former Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics
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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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Professor of Politics, Royal Holloway University of London
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Associate Professor of British Politics, University of Leeds
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Hull
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Associate Professor in Economic Policy, UCL
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Professor of Politics, Queen Mary University of London
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British Politics Lecturer, University of Liverpool
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Teaching Fellow, Department of History, University of Birmingham
