The shortest serving prime minister in British history ran into trouble even before taking office.
Academic rigour, journalistic flair
Articles on Conservative Party
Displaying 81 - 100 of 544 articles
The Conservative Party is hopelessly stuck in the 1980s, and it may yet be the undoing of Liz Truss as prime minister.
Only months into the job, Prime Minister Liz Truss is on her way out already, leaving her government in search of a new leader and a way to regain public trust.
The top office is not a playground for ideological experiment.
In her first party conference speech as prime minister, Liz Truss has emphasised that growth is the only solution.
Have the prime minister’s favoured tax cuts and supply-side reforms worked in the past?
Fracking resonates with anxieties over deindustrialisation and decarbonisation.
Too much has changed, economically and politically, since 1979.
Many of those who believe conspiracy theories do not necessarily act on those beliefs. Nevertheless, conspiracy theories can still spread dangerous misinformation that can cause harm.
Liz Truss has appointed a loyal cabinet with varied environmental credentials. What will this mean for UK climate action?
Why the new UK prime minister could struggle to translate her low-tax strategy to the general public.
Liz Truss has defeated Rishi Sunak to become the next prime minister – but her victory makes the Conservatives much more likely to lose the next election.
The likely next prime minister is focusing on tax cuts to solve inflation.
Why tax cuts are unlikely to help Britain address its current crises.
The rise and fall of UK trade union membership numbers can impact the instances and success of industrial action.
Criticised for being out of touch, the former chancellor showed more authenticity than his rival, according to a computerised text analysis of a recent hustings.
No one says ‘yes, ethnicity is an issue for me’ when pollsters ask but Conservative party members do show an above average opposition to diversity drives.
Be it Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak, the incoming leader will inherit a party in deep trouble.
Both Churchill and Johnson had a complicated relationship with the Conservative Party.
Tax cuts could ease the burden on households and small businesses that are struggling, alongside tax increases for large firms.
Top contributors
-
Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
-
Senior Lecturer, Department of Government, University of Essex
-
Professor of Politics, Queen Mary University of London
-
Senior Lecturer in Politics, Lancaster University
-
Associate Tutor in Politics and Social Sciences, Edge Hill University
-
Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Manchester
-
Associate Professor of British Politics, University of Leeds
-
Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Hull
-
Lecturer in Politics, University of Bristol
-
Associate Professor of Politics, Richmond American International University
-
Former Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics
-
Head of Politics, Sheffield Hallam University
-
Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations, Monash University
-
Senior Lecturer in Economics, The Open University
-
Teaching Fellow, Department of History, University of Birmingham
