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June 2025

“The Way Labour Talks About Immigration is a Big Mistake”: Interview with James Hampshire
Anya Pearson interviews James Hampshire, winner of the 2025 Crick Prize, on the political economy of immigration policy since Brexit.
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Volume 96, Issue 2 is out now
Our latest issue features a collection titled 'Governing from the Centre Left', edited by Deborah Mabbett and Peter Sloman, as well as a host of other…
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Should Housing be the Fifth Pillar of the Welfare State?
Spain has one of the lowest proportions of social housing in Europe. Could a long-term solution be reasserting housing as a public good? By Montserrat…
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Montserrat Pareja-Eastaway
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Are Donations to Political Parties Being Given via the ‘Back Door’?
Donations to candidates at election time could be a hidden source of mass party funding, write Chris Butler and Mark Pack.
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Chris Butler
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Dr. Mark Pack

May 2025

Sortition, Parties and Political Careerism
Would parties choosing candidates from their membership by lottery help tackle political careerism? By Keith Dowding, William Bosworth and Adriano…
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Keith Dowding
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William Bosworth
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Adriano Giuliani
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The Problem With Talent
Current talent development practices are unfair and unscientific. What are the alternatives? By Catherine M. Robb, Tammy Harel Ben Shahar et al.
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Catherine M. Robb
Poverty and the Labour Party
Does Keir Starmer really want to be remembered as the Labour prime minister who presided over an increase in child poverty? By Ben Jackson.
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April 2025

March 2025

After Biden: Lessons for Labour and the Global Centre-Left from the United States
The failure of Biden's extensive economic programme to win support holds important lessons for the centre left around the world, writes Claire Ainsley.
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Claire Ainsley
Sorry for any Inconvenience Caused: Why Britain Messed up High Speed Rail
Iain Docherty and Jon Shaw find no convincing answer to the simple but devastating question of ‘why do I need to get to Birmingham in 49 minutes?’
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Iain Docherty
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Jon Shaw
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The 2024 General Election and the Rise of Reform UK
Has Britain's Eurosceptic and anti-immigration movement broadened its social appeal?
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Oliver Heath
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Chris Prosser
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Paula Aucott
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Humphrey Southall
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Chris Prosser
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