UK politics
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The Resurgence of Mainstream Racism and the Need for Nuance in Democratic Turmoil
Dr Aurélien Mondon is Senior Lecturer in French and Comparative Politics at the University of Bath's Department of Politics, Languages & International Studies. Misdiagnosing the Democratic Crisis With the French elections just around the corner, and with current polling suggesting the...
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Some thoughts on Article 50 and the High Court Ruling
There can be little doubt that the government lost its case over the exercise of prerogative power to trigger notification of Article 50 (the mechanism by which the UK begins the process of leaving the European Union) very badly in...
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Legacies and long shadows: will Theresa May succeed where Chamberlain failed?
Birmingham has a square named after Joseph Chamberlain, its most famous politician, through which visitors to the Conservative Party conference will pass on their way up from rebuilt New Street station this week. Although the square is home only to...
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Hinkley Point C and Its Implications for Energy Policy
Professor Geoffrey Hammond is Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the interdisciplinary International Centre for the Environment at the University of Bath. Britain faces major challenges in the period out to 2050. Socio-technical solutions will be required on both...
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After the Referendum: Picking up the bits, by Professor Graham Room
What have we learned from this referendum campaign, the passions and fears that it unleashed? Were the electorate truly energised by the question, to leave or remain, or were they asking quite other questions than that on the ballot paper? ...